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Office
28693 Old Town Front Street
Suite 400B
Temecula, CA 92590Phone+1 951-365-1841Fax+1 949-482-2644
Summary
- Dr. Brian Cristiano is a fellowship trained diagnostic and endovascular surgical neuroradiologist based in Temecula, CA.
He received his medical degree from the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine where he graduated AOA in 2014. He is a graduate of the Loma Linda University Residency in Diagnostic Radiology and went on to complete sub-specialty training in Diagnostic Neuroradiology and Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology at Loma Linda University and Johns Hopkins University respectively completing training in 2023.
He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and specializes in endovascular surgical neuroradiology. His expertise includes the clinical and endovascular management of both adult and pediatric neurovascular conditions such as stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, venous hypertensive myelopathy, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and pulsatile tinnitus. He utilizes state of the art surgical techniques including cerebral and spinal angiography, coil embolization, flow diversion, dural sinus stenting, and liquid embolization of high-flow vascular malformations including arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and cerebral or spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) using nBCA glue.
His current hospital affiliations include Temecula Valley Hospital in Temecula, CA as well as Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospitals in Murrieta, CA, and he is an Associate with NeuroVascular and Spine Associates, PC based in Fullerton, CA.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neuroendovascular Intervention (Radiology), 2021 - 2023
- Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Neuroradiology, 2020 - 2021
- Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2016 - 2020
- University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Roentgen Award Radiological Society of North America, 2017, 2020
- Alpha Omega Alpha Colorado, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsSimple Fluoroscopy-Guided Transforaminal Lumbar Puncture: Safety and Effectiveness of a Coaxial Curved-Needle Technique in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Co...J.P. Jacobson, Brian Cristiano, Daniel Hoss
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2020-01-01 - 4 citationsDevelopment of machine learning models for predicting outcome in patients with distal medium vessel occlusions: a retrospective study.Burak Berksu Ozkara, Mert Karabacak, Apoorva Kotha, Brian Cooper Cristiano, Max Wintermark
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 2023-09-01 - 3 citationsPrediction of Poor Outcome after Successful Thrombectomy in Patients with Severe Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Retrospective Study.Burak B Ozkara, Mert Karabacak, Apoorva Kotha, Alperen Aslan, Omar Hamam
Neurology International. 2023-02-03
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of Neurointerventional SurgeryMember
- Radiological Society of North AmericaMember
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