Neurovascular Disease and Stroke Center
The UCSF Neurovascular Disease and Stroke Center provides comprehensive care for stroke and other complex disorders affecting blood supply to the brain and spinal cord, including brain aneurysms, carotid artery disease, cervical artery dissection and vascular malformations. Our team also specializes in preventive care and screening for patients at high risk for these conditions.
We offer the full range of treatments, from medications to surgery and rehabilitation, and our patients may benefit from new therapies under evaluation in clinical trials. Patients who have had strokes, for example, may be eligible to join the UCSF Stroke Recovery Initiative, a research program focused on designing and evaluating new approaches to healing after stroke.
Our team is proud of the recognition we've received for providing exceptional patient care. Our center is a designated comprehensive stroke center, certified by the Joint Commission, an independent national accreditation organization for health care institutions. We are the only center in San Francisco with this designation. In addition, two patient and research advocacy organizations, the Angioma Alliance and Cure HTT, have named UCSF a center of excellence for treating patients with vascular abnormalities.
Our quality outcomes
We are dedicated to continually raising the bar on what exceptional neurovascular care means for our patients, and we work to ensure that outcomes for our patients reflect that. For example, in our effort to deliver care with better outcomes, we lowered the complication rate after a diagnostic angiogram from 0.6 percent in 2017 to 0.0 percent in 2018.
| Complications or In-Hospital Mortality after Diagnostic Angiogram | 2017 | 2018 |
| Complications | 0.6% | 0% |
| In-hospital mortality | 0.2% | 0% |
| In-Hospital Mortality after Elective Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping and Coiling | 2017 | 2018 |
| Clipping | 0% | 0% |
| Coiling | 0% |
0% |
| Stroke or Death within 30 Days after Carotid Revascularization Procedure |
2017 | 2018 |
| Asymptomatic carotid disease | 0% | 2.3% |
| Symptomatic carotid disease | 5% | 0% |
Our center is part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
Our locations
Clinical trials
Awards & recognition
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Best hospital in Northern California
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Best in the West for neurology and neurosurgery
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Ranked No. 3 in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery
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Certified comprehensive stroke center
Support services
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International Services
If you live in another country and are coming to UCSF for medical
treatment, our patient liaisons can help coordinate all aspects of your visit.
Interpreters
UCSF offers language services at no charge for patients with limited
English, as well as for patients who are deaf or have trouble hearing.
Hospital Stays
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Zion.
Your Doctor Visit
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- Photo I.D.
- Health insurance card
- Insurance authorization, if required
- Doctor's referral, if required
- Recent test results related to your condition
- List of your medications, including dosages, plus any you're allergic to
- List of questions you may have
- Device or paper for taking notes
Our research initiatives
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UCSF Department of Neurology Research
The UCSF Department of Neurology conducts research to improve understanding of neurological disorders, with the goals of finding better treatments and methods of prevention.
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