Biographical summary
Dr. Luis Savastano is a hybrid cerebrovascular neurosurgeon that specializes in the microsurgical and endovascular treatment of brain aneurysm, moyamoya disease, brain and spinal AVMs, carotid artery disease and stroke.
Dr. Savastano is a trailblazer surgeon-scientist and has led bench-to-bedside developments of minimally invasive technologies and techniques to better understand, diagnose and treat patients with cerebrovascular diseases.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Microsurgical and endovascular treatment of cerebral and spinal vascular lesions
- Intracranial aneurysms
- Moyamoya disease, occlusive cerebrovascular disease
- Intracranial/intraspinal AVMs, AV fistulas, cavernous malformations
- Carotid endarterectomy and stenting
- Neurological surgery
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2019
Ph.D. - Doctor in Medicine; Thesis: “Multimodal Endovascular Endoscopy for Atherosclerosis” (evaluation: Summa cum laude).Cuyo National University, School of Medicine
- 2019
Residency - Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity of Michigan
- 2017
Fellow - Neurointerventional Radiology, Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity of Michigan
- 2010
Masters - Degree in Anatomy, Thesis: “Dissection techniques of the Nervous System” (Evaluation: Summa cum laude).Cuyo National University, School of Medicine
- 2009
MD - Honor: First of the Class, Valedictorian, Gold Medal and Summa cum laude.Cuyo National University, School of Medicine
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2019
Medical InnovationJohnson & Johnson
- 2019
Innovation AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2019
"Elizabeth Crosby" Translational and Basic Science AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2019
Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization AwardMichigan Economic Development Corporation
- 2018
"Elizabeth Crosby” Translational and Basic Science AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2018
Frankel CVC Cardiovascular Imaging Collaborative Funding AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2017
“Elizabeth Crosby” Translational and Basic Science AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2017
CNS Resident Fellow Leadership ProgramCongress of Neurologic Surgeons
- 2016
Galbraith AwardCongress of Neurologic Surgeons
- 2016
Max Peet Teaching AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2016
Max Peet Teaching AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2016
Best Platform PresentationUniversity of Michigan
- 2016
Academic Excellence AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2016
“Elizabeth Crosby” Translational and Basic Science AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2016
Project Award for Early Tech DevelopmentUniversity of Michigan
- 2015
Cerebrovascular Research AwardAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2015
Best Resident PosterUniversity of Michigan
- 2015
Cerebrovascular Research AwardAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2015
Innovation Fellowship AwardCongress of Neurologic Surgeons
- 2015
Technology Innovation AwardInternational Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)
- 2013
Neuroanatomy AwardUniversity of Michigan
- 2010
Young Investigator Award in Basic ResearchUniversidad National de Cuyo
- 2010
Summa cum laudeUniversidad National de Cuyo
- 2009
Gold Medal and Honor Diploma Universidad National de Cuyo
- 2008
Panamericana Medical Publishing Award Universidad National de Cuyo
- 2007
Panamericana Medical Publishing Award Universidad National de Cuyo
Professional memberships
- 2021 - present
RepresentativeSurgical Innovation Subcommittee
- 2015 - present
MemberSociety of NeuroInterventional Surgery
- 2015 - present
MemberAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- 2014 - 2018
MemberAANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee (Cerebrovascular, Ethics and History Committees)
- 2012 - present
MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- 2012 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Publications
Research activities