Brian Walcott, MD
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About Dr. Brian Walcott

A board-certified cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon who lives and works in Santa Barbara, practicing at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

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Dr. Brian Walcott, neurosurgeon at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

My practice

I am a Harvard-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon with a primary focus on vascular disease and tumors of the brain and spine.

My practice also includes spine surgery, trauma, surgery for trigeminal neuralgia, pediatric vascular disease, and surgical treatment of spinal fluid disorders. I perform open microsurgery, including cerebrovascular bypass, and minimally invasive endovascular procedures with flow diverting stents, liquid embolic agents, and intrasaccular devices, and I treat selected conditions with stereotactic radiosurgery.

Because I offer all of these approaches, your treatment is chosen for your condition rather than limited to a single technique. Over my career I have treated more than 750 brain aneurysms and 500 ischemic strokes, and provided radiosurgery for hundreds of patients with tumors, vascular disorders, and functional disorders.

Santa Barbara, start to finish

I live and work here. Consultations take place at my office on Fletcher Avenue, procedures take place at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, and follow-up stays with the same surgeon and team.

Cottage is a 519-bed acute care teaching hospital, designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Level 1 Trauma Center.

Office
2410 Fletcher Avenue, Suite 302, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone
(805) 569-7820
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hospital
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Languages
Spanish-speaking staff. Consultations with Dr. Walcott are in English, and an interpreter is available on request.

Training

  1. 2016 to 2018 Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship University of Southern California
  2. 2015 to 2016 Neurovascular & Skull Base Surgery Fellowship University of California, San Francisco
  3. 2012 to 2013 Stereotactic Radiosurgery Fellowship Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
  4. 2009 to 2014 Neurosurgery Residency Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
  5. 2008 to 2009 General Surgery Internship Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
  6. 2004 to 2008 Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Loyola University Chicago
  7. 2000 to 2004 Bachelor of Science, Biology Seton Hall University

Certifications and licenses

American Board of Neurological Surgery
Board Certified (2020)
Endovascular Neurosurgery Focused Practice
ABNS Recognition (2021)
California Medical License
Active License #136268
California Fluoroscopy License
Active License #RHC 00202960
Flow Diversion: Pipeline Certified
Medtronic (2018)
WEB Device Certified Proctor
Trains other physicians in intrasaccular aneurysm treatment
CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery
Accuray Physician Training (2019)

United States Navy ReserveLieutenant Commander, 2011 to 2019. Honorable discharge.

Teaching and research

Clinical research and teaching keep the practice current, and they shape how new techniques reach patients.

  • Training other surgeons

    I am a certified proctor for the WEB device and train other physicians in intrasaccular aneurysm treatment.

  • Published research

    More than 160 peer-reviewed publications and 14 book chapters, including work in Science, JAMA Surgery, and JAMA Neurology.

  • Clinical trials

    Site principal investigator at Cottage for ASPIRE, an NIH-sponsored, multicenter Phase III trial of stroke prevention after intracerebral hemorrhage.

  • Research funding

    Support from the National Institutes of Health and the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Christopher C. Getch, MD Fellowship.

See publications and trials

The team

Neurosurgery is a team effort. David Barsky, MS, PA-C, a physician assistant with more than two decades of emergency and surgical experience, works alongside me in clinic, in the operating room, in the ICU, and in the cath lab.

For patients with brain tumors and metastases, I work with colleagues in medical oncology, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, and neurocritical care.

Meet David Barsky, PA-C

Profiles

Talk with Dr. Walcott

Our office will help you schedule a consultation, in person or by video for patients in California, and explain what to bring.

2410 Fletcher Ave, Suite 302, Santa Barbara. Directions and parking

Request a consultationCall (805) 569-7820