Vascular neurology is the study and treatment of vascular diseases of the nervous system. A neurologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats nervous system disorders. A vascular neurologist treats patients who have disorders of the veins and arteries in the nervous system. Diseased vessels that provide circulation to the nervous system can generate problems such as a stroke or hemorrhage that affects the brain or spinal cord.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Arizona has 9 practicing vascular neurologists. Broken out by city, vascular neurology doctor density in Gilbert is 1, in Goodyear is 1, in Mesa is 1, in Phoenix is 4, in Scottsdale is 3, in Sierra Vista is 1, and in Tucson is 2.

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