About the physician

About Dr. Nishant Ranawat, MD

The precision of neurovascular medicine. The patience of a good listener.

Biography

Dr. Nishant Singh Ranawat is a board-certified neurologist and neuro-interventional specialist with advanced expertise in vascular neurology, stroke care and minimally invasive treatment of complex cerebrovascular conditions. He treats patients with stroke, brain aneurysms, carotid artery disease, vascular malformations and other disorders affecting the blood vessels of the brain and nervous system.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, a Diplomate in Vascular Neurology (ABPN) and a Diplomate in Interventional Neurology of the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, and holds a California fluoroscopy supervision and training licentiate. He is licensed across more than a dozen states, including Texas, New York, California, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona and Virginia.

Dr. Ranawat earned his MBBS from Sawai Man Singh Medical College, University of Rajasthan, trained in internal and emergency medicine in the United Kingdom and New York/New Jersey, then completed neurology residency at University Hospitals/Case Medical Center in Cleveland. He went on to fellowships in vascular neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Stroke Institute, vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, and endovascular surgical neuroradiology at UHS-SUNY Upstate Medical University.

He currently serves as Medical Director of Sunbelt Neurological Services in Spring, Texas, and as a consultant in neurocritical care, cerebrovascular and endovascular neurology at Mohawk Valley Health System-St. Luke's Medical Center and United Health Services-Wilson Medical Center in New York. Previously, as Medical Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurology at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, he built the region's stroke and neuroendovascular program, which earned AHA Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Elite recognition and DNV Primary Plus (Thrombectomy Capable) Stroke Center certification. At Centra Lynchburg General Hospital he led the 12th US and first Virginian Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center to certification within a year.

His clinical work spans emergency stroke intervention, mechanical thrombectomy, aneurysm coiling and flow diversion, carotid and intracranial stenting, tumor and AVM embolization, neurocritical care and long-term stroke prevention. He has contributed to major stroke trials including IMS-III, SAMMPRIS, DEFUSE II, MISTIE-ICES, COSS and ACT-1, serves on the ABPN Test Development Committee and the editorial board of the Journal of Neuroimaging, and is a Senior Member of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.

Dr. Ranawat speaks English, Hindi, Urdu and Rajasthani, enabling him to serve patients and families from a wide range of backgrounds. His goal is to combine advanced neurovascular medicine with thoughtful, individualized care — helping every patient approach treatment with greater understanding, confidence and hope.

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Credentials

Board certifications and memberships

Board certifications

  • Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
  • Diplomate in Vascular Neurology, ABPN
  • Diplomate in Interventional Neurology, UCNS
  • Licentiate in Fluoroscopy Supervision & Training, State of California

Professional memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery — Senior Member
  • Society of Vascular & Interventional Neurology
  • American Heart Association / American Stroke Association
  • American Medical Association

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
  • Rajasthani
Training

Fellowship training and residency

2015–2017

Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellowship

UHS-SUNY Upstate Medical University

2010–2011

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Fellowship

University of Minnesota Medical Center

2009–2010

Vascular Neurology Fellowship

UPMC Stroke Institute, Pittsburgh

2006–2009

Neurology Residency

University Hospitals / Case Medical Center

1992–1998

MBBS

Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur

Hospital appointments

Where he practices

Current

Medical Director

Sunbelt Neurological Services, Spring, Texas

Current

Consultant, Neurocritical Care & Endovascular Neurology

Mohawk Valley Health System-St. Luke's Medical Center, New York

Current

Consultant, Cerebrovascular Neurology

United Health Services-Wilson Medical Center, New York

Previous

Medical Director, Cerebrovascular & Endovascular Neurology

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, Medford, Oregon

Previous

Stroke Program Leadership

Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, Virginia

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Research & leadership

Contributions to the evidence base

Dr. Ranawat has contributed to major stroke trials — the studies that shaped how acute stroke is treated today — and continues to serve the specialty through examination development and peer review.

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  • ABPN Test Development Committee
  • Editorial board, Journal of Neuroimaging
  • Senior Member, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Clinical practice

Procedures and clinical scope

Emergency stroke interventionMechanical thrombectomyAneurysm coiling and flow diversionCarotid and intracranial stentingTumor and AVM embolizationNeurocritical careLong-term stroke prevention

Licensed in more than a dozen states

TexasNew YorkCaliforniaFloridaMichiganMinnesotaOregonColoradoArizonaVirginia

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