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Author of more than 100 published peer-reviewed journal articles
Andrew Ducruet, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Ducruet’s practice is focused on the use of minimally invasive endovascular techniques to treat patients with vascular disease of the brain and spinal cord. He is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Dr. Ducruet attended Princeton University and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry. He received his medical degree from Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City and also completed his residency in neurosurgery at Columbia University Medical Center. He then completed a two-year postgraduate fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at Barrow. Dr. Ducruet practiced for three years as an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh before returning to Barrow in 2016, where he has continued his highly-specialized practice of neuroendovascular surgery.
Dr. Ducruet’s research focuses on ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. His laboratory performs basic and translational research using experimental models of cerebral ischemia, with the ultimate goal of developing novel therapeutic strategies for patients with stroke. Dr. Ducruet also performs clinical research and has served as a principal investigator of multiple clinical trials investigating new strategies for stroke treatment.
For more information or to request an appointment, please call (602) 406-3181.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology, 2011-2013
- Residency, Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Medical Center, Neurosurgery, 2005-2011
- Internship, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, Surgery, 2004-2005
- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2004
- BS, Princeton University, Chemistry
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
- Neurosurgeon Research Career Development Program Award, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, 2014
- Honorable Mention, Academy Award, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, 2010
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2004
- Outstanding Neuroscience Presentation and 1st Place Clinical Science Poster Presentation, 29th Annual American Medical Association Foundation Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum, 2003
- Rudin Scholar in the Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2001-2002
- Elected to Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1999
Transcirculation retrograde placement of a Pipeline embolization device for treatment of a vertebrobasilar junction aneurysm
Date: 06/2024
Authors: Visish M. Srinivasan, Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Neil Majmundar, Joshua S. Catapano, Ethan A. Winkler, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Michael T. Lawton, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Modafinil Therapy and Mental Status Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Comprehensive Stroke Center Analysis
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Stefan W. Koester, Kavelin Rumalla, Joshua S. Catapano, Samuel R. Sorkhi, Varun Mahadevan, Gregory P. Devine, Anant Naik, Ethan A. Winkler, Robert F. Rudy, Jacob F. Baranoski, Tyler S. Cole, Christopher S. Graffeo, Visish M. Srinivasan, Ruchira M. Jha, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton
Middle meningeal artery embolization associated with reduced chronic subdural hematoma volume and midline shift in the acute postoperative period
Date: 04/2024
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Stefan W. Koester, Sahin Hanalioglu, Dara S. Farhadi, Anant Naik, Joelle N. Hartke, Osman Tunc, Ethan A. Winkler, Steven W. Chang, Michael T. Lawton, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Exosomes in Vascular/Neurological Disorders and the Road Ahead
Date: 04/2024
Authors: Faisal A. Alzahrani, Yasir M. Riza, Thamir M. Eid, Reema Almotairi, Lea Scherschinski, Jessica Contreras, Muhammed Nadeem, Sylvia E. Perez, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Ruchira M. Jha, Mark C. Preul, Andrew F. Ducruet, Michael T. Lawton, Kanchan Bhatia, Naseem Akhter, Saif Ahmad
Exosomes in Vascular/Neurological Disorders and the Road Ahead.
Date: 04/2024
Authors: Faisal A Alzahrani, Yasir M Riza, Thamir M Eid, Reema Almotairi, Lea Scherschinski, Jessica Contreras, Muhammed Nadeem, Sylvia E Perez, Sudhanshu P Raikwar, Ruchira M Jha, Mark C Preul, Andrew F Ducruet, Michael T Lawton, Kanchan Bhatia, Naseem Akhter, Saif Ahmad
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Author of more than 100 published peer-reviewed journal articles
Andrew Ducruet, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Ducruet’s practice is focused on the use of minimally invasive endovascular techniques to treat patients with vascular disease of the brain and spinal cord. He is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Dr. Ducruet attended Princeton University and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry. He received his medical degree from Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City and also completed his residency in neurosurgery at Columbia University Medical Center. He then completed a two-year postgraduate fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at Barrow. Dr. Ducruet practiced for three years as an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh before returning to Barrow in 2016, where he has continued his highly-specialized practice of neuroendovascular surgery.
Dr. Ducruet’s research focuses on ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. His laboratory performs basic and translational research using experimental models of cerebral ischemia, with the ultimate goal of developing novel therapeutic strategies for patients with stroke. Dr. Ducruet also performs clinical research and has served as a principal investigator of multiple clinical trials investigating new strategies for stroke treatment.
For more information or to request an appointment, please call (602) 406-3181.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-7131
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology, 2011-2013
- Residency, Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Medical Center, Neurosurgery, 2005-2011
- Internship, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, Surgery, 2004-2005
- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2004
- BS, Princeton University, Chemistry
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
- Neurosurgeon Research Career Development Program Award, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, 2014
- Honorable Mention, Academy Award, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, 2010
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2004
- Outstanding Neuroscience Presentation and 1st Place Clinical Science Poster Presentation, 29th Annual American Medical Association Foundation Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum, 2003
- Rudin Scholar in the Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2001-2002
- Elected to Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1999
Transcirculation retrograde placement of a Pipeline embolization device for treatment of a vertebrobasilar junction aneurysm
Date: 06/2024
Authors: Visish M. Srinivasan, Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Neil Majmundar, Joshua S. Catapano, Ethan A. Winkler, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Michael T. Lawton, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Modafinil Therapy and Mental Status Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Comprehensive Stroke Center Analysis
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Stefan W. Koester, Kavelin Rumalla, Joshua S. Catapano, Samuel R. Sorkhi, Varun Mahadevan, Gregory P. Devine, Anant Naik, Ethan A. Winkler, Robert F. Rudy, Jacob F. Baranoski, Tyler S. Cole, Christopher S. Graffeo, Visish M. Srinivasan, Ruchira M. Jha, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton
Middle meningeal artery embolization associated with reduced chronic subdural hematoma volume and midline shift in the acute postoperative period
Date: 04/2024
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Stefan W. Koester, Sahin Hanalioglu, Dara S. Farhadi, Anant Naik, Joelle N. Hartke, Osman Tunc, Ethan A. Winkler, Steven W. Chang, Michael T. Lawton, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Exosomes in Vascular/Neurological Disorders and the Road Ahead
Date: 04/2024
Authors: Faisal A. Alzahrani, Yasir M. Riza, Thamir M. Eid, Reema Almotairi, Lea Scherschinski, Jessica Contreras, Muhammed Nadeem, Sylvia E. Perez, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Ruchira M. Jha, Mark C. Preul, Andrew F. Ducruet, Michael T. Lawton, Kanchan Bhatia, Naseem Akhter, Saif Ahmad
Exosomes in Vascular/Neurological Disorders and the Road Ahead.
Date: 04/2024
Authors: Faisal A Alzahrani, Yasir M Riza, Thamir M Eid, Reema Almotairi, Lea Scherschinski, Jessica Contreras, Muhammed Nadeem, Sylvia E Perez, Sudhanshu P Raikwar, Ruchira M Jha, Mark C Preul, Andrew F Ducruet, Michael T Lawton, Kanchan Bhatia, Naseem Akhter, Saif Ahmad
- English