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 265 practicing vascular neurologists. Broken out by state, vascular neurology doctor density in Alabama is 5, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 9, in Arkansas is 1, in California is 21, in Colorado is 3, in Connecticut is 13, in Delaware is 1, in District of Columbia is 2, in Florida is 22, in Georgia is 7, in Hawaii is 1, in Illinois is 22, in Indiana is 7, in Iowa is 7, in Kansas is 2, in Kentucky is 5, in Louisiana is 3, in Maine is 1, in Maryland is 17, in Massachusetts is 17, in Michigan is 14, in Minnesota is 5, in Mississippi is 2, in Missouri is 12, in Nebraska is 3, in Nevada is 1, in New Jersey is 13, in New Mexico is 1, in New York is 53, in North Carolina is 11, in Ohio is 24, in Oklahoma is 1, in Oregon is 3, in Pennsylvania is 27, in Rhode Island is 2, in South Carolina is 6, in South Dakota is 1, in Tennessee is 8, in Texas is 24, in Utah is 2, in Vermont is 2, in Virginia is 10, in Washington is 5, in West Virginia is 3, and in Wisconsin is 5.