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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.
- 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).
Celebrating a momentous milestone.
Date: 07/2020
Authors: Felipe C. Albuquerque
Flow Diversion for Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms in Pediatric Patients: Multicenter Case Series.
Date: 07/2020
Authors: Jacob Cherian, Visish Srinivasan, Michael T Froehler, Jonathan A Grossberg, C Michael Cawley, Ricardo A Hanel, Ajit Puri, Travis Dumont, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Adam Arthur, Ahmed Cheema, Alejandro Spiotta, Mohammad Anadani, Demetrius Lopes, Ahmed Saied, Louis Kim, Cory M Kelly, Peng Roc Chen, J Mocco, Reade De Leacy, Ciarán J Powers, Ramesh Grandhi, Kyle M Fargen, Stephen R Chen, Jeremiah N Johnson, Sandi Lam, Peter Kan
Complications of femoral versus radial access in neuroendovascular procedures with propensity adjustment.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: Joshua S Catapano, Vance L Fredrickson, Tatsuhiro Fujii, Tyler S Cole, Stefan W Koester, Jacob F Baranoski, Daniel D Cavalcanti, D Andrew Wilkinson, Neil Majmundar, Michael J Lang, Michael T. Lawton, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery recommendations for the care of emergent neurointerventional patients in the setting of COVID-19.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: Justin F Fraser, Adam S Arthur, Michael Chen, Michael Levitt, J Mocco, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Sameer A Ansari, Guilherme Dabus, Mahesh V Jayaraman, William J Mack, James Milburn, Maxim Mokin, Sandra Narayanan, Ajit S Puri, Adnan H Siddiqui, Jenny P Tsai, Richard P Klucznik
Neurointervention for emergent large vessel occlusion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: David Fiorella, Kyle M Fargen, Thabele M Leslie-Mazwi, Michael Levitt, Stephen Probst, Sergio Bergese, Joshua A Hirsch, Felipe C. Albuquerque
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish


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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).
Celebrating a momentous milestone.
Date: 07/2020
Authors: Felipe C. Albuquerque
Flow Diversion for Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms in Pediatric Patients: Multicenter Case Series.
Date: 07/2020
Authors: Jacob Cherian, Visish Srinivasan, Michael T Froehler, Jonathan A Grossberg, C Michael Cawley, Ricardo A Hanel, Ajit Puri, Travis Dumont, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Adam Arthur, Ahmed Cheema, Alejandro Spiotta, Mohammad Anadani, Demetrius Lopes, Ahmed Saied, Louis Kim, Cory M Kelly, Peng Roc Chen, J Mocco, Reade De Leacy, Ciarán J Powers, Ramesh Grandhi, Kyle M Fargen, Stephen R Chen, Jeremiah N Johnson, Sandi Lam, Peter Kan
Complications of femoral versus radial access in neuroendovascular procedures with propensity adjustment.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: Joshua S Catapano, Vance L Fredrickson, Tatsuhiro Fujii, Tyler S Cole, Stefan W Koester, Jacob F Baranoski, Daniel D Cavalcanti, D Andrew Wilkinson, Neil Majmundar, Michael J Lang, Michael T. Lawton, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery recommendations for the care of emergent neurointerventional patients in the setting of COVID-19.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: Justin F Fraser, Adam S Arthur, Michael Chen, Michael Levitt, J Mocco, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Sameer A Ansari, Guilherme Dabus, Mahesh V Jayaraman, William J Mack, James Milburn, Maxim Mokin, Sandra Narayanan, Ajit S Puri, Adnan H Siddiqui, Jenny P Tsai, Richard P Klucznik
Neurointervention for emergent large vessel occlusion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 06/2020
Authors: David Fiorella, Kyle M Fargen, Thabele M Leslie-Mazwi, Michael Levitt, Stephen Probst, Sergio Bergese, Joshua A Hirsch, Felipe C. Albuquerque
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
