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John E. Wanebo, MD, FACS, FAANS
Cranial Neurosurgery
- (480) 425-8004
- Fax: (833) 973-5425
Over 5,500 Cranial and Spinal operations performed
19 years of clinical practice
8 years on Phoenix Top Doctors list for Neurosurgery
Author of over 50 peer reviewed publications, chapters and books
Over a 1,000 brain tumor resections.
Medical Corps, US Navy
John Wanebo, MD, has refined his skills since he graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by serving in both academic and military treatment centers. Although he first planned to become a pilot upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, exposure to his father’s work in surgical oncology influenced him to pursue medicine.
Before joining Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Dr. Wanebo cared for complex cranial and spinal injuries sustained by U.S. troops during regional conflicts of the past decade. He currently specializes in cerebrovascular disorders, neurotrauma, and brain tumors and has published extensively on these subjects.
More recently, Dr. Wanebo has focused his academic efforts on studying moyamoya disease through clinical and laboratory research. He has published over 30 articles and seven book chapters, and he is the lead editor of a forthcoming moyamoya textbook.
Please call (480) 425-8004 to request an appointment with Dr. Wanebo.
- Barrow neurosurgeons accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, and other plans. Please call (602) 406-3181 to confirm your coverage.
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, 2001-2002
- Residency, Washington University School of Medicine, Neurosurgery, 1997-2001
- Residency, National Naval Medical Center, Neurosurgery, 1994-1997
- General Medical Officer, Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1992-1994
- Internship, National Naval Medical Center, 1991-1992
- MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1991
- BS, Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1987
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- Captain, United States Naval Reserve
- Vice President, Southern Neurosurgical Society, 2020
- Berg Prize, Residents Day Symposium, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 2000
- Augustus McCravey Resident Paper Award (First Place Clinical Paper), Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting, 1999
- First Place, Basic Science Paper Award, Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting, 1998
- Cox Fund French Language Scholarship, United States Naval Academy, 1987
- Commandant’s List, United States Naval Academy, 1983-1987
Deep Learning Detection of Hand Motion During Microvascular Anastomosis Simulations Performed by Expert Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeons
Date: 12/2024
Authors: Thomas J. On, Yuan Xu, Jiuxu Chen, Nicolas I. Gonzalez-Romo, Oscar Alcantar-Garibay, Jay Bhanushali, Wonhyoung Park, John E. Wanebo, Andrew W. Grande, Rokuya Tanikawa, Dilantha B. Ellegala, Baoxin Li, Marco Santello, Michael T. Lawton, Mark C. Preul
Sex-dependent characteristics and outcomes after clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter propensity score-matched study
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Richard Drexler, Jennifer Sauvigny, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal P. Raygor, Daniel A. Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber
Microsurgical Clipping of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms-A Global Multicenter Investigation of Perioperative Outcomes
Date: 01/2024
Authors: Jennifer Sauvigny, Richard Drexler, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal Raygor, Daniel Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber
Occipital Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Direct Bypass: A Salvage Revascularization Technique for Ischemic Moyamoya Disease
Date: 11/2023
Authors: Jacob F. Baranoski, Joshua S. Catapano, Joseph H. Garcia, Tyler S. Cole, Ethan A. Winkler, Robert F. Rudy, Caleb Rutledge, Visish M. Srinivasan, Christopher S. Graffeo, Michael T. Lawton, John E. Wanebo
Global Outcomes for Microsurgical Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Benchmark Analysis of 2245 Cases
Date: 09/2023
Authors: Richard Drexler, Thomas Sauvigny, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal Raygor, Daniel Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber
- English
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Appointments with Dr. Wanebo 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.
- (480) 425-8004
- Fax: (833) 973-5425
John E. Wanebo, MD, FACS, FAANS
Cranial Neurosurgery
- (480) 425-8004
- Fax: (833) 973-5425
Over 5,500 Cranial and Spinal operations performed
19 years of clinical practice
8 years on Phoenix Top Doctors list for Neurosurgery
Author of over 50 peer reviewed publications, chapters and books
Over a 1,000 brain tumor resections.
Medical Corps, US Navy
John Wanebo, MD, has refined his skills since he graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by serving in both academic and military treatment centers. Although he first planned to become a pilot upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, exposure to his father’s work in surgical oncology influenced him to pursue medicine.
Before joining Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Dr. Wanebo cared for complex cranial and spinal injuries sustained by U.S. troops during regional conflicts of the past decade. He currently specializes in cerebrovascular disorders, neurotrauma, and brain tumors and has published extensively on these subjects.
More recently, Dr. Wanebo has focused his academic efforts on studying moyamoya disease through clinical and laboratory research. He has published over 30 articles and seven book chapters, and he is the lead editor of a forthcoming moyamoya textbook.
Please call (480) 425-8004 to request an appointment with Dr. Wanebo.
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Appointments with Dr. Wanebo 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.
- (480) 425-8004
- Fax: (833) 973-5425
- Barrow neurosurgeons accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, and other plans. Please call (602) 406-3181 to confirm your coverage.
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, 2001-2002
- Residency, Washington University School of Medicine, Neurosurgery, 1997-2001
- Residency, National Naval Medical Center, Neurosurgery, 1994-1997
- General Medical Officer, Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1992-1994
- Internship, National Naval Medical Center, 1991-1992
- MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1991
- BS, Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1987
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- Captain, United States Naval Reserve
- Vice President, Southern Neurosurgical Society, 2020
- Berg Prize, Residents Day Symposium, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 2000
- Augustus McCravey Resident Paper Award (First Place Clinical Paper), Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting, 1999
- First Place, Basic Science Paper Award, Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting, 1998
- Cox Fund French Language Scholarship, United States Naval Academy, 1987
- Commandant’s List, United States Naval Academy, 1983-1987
Deep Learning Detection of Hand Motion During Microvascular Anastomosis Simulations Performed by Expert Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeons
Date: 12/2024
Authors: Thomas J. On, Yuan Xu, Jiuxu Chen, Nicolas I. Gonzalez-Romo, Oscar Alcantar-Garibay, Jay Bhanushali, Wonhyoung Park, John E. Wanebo, Andrew W. Grande, Rokuya Tanikawa, Dilantha B. Ellegala, Baoxin Li, Marco Santello, Michael T. Lawton, Mark C. Preul
Sex-dependent characteristics and outcomes after clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter propensity score-matched study
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Richard Drexler, Jennifer Sauvigny, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal P. Raygor, Daniel A. Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber
Microsurgical Clipping of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms-A Global Multicenter Investigation of Perioperative Outcomes
Date: 01/2024
Authors: Jennifer Sauvigny, Richard Drexler, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal Raygor, Daniel Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber
Occipital Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Direct Bypass: A Salvage Revascularization Technique for Ischemic Moyamoya Disease
Date: 11/2023
Authors: Jacob F. Baranoski, Joshua S. Catapano, Joseph H. Garcia, Tyler S. Cole, Ethan A. Winkler, Robert F. Rudy, Caleb Rutledge, Visish M. Srinivasan, Christopher S. Graffeo, Michael T. Lawton, John E. Wanebo
Global Outcomes for Microsurgical Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Benchmark Analysis of 2245 Cases
Date: 09/2023
Authors: Richard Drexler, Thomas Sauvigny, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal Raygor, Daniel Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber
- English