Biography
Dr. Ismail received his medical degree from Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh in 2012. He then did a one-year research fellowship in Epilepsy at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH in 2016. Following this, he completed Neurology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI in 2020 where he served as chief resident during his final year. He then went on to do a Vascular Neurology fellowship followed by an Interventional Neurology/Neuroendovascular Surgery fellowship in 2023 at Michigan State University/University of Michigan Health - Sparrow in Lansing, MI.
Dr. Ismail currently holds five board certifications. He is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in Neurology, and Vascular Neurology. He is also board-certified by the United Council of Neurological Specialties (UCNS) in Interventional Neurology. Additionally, he is board-certified in CNS Endovascular Surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). He also holds specialized certification in Neurosonology by the American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN).
In addition to being a core faculty of the Neurology Residency Program, Dr. Ismail is also the program director of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program at UNM.
Personal Statement
His main clinical and research interests include acute stroke imaging and work flow models, novel therapeutics in acute stroke and recovery, use of high-resolution cone beam CT angiography in various hemorrhagic cerebrovascular pathologies, and venous neurointerventions. His goal is to provide compassionate comprehensive care for all cerebrovascular diseases at UNMH for residents of New Mexico and surrounding areas, and make it a center of excellence in the region.
Areas of Specialty
Neuroendovascular Surgery, Interventional Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Gender
Male