Dr. Luis Savastano

Dr. Luis E. Savastano is a vascular and endovascular neurosurgeon who cares for patients with conditions involving arteries or veins of the brain, neck or spine. He has experience in both minimally invasive microsurgery and endovascular techniques, and the conditions he treats include brain aneurysms, Moyamoya disease (a rare disorder that causes major blood vessels leading to a child's brain to narrow), arteriovenous malformations (abnormal tangles of arteries and veins in the brain that can rupture) and carotid artery disease. In his research, Savastano develops minimally invasive technologies and techniques to better diagnose and treat cerebrovascular diseases (those affecting blood flow to the brain). He has pioneered several endovascular devices and techniques to improve outcomes for patients with these conditions. Savastano earned his medical degree at National University of Cuyo in Argentina, where he also earned a master’s degree in anatomy and a doctorate in medicine. He completed a residency in neurosurgery and a fellowship in neurointerventional radiology at the University of Michigan. Before joining the UCSF faculty, he was an assistant professor of neurosurgery and radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Savastano is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Subdural Hematoma, Moyamoya Disease, Thrombectomy, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Savastano is board certified in American Board Of Medical Specialties, Neurological Surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 127 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Savastano is currently accepting new patients.