Acute Stroke Center
Staff
Rodney Bell, MD
Professor of Neurology at Jefferson Medical College
Medical Director
Dr. Bell has been credited for developing the largest comprehensive clinical stroke service in the greater Delaware Valley.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Oregon Medical School, Dr. Bell completed a residency in Internal
Medicine and Neurology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas, Texas (Parkland Memorial Hospital). Dr.
Bell was an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology from 1981 to 1983 and an Associate Professor in Medicine and Neurology
from 1983 to 1985 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
His primary area of interest is cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Bell accepted a position in 1985 as Associate Professor of Neurology
and Neurosurgery at Jefferson Medical College, where he founded the Jefferson Cerebrovascular Center.
In 1993 he became Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and was named Co-Director of the Neurosensory Intensive Care Unit.
He was Acting Chairman of the Department of Neurology from July 1, 1996 to September 30, 1997.
Dr. Bell's work in cerebrovascular disease has focused on emerging pharmacological treatments for patients of acute stroke
and innovative techniques for brain perfusion. He has published extensively on these topics.
In addition, Dr. Bell serves on the Board of Directors of the Jefferson Faculty Foundation and is Chairman of the medical
advisory board of the Delaware Valley Stroke Council, a multi-institutional organization, fostering stroke awareness and stroke
advocacy throughout the region.
