Wayne Olan

Wayne J. Olan, MD is board-certified in Radiology, and currently serves as the Director of Interventional and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Co-Director of the Endovascular Stroke Program, and an associate professor of NeuroSurgery and Radiology at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. He completed his training in Radiology and fellowship training in Neuroradiology with subspecialty training in Interventional Neuroradiology.

He rejoined the department of neurosurgery at GW 7 years ago after serving 10 years as the director of Interventional Neuroradiology for Johns Hopkins Medicine at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. He continues as a consulting physician to the National Institutes of Health and the United States Congress as well as is a member of the White House Medical Unit. He is a member of many professional societies including the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, Medical Society of District of Columbia, American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Spine Radiology, the Society of Interventional Radiology, and the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.

Dr. Olans clinical and research interests involve the endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular disorders, including the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, the endovascular treatment of stroke, and assisting in setting up endovascular stroke programs around the country. He performs aneurysm coiling, extra-cranial, and intracranial arterial stenting, embolization of AVMs, embolization of head/neck tumors, and intracranial, endovascular thrombectomy in acute stroke patients. In addition, he has interests in the interventional, minimally invasive treatment of spinal disorders, and is a leader in the treatment of degenerative spine disorders, including osteoporotic compression fractures and degenerative spinal stenosis. He is also at the forefront of regenerative medical technologies, exploring autologous solutions for many degenerative or inflammatory disorders.