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Frank R. Hellinger, MD, PhD

Frank R. Hellinger , MD, PhD

Chief of Interventional Radiology Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Frank Hellinger

Overview

Dr. Hellinger is a board-certified radiologist and the Chief of Interventional Radiology at the Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute. He has performed more than 500 interventional neuroradiology procedures to date and his innovative talents in interventional neuroradiology set his practice apart from others in the state of Florida.

Dr. Hellinger received his Medical Degree at the University of Miami and completed his residency in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to becoming director of interventional neuroradiology at Massachusetts General he served as an instructor and clinical fellow in diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Hellinger’s research is frequently published and this pioneering research has led to various clinical trials and frequent presentations at professional conferences. He is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology and a member of the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology.

Articles

Variation in Vessel Size and Angiographic Outcomes Following Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: STRATIS Registry

STROKE-VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL NEUROLOGY

2024

Arterial Tortuosity Is a Potent Determinant of Safety in Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

STROKE-VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL NEUROLOGY

2024

Prospective study on embolization of intracranial aneurysms with the pipeline device (PREMIER study): 3-year results with the application of a flow diverter specific occlusion classification

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

2022

Optimizing Patient Selection for Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke (SELECT): A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study of Imaging Selection (vol 87, pg 419, 2020)

ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

2020

Optimizing Patient Selection for Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke (SELECT): A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study of Imaging Selection

ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

2020

Prospective study on embolization of intracranial aneurysms with the pipeline device: the PREMIER study 1 year results

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

2020

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety of Retained Tip and Protective Coils after Faulty Deployment of an Intracranial Pipeline Embolization Device: A Case Report

WORLD NEUROSURGERY

2019

Impact of Balloon Guide Catheter Use on Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes in the STRATIS Stroke Thrombectomy Registry

STROKE

2019

Emergent Management of Tandem Lesions in Acute Ischemic Stroke Analysis of the STRATIS Registry

STROKE

2019

Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

2018

Education & Training

Education

University of Miami Medical School

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Specialty

Neuroradiology

Board Certifications

American Board of Radiology