The 20 Best Stroke Doctors Near Me in Santa Barbara, CA

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The 20 Best Stroke Doctors near Santa Barbara, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 44 doctor with experience in Stroke near Santa Barbara, CA. Of these, 33 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    Alois Zauner
    Distinguished in Stroke
    Neurosurgery | Neurology
    Distinguished in Stroke
    Neurosurgery | Neurology

    Stroke And Neurovascular Center

    2403 Castillo St, Ste 203, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Alois Zauner is a Neurologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Zauner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Brain Aneurysm, Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Zauner is currently accepting new patients.

    Zoltan Mocsary
    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke

    Sansum Medical Group Santa Barbara

    317 W Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Zoltan Mocsary is a Neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Mocsary is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Essential Tremor, Alzheimer's Disease, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Mocsary is currently accepting new patients.

    Justin Abraham
    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke

    Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic

    317 West Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Justin Abraham is a Neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Abraham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Seizures, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), and Memory Loss.

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    Kevin Kapadia
    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke

    Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic

    317 West Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kevin Kapadia is a Neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Kapadia has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Tay-Sachs Disease, Migraine, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID).

    Distinguished in Stroke
    Distinguished in Stroke

    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

    400 W Pueblo St, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Georgia Korbakis is a Neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Korbakis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke
    317 West Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Yoon is a Radiologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Yoon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Bronchogenic Cyst, Invertebral Disc Disease, Choroid Plexus Cyst, and Familial Porencephaly.

    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke

    Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic

    317 West Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elliot Deyoung is a Radiologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Deyoung has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Venous Insufficiency, Pleurisy, Tenosynovitis, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke

    Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic

    317 West Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Rothman is a Neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Rothman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Cerebellar Degeneration, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy.

    Experienced in Stroke
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Stroke
    Neuroradiology

    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

    400 W Pueblo St, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sean Snodgress is a Neuroradiologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Snodgress is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Splenomegaly, Familial Porencephaly, Choroid Plexus Cyst, and Arachnoid Cysts.

    Experienced in Stroke
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Stroke
    Neuroradiology

    Sansum Clinic, Radiology

    215 Pesetas Ln, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathleen Pojunas is a Neuroradiologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Pojunas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, and Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS).

    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke

    Sansum Clinic Pesetas Multi-Specialty Clinic

    215 Pesetas Lane, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Hartzman is a Radiologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Hartzman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Vertebroplasty.

    Angela Pap
    Experienced in Stroke
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Stroke
    Internal Medicine

    Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic

    317 West Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Angela Pap is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Pap is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

    Jeffrey Hadsall
    Experienced in Stroke
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Stroke
    Internal Medicine

    Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic

    317 West Pueblo Street, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Hadsall is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Hadsall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Sotos Syndrome, Acromegaly, Gigantism, and Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.

    Advanced in Stroke
    Interventional Radiology | Radiology
    Advanced in Stroke
    Interventional Radiology | Radiology

    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

    400 W Pueblo St, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Manu Singh is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Singh has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Visceromegaly, Ascites, Liver Embolization, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Singh is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Stroke
    Radiology | Interventional Radiology
    Advanced in Stroke
    Radiology | Interventional Radiology

    Pueblo Radiology Group

    2320 Bath St, Ste 208, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Levi Dansby is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Dansby has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, May Thurner Syndrome, SVC Obstruction, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Stroke
    Physiatry
    Advanced in Stroke
    Physiatry

    Rehabilitation Institute At Santa Barbara

    2415 De La Vina St, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Lee is a Physiatrist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

    Advanced in Stroke
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Stroke
    Internal Medicine

    California Retina Consultants

    515 E Micheltorena St Ste C, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Bordofsky is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Bordofsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, High Cholesterol, Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH), and Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma (PMBCL).

    Distinguished in Stroke
    Distinguished in Stroke

    Neurology Associates Of Santa Barbara

    219 Nogales Ave Ste F, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Philip Delio is a Neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Delio is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Migraine, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

    Distinguished in Stroke
    Neurosurgery
    Distinguished in Stroke
    Neurosurgery

    Neurological Surgery Of Santa

    2410 Fletcher Ave Fl 3, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Richard Chung is a Neurosurgery provider in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Chung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

    Experienced in Stroke
    Experienced in Stroke
    Dept Of Psych & Brain Sciences, Ucen Drive, Ucsb, 
    Santa Barbara, CA 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Grafton is a Neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Grafton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Apraxia, Stroke, and Wallerian Degeneration.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Stroke?

    A stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack."

    If blood flow is cut off for longer than a few seconds, the brain cannot get nutrients and oxygen. Brain cells can die, causing lasting damage.

    A stroke can also occur if a blood vessel inside the brain bursts, leading to bleeding inside the head.

    When should I see a Stroke doctor near Santa Barbara, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Stroke doctor near Santa Barbara, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Stroke doctors near Santa Barbara, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Stroke doctors near Santa Barbara, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Stroke doctor near Santa Barbara, CA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Stroke doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Stroke doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Stroke doctor near Santa Barbara, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Stroke doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Stroke doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Stroke doctors near Santa Barbara, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Stroke doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Stroke doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Stroke doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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