
Cerebrovascular & Stroke Program
Neurovascular disease is rare in children, and most pediatric neurologists are not trained in its diagnosis or treatment. Nevertheless, each year about 4,000 children in the U.S. experience strokes or other complex disorders affecting blood supply to the brain and spinal cord.
UCSF's Pediatric Cerebrovascular and Stroke Program is one of the few centers in the country to offer comprehensive, highly specialized care to children with even the most challenging neurovascular conditions. These include ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, moyamoya, brain arteriovenous malformations, brain aneurysms, cavernous malformations, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HTT) and other disorders.
Our team includes neurologists who are board certified in both pediatric and vascular neurology. We partner with colleagues in pediatric neurosurgery, hematology, and diagnostic and neurointerventional radiology to provide advanced diagnostic imaging and treatments not available in most children's hospitals.
The patient and research advocacy group Angioma Alliance has designated our program a center of excellence in recognition of the high-quality multispecialty care we provide for cavernous malformations.
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Our team
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Christine Fox
MD, MAS
Pediatric vascular neurologist -
Matthew Amans
MD
Neurointerventional radiologist -
Kurtis Auguste
MD
Pediatric neurosurgeon -
Heather Fullerton
MD, MAS
Pediatric vascular neurologist -
Nalin Gupta
MD, PhD
Pediatric neurosurgeon -
Steven W. Hetts
MD
Neurointerventional radiologist -
Randall T. Higashida
MD
Neurointerventional radiologist -
Mitul R. Kapadia
MD
Pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist -
Kazim Narsinh
MD
Neurointerventional radiologist -
Kristin A. Shimano
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Shannon Lundy
PhD
Pediatric neuropsychologist -
Alexandra Ross
PhD
Pediatric psychologist -
Amanda E. Wagstaff
PhD
Pediatric psychologist -
Randall Bain
PA, MPH
Physician assistant -
Caroline Farless
PNP, MSN
Pediatric nurse practitioner -
Joyce Harvey
PNP, MSN
Pediatric nurse practitioner
Awards & recognition
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Ranked among the nation's best in 10 specialties
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One of the nation's best in neurology & neurosurgery
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Founded in 2003
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24/7 access to pediatric stroke specialists
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What to Bring
- Photo I.D.
- Health insurance card
- Insurance authorization, if required
- Doctor's referral, if required
- Recent test results related to your child's condition
- List of medications, including dosages, plus any your child is allergic to
- List of questions you may have
- Device or paper for taking notes
Patient stories
Surgery provides a "durable cure" for child's brain bleed
Bobby Stallworth couldn't talk or move his right arm and leg after an arteriovenous malformation (an abnormal tangle of blood vessels) ruptured in his brain. His family turned to UCSF for state-of-the-art surgical care.
Florida boy travels 3,000 miles for lifesaving AVM surgery
When malformed blood vessels ruptured in a delicate part of Gio Perry's brainstem, local doctors wouldn't operate. Our neurosurgeons did.
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