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Richard W. Williamson, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Williamson’s expertise lies in the surgical treatment of vascular diseases of the brain. He applies a comprehensive approach to treatment, using both minimally invasive endovascular and traditional surgical techniques. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Arizona Neurosurgical Society, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Dr. Williamson earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona and an enfolded neuroendovascular fellowship at Baptist Neurological Institute in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Williamson’s research interests focus on hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke, endovascular stroke therapy, minimally invasive cranial neurosurgery, and exoscope-assisted neurosurgery.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
1875 West Frye Road
Suite 300
Chandler, AZ 85224
To request an appointment with Dr. Williamson, please call (480) 917-5600.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, Baptist Neurological Institute, Neuroendovascular Surgery, 2014-2015
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2009-2016
- MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2009
- BS, Harvard University, Biology, 2005
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
- Theodore L. Kurze Senior Prize in Neurological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2009
- Elected Member, Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2008
- Paul L. McLain Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2006
Predictors of Angiographic Outcome After Failed Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion: Insights from the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry.
Date: 11/2023
Authors: Matthew Webb, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Sami Al Kasab, Ilko L Maier, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Jonathan A Grossberg, Ali Alawieh, Stacey Quintero Wolfe, Adam Arthur, Travis Dumont, Peter Kan, Joon-Tae Kim, Reade De Leacy, Joshua Osbun, Ansaar Rai, Pascal Jabbour, Min S Park, Roberto Crosa, Michael R Levitt, Adam Polifka, Shinichi Yoshimura, Charles Matouk, Richard Williamson, Isabel Fragata, Shakeel A Chowdhry, Robert M Starke, Edgar A Samaniego, Hugo Cuellar, Alejandro Spiotta, Justin Mascitelli
Outcomes after endovascular mechanical thrombectomy for low compared to high National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS): A multicenter study.
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Isaac Josh Abecassis, Eyad Almallouhi, Reda Chalhoub, Sami Al Kasab, Eric Bass, Dale Ding, Vasu Saini, Joshua D Burks, Ilko L Maier, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Jan Liman, Ali Alawieh, Stacey Wolfe, Adam S Arthur, Amir Shaban, Travis Dumont, Peter Kan, Joon-Tae Kim, Reade De Leacy, Joshua Osbun, Ansaar Rai, Pascal Jabbour, Jonathan A Grossberg, Min S Park, Roberto Crosa, Justin Mascitelli, Michael R Levitt, Adam Polifka, Walter Casagrande, Shinichi Yoshimura, Charles Matouk, Richard Williamson, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Isabel Fragata, Daniele G Romano, Shakeel Chowdry, Mark Moss, Daniel Behme, Kaustubh Limaye, Alejandro M Spiotta, Robert M Starke
Prognostic significance of age within the adolescent and young adult acute ischemic stroke population after mechanical thrombectomy: insights from STAR.
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Victor M Lu, Evan M Luther, Michael A Silva, Turki Elarjani, Ahmed Abdelsalam, Ilko Maier, Sami Al Kasab, Pascal M Jabbour, Joon-Tae Kim, Stacey Q Wolfe, Ansaar T Rai, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Edgar A Samaniego, Adam S Arthur, Shinichi Yoshimura, Jonathan A Grossberg, Ali Alawieh, Isabel Fragata, Adam Polifka, Justin Mascitelli, Joshua Osbun, Min S Park, Michael R Levitt, Travis Dumont, Hugo Cuellar, Richard Williamson, Daniele G Romano, Roberto Crosa, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Mark Moss, Kaustubh Limaye, Peter Kan, Dileep R Yavagal, Alejandro M Spiotta, Robert M Starke
Is a picture-perfect thrombectomy necessary in acute ischemic stroke?
Date: 02/2022
Authors: Ching-Jen Chen, Reda Chalhoub, Dale Ding, Jeyan S Kumar, Natasha Ironside, Ryan T Kellogg, Bradford B Worrall, Andrew M Southerland, Pascal Jabbour, Stacey Q Wolfe, Adam S Arthur, Nitin Goyal, Isabel Fragata, Ilko Maier, Charles Matouk, Jonathan A Grossberg, Peter Kan, Clemens M Schirmer, R Webster Crowley, William J Ares, Christopher S Ogilvy, Ansaar T Rai, Michael R Levitt, Maxim Mokin, Waldo R Guerrero, Justin R Mascitelli, Albert J Yoo, Richard Williamson, Andrew Walker Grande, Roberto Javier Crosa, Sharon Webb, Marios N Psychogios, Robert M Starke, Alejandro M Spiotta, Min S Park
Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients With Stroke Presenting With Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score in the Early and Extended Window.
