I’m Dr. Ryan Kellogg and I'm a neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia. My primary focus is on cerebrovascular neurosurgery, and that involves primarily the blood vessels that supply the brain and the spine. I see patients for a variety of diseases including brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, intracranial bleeds, and disorders of the spinal cord as well. Probably what I’m known the most for is treating patients through endovascular approaches and this involves using a small catheter wire that enters through the wrist or groin artery and provides us access to treat diseases, such as brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous shunts, or even embolizing brain tumors through minimally invasive means. I’m really passionate about trying to do the best thing possible for the patient given their pathology. I think a big part of what I do for most patients is trying to find what’s the best way to treat some kind of disorder of the brain or spine. Whether it’s non-operative management or operative management, I think having a good frank discussion with the patient about their options is really critical. UVA provides a very comprehensive ability to care for patients with a variety of diseases. A lot of the things that we see on the neurosurgical side are very complex disorders that are rare, so when you come to a large place like University of Virginia, you’re going to get people that are experts in some pretty unique pathologies.