Vascular neurology is the study and treatment of vascular diseases of the nervous system. A neurologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats nervous system disorders. A vascular neurologist treats patients who have disorders of the veins and arteries in the nervous system. Diseased vessels that provide circulation to the nervous system can generate problems such as a stroke or hemorrhage that affects the brain or spinal cord.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 280 practicing vascular neurologists. Broken out by state, vascular neurology doctor density in Alabama is 6, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 7, in Arkansas is 1, in California is 28, in Colorado is 3, in Connecticut is 13, in Delaware is 1, in District of Columbia is 2, in Florida is 24, in Georgia is 8, in Hawaii is 1, in Illinois is 22, in Indiana is 6, in Iowa is 6, in Kansas is 4, in Kentucky is 4, in Louisiana is 3, in Maine is 1, in Maryland is 19, in Massachusetts is 18, in Michigan is 15, in Minnesota is 5, in Mississippi is 2, in Missouri is 14, in Nebraska is 3, in Nevada is 2, in New Jersey is 14, in New Mexico is 1, in New York is 54, in North Carolina is 12, in Ohio is 25, in Oklahoma is 2, in Oregon is 3, in Pennsylvania is 28, in Rhode Island is 2, in South Carolina is 4, in South Dakota is 1, in Tennessee is 7, in Texas is 24, in Utah is 2, in Vermont is 2, in Virginia is 8, in Washington is 5, in West Virginia is 3, and in Wisconsin is 5.