Our Mission
The mission of the SANS Center is to address fundamental challenges of stroke, cerebrovascular disease and other neurological disorders through multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach
About us
SANS is an expert team of neurological surgeons, geneticists, molecular biologists, mechanical engineers, clinicians, philanthropists, former patients and their families who are passionate about the disruptive technologies that will eradicate stroke forever. The Center actively investigates the fundamental challenges of stroke, cerebrovascular disease, and other neurological disorders through multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach.
Our Focus
The SANS Center brings together talented researchers from across the many disciplines at the University of Washington and beyond to design and implement novel research and education that directly impacts clinical care and improves patient outcomes in stroke and other neurological disorders.
Our Funding
Our work has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, The Bee Foundation, The AVM and Aneurysm Foundation, the University of Washington Royalty Research Fund, Philips, Medtronic, Stryker, and Penumbra. In addition, we are constantly seeking to diversify our funding sources to conduct investigator-initiated research, host conferences, provide training and education, and support center operations.
Leadership
Together our team is working diligently to conduct research with real-world impact that we can bring directly to our patients.
Executive Council
Louis J. Kim MD MBA FAANS
Executive Director
Chief of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chairman & Professor of Neurological Surgery
Bio
Michael Levitt MD FAANS
Scientific Director
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, and Mechanical Engineering
Bio
Richard Ellenbogen MD FACS
Executive Council Chair
Chair and Professor of the Department of Neurological Surgery
Bio
Melanie Walker MD
Executive Council Member
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Bio
Ronald D. Lee
Executive Council Member
Partner of Arnold & Porter
Advisory Council
Alberto Aliseda PhD
Associate Director of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Neurological Surgery and Aeronautics & Astronautics
Cardiovascular & Multiphase Flow Lab
Eeeseung Byun PhD RN
Associate Director of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Bio
Pierre Mourad PhD
Associate Director of Medical Entrepreneurship
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Mathematics, Bioengineering and Applied Physics
The Mourad Lab
Jalal Andre MD DABR
Associate Director of Radiology
Associate Professor of Radiology
Bio
Abhijit Lele MD
Associate Director of Neurocritical Care
Medical Director of Neurocritical Care
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery
Bio
Ying Zheng PhD
Associate Director of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Bioengineering
The Zheng Lab
The SANS Center is based at Harboview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington
Stroke & Applied Neuroscience Center
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