Dr. Vitek is an internationally renowned neuroradiologist and chief of neuro-vascular intervention in the department of interventional cardiac and vascular services. A neuroradiologist with special expertise in angiography and interventional procedures, Dr. Vitek was a professor of radiology, neurosurgery and neurology at University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham until 1997, when he relocated his practice to Lenox Hill Hospital.
A graduate of Charles University School of Medicine in the Czech Republic, Dr. Vitek practiced neurology and neurosurgery, and in 1976 became board certified in radiology. Dr. Vitek has published extensively in peer-reviewed national and international journals and has been invited as a lecturer to multiple national and international congresses and courses. Dr. Vitek is a member of multiple national and international radiological and neuroradiological societies.
Experience
1997-Present
Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY
1983-1998
Professor, Department of Radiology
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1983-1998
Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1983-1998
Professor, Department of Neurology
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1974-1983
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1972-1988
Director, Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1970-1974
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1969-1970
Instructor, Department of Radiology
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1969-1969
Research Associate, Department of Radiology
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
1965-1968
Senior Physician, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroradiology
Charles University, School of Medicine
Prague, Czech Republic
Education & Training
Medical School
1959, Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Charles University School of Medicine
Prague, Czech Republic
Postdoctral Traning
Fellowships
1965-1968
Hospital of Neurology, Division of Neuroradiology
Charles University School of Medicine
Prague, Czech Republic
1964-1965
Preston Royal Infirmary, Department of Neurosurgery
Preston, England
1962-1964
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery
University of Chile
Chile, South America
Residency
1960-1962, Residency
Department of Neurology, University Hospital
Charles University
Prague, Czech Republic
Internship
1959-1960, Internship
Department of Medicine, University Hospital
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Postgraduate
1968, PhD
Investigative Neuroradiology
Charles University, School of Medicine
Prague, Czech Republic
Honors & Awards
Not Available
Appointments & Memberships
American Society of Neuroradiology, senior member
American Roentgen Ray Society
Radiological Society of North America
International Andreas Gruentzig Society
Brazilian Neuroradiological Society
Peruvian Society of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery
Chilean Society of Neurosurgery
World Federation of Interventional Neuroradiology
American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
Venezuelan Neuroradiological Society
Latino-Ibero-American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
Neurosurgical Society of Russian Federation
Lenox Hill Hospital Department of Interventional Cardiology
130 East 77th Street,
9th floor
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 434-XXXX
Fax: (212) 434-XXXX
Email:JJVitek@lenoxhill.netmap and directions
