Neurosurgeon in Santa Barbara
Consultations, surgery, and follow-up care in one city. Dr. Brian Walcott practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, the Central Coast's Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Santa Barbara Office
Address2410 Fletcher Ave, Suite 302
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone(805) 569-7820
HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ParkingFree parking on site
HospitalSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Surgery in Santa Barbara, at Cottage Hospital
When you need brain or cerebrovascular surgery, where the operation happens matters as much as who performs it. Dr. Walcott sees patients at his Fletcher Avenue office and operates at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a Comprehensive Stroke Center with a dedicated neurocritical care unit, 24-hour neurointerventional coverage, and a full neuroscience team. Consultation, surgery, and every follow-up visit take place minutes apart, in Santa Barbara. There is no drive to Los Angeles, and no handoff to a hospital your surgeon does not work in.
Dr. Walcott is a board-certified cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon with fellowship training in open cerebrovascular and skull base surgery (UCSF), endovascular neurosurgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery (USC), following residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has treated more than 750 brain aneurysms and 500 ischemic strokes, authored over 160 peer-reviewed publications, and serves as site principal investigator for an NIH-sponsored stroke trial at Cottage.
Conditions Treated in Santa Barbara
- Brain aneurysms: coiling, flow diversion, intrasaccular devices, and microsurgical clipping
- Stroke: mechanical thrombectomy and catheter-based intervention
- Arteriovenous malformations: embolization, microsurgery, and radiosurgery
- Cavernous malformations, including brainstem and giant cavernomas
- Brain and spine tumors: microsurgery and stereotactic radiosurgery
- Trigeminal neuralgia: microvascular decompression and radiosurgery
- Moyamoya disease: direct and indirect bypass
- Subdural hematoma: middle meningeal artery embolization and surgery
- Brain metastases: radiosurgery and surgery with dedicated neuro-oncology
- Cerebrovascular bypass for moyamoya disease and complex aneurysms
Serving Santa Barbara and the Central Coast
Patients come to the practice from Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Carpinteria, Summerland, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Maria, Lompoc, and San Luis Obispo. The office is a short drive from Highway 101 and close to Cottage Hospital. Patients who have been told elsewhere that their aneurysm, AVM, or cavernoma cannot be treated travel from across California and the country for a second opinion, which can begin with a virtual review of imaging.
Referring physicians on the Central Coast can find direct referral details on the For Physicians page.
Visiting the Office
Common questions from Santa Barbara patients
Yes. Dr. Walcott performs both open microsurgery and minimally invasive endovascular procedures at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a Comprehensive Stroke Center located minutes from the office. Consultations, surgery, and follow-up care all happen in Santa Barbara.
Many insurance plans allow patients to schedule directly, while some require a referral from a primary care physician or neurologist. Call the office and the staff will verify your coverage before your appointment.
Any recent brain or spine imaging (CT, MRI, or angiogram, ideally on a disc or with a link), your imaging reports, a list of current medications, relevant medical records, and your insurance information.
Yes. Free parking is available at the office at 2410 Fletcher Avenue.
Yes. Dr. Walcott offers second opinion consultations for patients across California and nationally, including virtual review of imaging for patients who have been told elsewhere that they are not surgical candidates.
Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Carpinteria, Summerland, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Maria, Lompoc, San Luis Obispo, and the greater Central Coast, with second opinion patients from across the country.
Schedule a Consultation in Santa Barbara
Call (805) 569-7820 or send a message. New patients are typically seen within days for urgent cerebrovascular conditions.
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