Ananth K. Vellimana, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Radiology and Neurology
Specialties
- Aneurysm and Vascular Malformations
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Cerebrovascular surgery
- Dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs)
- Giant aneurysms
- Interventional Neuroradiology
- Moyamoya Disease
- Skull Base Tumor Surgery
- Thrombectomy for Stroke
- Trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Call 314-362-3577 for Patient Appointments
As a cerebrovascular/skull base tumor surgeon and interventional neuroradiologist, I strive to use my unique skill set to provide the least invasive but durable, cutting-edge treatment to patients with complex neurosurgical diseases. I want my patients to have the best possible outcome and the least amount of discomfort, as I would want for my own family.
Dr. Vellimana
Residency
Resident, Neurosurgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2012 – 2019
Education
MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.), New Delhi, India
2003 – 2009
Fellowships
Fellow, Interventional Neuroradiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2020 – 2021
Fellow, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery,
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine,
Seattle, Washington, USA
2019 – 2020
Specialist Registrar, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Tumor Surgery,
National Centre for Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2009 – 2012
Research focus
- Neuroimmunological approach to understanding mechanisms of secondary brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury
- Multi-omics approaches and clinical outcomes research in cerebrovascular diseases
Honors & leadership roles
- Debbie Feiger Chair of Research, Brain Aneurysm Foundation, 2022
- AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section & CNS Foundation Young Investigator Award, 2022
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons- Leadership Fellow, 2017 – 2019
- Tae Sung Park, M.D. Primary Examination Award – Highest score in residency program in the 2018 American Board of Neurological Surgery Primary Examination, 2018
- Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2018
- CNS Resident Award – Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2017
- Tae Sung Park, M.D. Primary Examination Award – Highest score in residency program in the 2017 American Board of Neurological Surgery Primary Examination, 2017
- AANS Neurosurgical Top Gun Competition – “Tractography-guided Surgical Planning” Competition Winner, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2017
- Ronald L. Bittner Award – Best Abstract in Brain Tumor Research, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2017
- Best Basic Science Research Presentation Award – 11th Annual Neurosurgery Research Symposium, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2017
- PGY-2 Primary Examination Award – Departmental award for exemplary performance in American Board of Neurological Surgery Primary Examination, 2014
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011
- Elected as a member of Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, 2011
- Top 10% Abstract, International Stroke Conference 2011 – Intravenous tPA Therapy is an Independent Risk Factor for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Following Carotid Endarterectomy, 2011
- Top 10% Abstract, International Stroke Conference 2011 – Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Mediates Endogenous Protection against Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-induced Cerebral Vasospasm, 2011
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery Board Certified
Hospital appointments
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
St. Louis Children’s Hospital