Josh Abecassis, M.D. is the Director of Cerebrovascular Surgery for UofL Health.

Dr. Abecassis grew up in Chicago and completed both his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and medical degree at Northwestern University. He completed a residency in neurological surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, with an enfolded fellowship in skull base/open cerebrovascular neurosurgery. He then went on to the University of Miami to complete a CAST-accredited fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery. He is passionate about expanding the stroke program’s footprint in the community here at the University of Louisville and is dedicated to delivering top-notch open microsurgical and endovascular care.