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Felipe Albuquerque, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon and a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He also serves as the Evie and Lou Grubb chair of neurovascular research, the director of endovascular neurosurgery, and the director of the Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellowship. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Albuquerque’s expertise includes the minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases of the brain and spine. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery. He currently serves as vice president of the Society of University Neurosurgeons and will assume the position of president in July 2021.
Dr. Albuquerque earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. He completed his neurosurgery residency and an endovascular fellowship at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He underwent additional endovascular and cerebrovascular neurosurgery training at Barrow.
Dr. Albuquerque has published more than 450 peer-reviewed articles, 80 book chapters, and two endovascular neurosurgical books. He has served as associate editor to renowned peer-reviewed publications, such as Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, and World Neurosurgery. In 2016, he was chosen as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Albuquerque.
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I obtained my BS degree from the University of Pennsylvania and my medical doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where I graduated Magna Cum Laude and received the Faculty Gold Medal for outstanding qualifications for the practice of medicine.
I am a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), and Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN).
Reaccessing an occluded radial artery for neuroendovascular procedures: techniques and complication avoidance
Date: 10/2021
Authors: Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Joshua S. Catapano, Tyler S. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Propensity-adjusted cost analysis of radial versus femoral access for neuroendovascular procedures
Date: 08/2021
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Andrew F. Ducruet, Stefan W. Koester, Tyler S. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Caleb Rutledge, Neil Majmundar, Visish M. Srinivasan, D. Andrew Wilkinson, Michael T. Lawton, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Edson X. Albuquerque
Predictors of the development of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and outcomes in patients with intra-aortic balloon pumps
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Andrew F. Ducruet, Fabio A. Frisoli, Candice L. Nguyen, Christopher E. Louie, Mohamed A. Labib, Mohamed Labib, Jacob F. Baranoski, Tyler S. Cole, Alexander C. Whiting, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Edson X. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton
Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: an institutional technical analysis
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Andrew F. Ducruet, Candice L. Nguyen, Jacob F. Baranoski, Tyler S. Cole, Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Vance L. Fredrickson, Daniel D. Cavalcanti, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Comparison of aspiration-first versus stentriever-first techniques in performing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusions
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Vance L. Fredrickson, Phillip A. Bonney, Shivani D. Rangwala, Joshua S. Catapano, Tyler S. Cole, Daniel D. Cavalcanti, Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Luis San Roman, Michael F. Waters, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Andrew F. Ducruet
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Felipe Albuquerque, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon and a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He also serves as the Evie and Lou Grubb chair of neurovascular research, the director of endovascular neurosurgery, and the director of the Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellowship. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Albuquerque’s expertise includes the minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases of the brain and spine. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery. He currently serves as vice president of the Society of University Neurosurgeons and will assume the position of president in July 2021.
Dr. Albuquerque earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. He completed his neurosurgery residency and an endovascular fellowship at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He underwent additional endovascular and cerebrovascular neurosurgery training at Barrow.
Dr. Albuquerque has published more than 450 peer-reviewed articles, 80 book chapters, and two endovascular neurosurgical books. He has served as associate editor to renowned peer-reviewed publications, such as Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, and World Neurosurgery. In 2016, he was chosen as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Albuquerque.

- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-3167
- Aetna
- Arizona Foundation
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- United Healthcare
I obtained my BS degree from the University of Pennsylvania and my medical doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where I graduated Magna Cum Laude and received the Faculty Gold Medal for outstanding qualifications for the practice of medicine.
I am a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), and Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN).
Reaccessing an occluded radial artery for neuroendovascular procedures: techniques and complication avoidance
Date: 10/2021
Authors: Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Joshua S. Catapano, Tyler S. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Propensity-adjusted cost analysis of radial versus femoral access for neuroendovascular procedures
Date: 08/2021
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Andrew F. Ducruet, Stefan W. Koester, Tyler S. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Caleb Rutledge, Neil Majmundar, Visish M. Srinivasan, D. Andrew Wilkinson, Michael T. Lawton, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Edson X. Albuquerque
Predictors of the development of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and outcomes in patients with intra-aortic balloon pumps
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Andrew F. Ducruet, Fabio A. Frisoli, Candice L. Nguyen, Christopher E. Louie, Mohamed A. Labib, Mohamed Labib, Jacob F. Baranoski, Tyler S. Cole, Alexander C. Whiting, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Edson X. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton
Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: an institutional technical analysis
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Andrew F. Ducruet, Candice L. Nguyen, Jacob F. Baranoski, Tyler S. Cole, Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Vance L. Fredrickson, Daniel D. Cavalcanti, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Comparison of aspiration-first versus stentriever-first techniques in performing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusions
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Vance L. Fredrickson, Phillip A. Bonney, Shivani D. Rangwala, Joshua S. Catapano, Tyler S. Cole, Daniel D. Cavalcanti, Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Luis San Roman, Michael F. Waters, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Andrew F. Ducruet
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish