Alejandro Santillan | MD

Languages

English and Spanish

Higher Education 

Bachelor’s degree: Pre-Medical, Trujillo, Peru
Medical School: National University of Trujillo, Peru
Internship: Surgery Internship. Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Residency: Neurology Residency. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology Fellowship. New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Specialty Training: Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship. New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Board Certifications

Board certifications status: Currently board certified
Other board certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Vascular Neurology, ABPN, Vascular Neurology Board

Clinical Areas of Interest

Acute stroke, intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations/fistulas of the brain and spine, carotid artery angioplasty and stenting, preoperative tumor embolization, venous sinus stenting for pseudotumor cerebri and pulsatile tinnitus, middle meningeal artery embolization for subdural hematoma

Leadership & Professional Organizations

Current organizations: Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), American Medical Association (AMA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)

Publications & Professorships

Publications:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=ALEJANDRO+SANTILLAN

Professorships:

Assistant Professor of the Division of NeuroInterventional Surgery. Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging University of Virginia Health System (UVA) 07/2020-01/2022

Presentations

1. Santillan, A, Sur M, Schwarz J, Brown K, Rogol E, Behrman D, Patsalides A. Endovascular Preoperative embolization for temporomandibular joint replacement surgery. 16th Annual Meeting Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery; 2019 July 22-25, Miami Beach, Florida.
2. Santillan, A, Schwarz J, Avignon G, Ozbek P, Patsalides A. Technical note: Biplane 3D guidance technique for neurointerventional procedures: Feasibility and potential benefits. 15th Annual Meeting Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery; 2018 July 24-27, San Francisco, California.
3. Santillan A, Boddu S, Schwarz J, Lin N, Gobin YP, Knopman J, Patsalides A. LVIS Jr stent for treatment of intracranial aneurysms with parent vessel diameter 2.5 mm or less. 15th Annual Meeting Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery; 2018 July 24-27, San Francisco, California.
4. Raghav A, Santillan A, Birnbaum L. Efficacy of intraventricular administration of Alteplase for intraventricular hemorrhage. International stroke conference; 2018 January 24-26; Los Angeles, CA.
5. Santillan A, Birnbaum L. Correlation between computed tomography angiography (CTA) and subsequent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) collateral scores in acute ischemic stroke. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology; 2015 April 18-25; Washington, DC.
6. Evins A, Santillan A, Burrel J, Tebo C, Stieg PE, Bernardo A. Relationship of the middle meningeal artery to the surface of the skull. 62th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; 2012 October 6-10; Chicago, IL.

Personal Interests

What are your hobbies?

Listening to classical music, swimming, soccer

Family

Married with two kids, 8 and 1