Question 1

How are the best Vascular neurology residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Vascular neurology programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Vascular neurology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, NYU Grossman School of Medicine currently ranks first among Vascular neurology programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Vascular neurology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Vascular neurology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Vascular neurology program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	100
2	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	98
3	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	98
4	Stanford Health Care	Palo Alto, CA	5	98
5	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	98
6	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	94
7	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	90
8	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	90
9	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus	Easton, PA	5	90
10	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	90
11	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	90
12	Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University	Grand Rapids, MI	5	90
13	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	90
14	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	90
15	University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Memphis, TN	4	89
16	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	88
17	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	86
18	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	85
19	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NY	4	85
20	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	85
21	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	85
22	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	4	85
23	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	81
24	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	81
25	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	81
26	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	81
27	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	81
28	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	4	81
29	Geisinger Health System	Danville, PA	4	81
30	University of Toledo	Toledo, OH	4	81
31	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	81
32	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	4	81
33	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	81
34	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	81
35	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	81
36	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	81
37	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	80
38	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	80
39	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	80
40	Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health	Bethesda, MD	3	80
41	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	80
42	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	79
43	HCA Healthcare/Los Robles Regional Medical Center	Thousand Oaks, CA	4	78
44	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	76
45	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	76
46	Boston University Medical Center	Boston, MA	3	76
47	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	76
48	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	73
49	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	73
50	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	73

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