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John Pile-Spellman, MD, FACR Dr. Pile-Spellman earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota and his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. Following medical school, Dr. Pile-Spellman remained in Boston, where he completed his residency in diagnostic radiology and fellowship in neuroradiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Pile-Spellman also completed a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology at New York University Medical Center and was a visiting fellow in endovascular radiology at Kiev Neurosurgical Institute in Kiev, Ukraine. Board-certified in radiology, Dr. Pile-Spellman is internationally renowned for his interventional neuroradiology expertise, which includes diagnosis, management and treatment of cerebral aneurysms, strokes, tumors and vascular malformations. He also is closely involved in the development of image-based services and is dedicated to furthering the understanding and management of neurovascular diseases and has multiple patents for endovascular treatment devices and advanced diagnostic imagery. Dr. Pile-Spellman has published in more than 160 peer-reviewed journals and has served in a reviewer capacity for multiple academic publications, including The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine. "We consider ourselves as members of that comprehensive medical team," Dr. Mangla says. "We want our referring physicians to know we consider them critical to our patients' care as well. We feel strongly that coordination with community providers ultimately leads to successful outcomes in our patients." n To learn more, visit nspc.com. Dr. Pile-Spellman is internationally known for his inter ventional neuror adiology exper tise, which includes diagnosis, management and treatment of cerebr al aneur ysms, stokes, tumors and vascular malformations. Seen here in Lake Success, outside of one their group's seven Long Island offices, are the key members of the NSPC inter ventional neurovascular team: (L–R) Dr. Brisman, Dr. Mangla, Dr. Choi, Dr. Grant and Dr. Pile-Spellman. NSPC physicians create individualized treatment plans. "We want everyone to feel like they're being ca red for w ith a persona lized approach," Dr. Mangla says. "We tailor t he c a re t o ea ch pat ient . We of fer a n indiv idua lized approach to each patient's condition." To deepen community knowledge of both common and rare cerebrovascular conditions, NSPC is hosting a CME prog r a m t a r get e d t o a l mos t 3 ,0 0 0 physicians in the Long Island community. " These physicia ns receive week ly emails and case studies that essentially share the case vignettes," Dr. Mangla says. "They learn how patients with various conditions present to a primary care doctor and what the process of evaluating them involves, as well as the challenges that inherently affect patients and their teams." MANAGING RARE CONDITIONS IN REAL LIFE Even patients with ra re a nd serious cerebrovascular conditions have lives to get back to — as Dr. Pile-Spellman notes, these patients may be younger adults. As such, strategies for community management play a key role in NSPC's approach. Particularly for patients under continued surveillance, NSPC providers make seamless care in the community setting a priority. 1 0❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R F E A T U R E

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