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Eyad Almallouhi, Sami Al Kasab, Zachary Hubbard, Eric C Bass, Guilherme Porto, Ali Alawieh, Reda Chalhoub, Pascal M Jabbour, Robert M Starke, Stacey Q Wolfe, Adam S Arthur, Edgar Samaniego, Ilko Maier, Brian M Howard, Ansaar Rai, Min S Park, Justin Mascitelli, Marios Psychogios, Reade De Leacy, Travis Dumont, Michael R Levitt, Adam Polifka, Joshua Osbun, Roberto Crosa, Joon-Tae Kim, Walter Casagrande, Shinichi Yoshimura, Charles Matouk, Peter T Kan, Richard Williamson, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Isabel Fragata, Osama Zaidat, Albert J Yoo, Alejandro M Spiotta
- English
Richard W. Williamson, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Williamson’s expertise lies in the surgical treatment of vascular diseases of the brain. He applies a comprehensive approach to treatment, using both minimally invasive endovascular and traditional surgical techniques. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Arizona Neurosurgical Society, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Dr. Williamson earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona and an enfolded neuroendovascular fellowship at Baptist Neurological Institute in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Williamson’s research interests focus on hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke, endovascular stroke therapy, minimally invasive cranial neurosurgery, and exoscope-assisted neurosurgery.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
1875 West Frye Road
Suite 300
Chandler, AZ 85224
To request an appointment with Dr. Williamson, please call (480) 917-5600.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, Baptist Neurological Institute, Neuroendovascular Surgery, 2014-2015
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2009-2016
- MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2009
- BS, Harvard University, Biology, 2005
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
- Theodore L. Kurze Senior Prize in Neurological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2009
- Elected Member, Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2008
- Paul L. McLain Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2006
Predictors of Angiographic Outcome After Failed Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion: Insights from the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry.
Date: 11/2023
Authors: Matthew Webb, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Sami Al Kasab, Ilko L Maier, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Jonathan A Grossberg, Ali Alawieh, Stacey Quintero Wolfe, Adam Arthur, Travis Dumont, Peter Kan, Joon-Tae Kim, Reade De Leacy, Joshua Osbun, Ansaar Rai, Pascal Jabbour, Min S Park, Roberto Crosa, Michael R Levitt, Adam Polifka, Shinichi Yoshimura, Charles Matouk, Richard Williamson, Isabel Fragata, Shakeel A Chowdhry, Robert M Starke, Edgar A Samaniego, Hugo Cuellar, Alejandro Spiotta, Justin Mascitelli
Outcomes after endovascular mechanical thrombectomy for low compared to high National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS): A multicenter study.
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Isaac Josh Abecassis, Eyad Almallouhi, Reda Chalhoub, Sami Al Kasab, Eric Bass, Dale Ding, Vasu Saini, Joshua D Burks, Ilko L Maier, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Jan Liman, Ali Alawieh, Stacey Wolfe, Adam S Arthur, Amir Shaban, Travis Dumont, Peter Kan, Joon-Tae Kim, Reade De Leacy, Joshua Osbun, Ansaar Rai, Pascal Jabbour, Jonathan A Grossberg, Min S Park, Roberto Crosa, Justin Mascitelli, Michael R Levitt, Adam Polifka, Walter Casagrande, Shinichi Yoshimura, Charles Matouk, Richard Williamson, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Isabel Fragata, Daniele G Romano, Shakeel Chowdry, Mark Moss, Daniel Behme, Kaustubh Limaye, Alejandro M Spiotta, Robert M Starke
Prognostic significance of age within the adolescent and young adult acute ischemic stroke population after mechanical thrombectomy: insights from STAR.
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Victor M Lu, Evan M Luther, Michael A Silva, Turki Elarjani, Ahmed Abdelsalam, Ilko Maier, Sami Al Kasab, Pascal M Jabbour, Joon-Tae Kim, Stacey Q Wolfe, Ansaar T Rai, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Edgar A Samaniego, Adam S Arthur, Shinichi Yoshimura, Jonathan A Grossberg, Ali Alawieh, Isabel Fragata, Adam Polifka, Justin Mascitelli, Joshua Osbun, Min S Park, Michael R Levitt, Travis Dumont, Hugo Cuellar, Richard Williamson, Daniele G Romano, Roberto Crosa, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Mark Moss, Kaustubh Limaye, Peter Kan, Dileep R Yavagal, Alejandro M Spiotta, Robert M Starke
Is a picture-perfect thrombectomy necessary in acute ischemic stroke?
Date: 02/2022
Authors: Ching-Jen Chen, Reda Chalhoub, Dale Ding, Jeyan S Kumar, Natasha Ironside, Ryan T Kellogg, Bradford B Worrall, Andrew M Southerland, Pascal Jabbour, Stacey Q Wolfe, Adam S Arthur, Nitin Goyal, Isabel Fragata, Ilko Maier, Charles Matouk, Jonathan A Grossberg, Peter Kan, Clemens M Schirmer, R Webster Crowley, William J Ares, Christopher S Ogilvy, Ansaar T Rai, Michael R Levitt, Maxim Mokin, Waldo R Guerrero, Justin R Mascitelli, Albert J Yoo, Richard Williamson, Andrew Walker Grande, Roberto Javier Crosa, Sharon Webb, Marios N Psychogios, Robert M Starke, Alejandro M Spiotta, Min S Park
Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients With Stroke Presenting With Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score in the Early and Extended Window.
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Eyad Almallouhi, Sami Al Kasab, Zachary Hubbard, Eric C Bass, Guilherme Porto, Ali Alawieh, Reda Chalhoub, Pascal M Jabbour, Robert M Starke, Stacey Q Wolfe, Adam S Arthur, Edgar Samaniego, Ilko Maier, Brian M Howard, Ansaar Rai, Min S Park, Justin Mascitelli, Marios Psychogios, Reade De Leacy, Travis Dumont, Michael R Levitt, Adam Polifka, Joshua Osbun, Roberto Crosa, Joon-Tae Kim, Walter Casagrande, Shinichi Yoshimura, Charles Matouk, Peter T Kan, Richard Williamson, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Isabel Fragata, Osama Zaidat, Albert J Yoo, Alejandro M Spiotta
- English