Nina Jean Solenski, MD
Neurology
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Bio & Overview
Dr. Solenski is an associate professor in neurology subspecializing in cerebrovascular disease at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Solenski is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia, PA '89). She received her residency training at Dartmouth Mary-Hitchcock in internal medicine and at University of Virginia in neurology. She completed an ACGME accredited cerebrovascular disease fellowship training program at UVA in clinical and basic research. She is currently dual APBN boarded in general and vascular neurology.
Dr. Solenski has been asked to serve as a member of the STAIR (stroke therapy academic industry roundtable) committee and has participated in numerous clinical research stroke trials, many focusing on acute stroke neuroprotective therapy. As an active member of the American Academy of Neurology since 1990, she is working with other members on the stroke education committee as part of the overall stroke and vascular neurology strategic plan. Dr. Solenski served as chair of the ASA-VDH Virginia stroke task force from 2005-2007. In 2010, she was appointed co-chair of the Virginia joint commission on healthcare Virginia stroke systems task force. Through federal and UVA-MC funding, they have developed a stroke telemedicine program to provide stroke care to remote regions of the state. As a member of the VAST (Virginia Acute Stroke Telehealth) network, she has dedicated her career to serving the needs of stroke patients and their families, particularly the underserved populations of Virginia.
Academic Information
- Department
- Medicine
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Neurology
- Research Interests
- Mechanisms of acute cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Certification
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Vascular Neurology), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology)
Highlights
Dr. Nina Solenski profile video
NINA SOLENSKI: I'm Nina Solenski. I'm a physician here at UVA, and I am a vascular neurologist. The patient is the most important aspect of what we do every day, and our values center around that. Having a stroke is extremely difficult in terms of not knowing what's going to happen tomorrow. It's really important to me that patients, by the time that they leave the interaction, that they understand what happened, what their role is in preventing maybe another stroke, and thirdly, to know if they have questions, concerns that they can reach me, and that they know that they're not hanging out there alone. I'm very passionate about telestroke and telemedicine in general. When I say telestroke, I'm talking about using videoconferencing equipment to be able to treat patients remotely. And I'm hoping that we're able to take what we have that we do so well at UVA, which is all the subspecialties, and be able to take that care outside of ourselves. If I perceive that a patient is frightened or fearful, maybe they're afraid they're going to have another stroke, then I'm going to make sure that I do everything to comfort them, to make sure that I give them compassionate care, give them everything that I have to be able to make their life better. [MUSIC PLAYING]