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Author of more than 100 published peer-reviewed journal articles
Andrew F. Ducruet, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute 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
Incidence and potential predictors of first pass effect within 30 min of groin puncture: An exploratory single-center study
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Tshibambe Nathanael Tshimbombu, Shashvat Desai, Yaswanth Chintaluru, Paige Banyas, Angelina Cooper, Andrew Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Ashutosh Jadhav
The Complex Role of the Complement C3a Receptor (C3aR) in Cerebral Injury and Recovery Following Ischemic Stroke
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Naseem Akhter, Ateeq Lambay, Reema Almotairi, Abdullah Hamadi, Kanchan Bhatia, Saif Ahmad, Andrew F. Ducruet
Sexually Dimorphic Responses Reveal Multifaceted Benefits of Glibenclamide in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Wonsuk Yoo, Saif Ahmad, Vincent A. Vagni, Keri L. Janesko-Feldman, Shaun W. Carlson, Adam Eberle, Margaux Miller, John Helm, Joshua Catapano, Benjamin E. Zusman, Shashvat Desai, Raemier Anne Javelosa, Semeon Afework, Erin Audrey McNally, Gary Kohanbash, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Michael F. Waters, Andrew Ducruet, Ashutosh Jadhav, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Patrick M. Kochanek, Ruchira M. Jha
Depression after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: development of a screening tool and discharge user interface
Date: 06/2025
Authors: Stefan W. Koester, Brandon K. Hoglund, Joelle N. Hartke, Robert F. Rudy, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Joshua S. Catapano, Laura A. Snyder, Michael T. Lawton
Management and outcomes for thoracic anterior spinal artery aneurysms: illustrative case
Date: 06/2025
Authors: S Harrison Farber, Luke A. Mugge, Nikhil Dholaria, Lea Scherschinski, Redi Rahmani, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Andrew F. Ducruet, Jay D. Turner, Michael T. Lawton
- English
Barrow Brain and Spine
2910 North 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85013
Appointments with Dr. Ducruet are on the 2nd floor in the Barrow Brain and Spine clinic.
Complimentary valet parking is available in front of the building. Additional parking is available by entering the parking structure across 3rd Avenue.
Enter via the doors at 2910 N. 3rd Ave. beneath the Barrow Neurological Institute sign. If you park in the parking structure, take the enclosed pedestrian bridge across 3rd Avenue, then enter through the doors on the right side of the bridge.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-7131
Author of more than 100 published peer-reviewed journal articles
Andrew F. Ducruet, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute 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.
Barrow Brain and Spine
2910 North 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85013
Appointments with Dr. Ducruet are on the 2nd floor in the Barrow Brain and Spine clinic.
Complimentary valet parking is available in front of the building. Additional parking is available by entering the parking structure across 3rd Avenue.
Enter via the doors at 2910 N. 3rd Ave. beneath the Barrow Neurological Institute sign. If you park in the parking structure, take the enclosed pedestrian bridge across 3rd Avenue, then enter through the doors on the right side of the bridge.
- (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
Incidence and potential predictors of first pass effect within 30 min of groin puncture: An exploratory single-center study
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Tshibambe Nathanael Tshimbombu, Shashvat Desai, Yaswanth Chintaluru, Paige Banyas, Angelina Cooper, Andrew Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Ashutosh Jadhav
The Complex Role of the Complement C3a Receptor (C3aR) in Cerebral Injury and Recovery Following Ischemic Stroke
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Naseem Akhter, Ateeq Lambay, Reema Almotairi, Abdullah Hamadi, Kanchan Bhatia, Saif Ahmad, Andrew F. Ducruet
Sexually Dimorphic Responses Reveal Multifaceted Benefits of Glibenclamide in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Wonsuk Yoo, Saif Ahmad, Vincent A. Vagni, Keri L. Janesko-Feldman, Shaun W. Carlson, Adam Eberle, Margaux Miller, John Helm, Joshua Catapano, Benjamin E. Zusman, Shashvat Desai, Raemier Anne Javelosa, Semeon Afework, Erin Audrey McNally, Gary Kohanbash, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Michael F. Waters, Andrew Ducruet, Ashutosh Jadhav, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Patrick M. Kochanek, Ruchira M. Jha
Depression after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: development of a screening tool and discharge user interface
Date: 06/2025
Authors: Stefan W. Koester, Brandon K. Hoglund, Joelle N. Hartke, Robert F. Rudy, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Joshua S. Catapano, Laura A. Snyder, Michael T. Lawton
Management and outcomes for thoracic anterior spinal artery aneurysms: illustrative case
Date: 06/2025
Authors: S Harrison Farber, Luke A. Mugge, Nikhil Dholaria, Lea Scherschinski, Redi Rahmani, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Andrew F. Ducruet, Jay D. Turner, Michael T. Lawton
- English