# Need suggestions for U.S. doctors specializing in endoscopic pipeline stenting (a/k/a flow diversion)

**URL:** <https://www.bafsupport.org/t/need-suggestions-for-u-s-doctors-specializing-in-endoscopic-pipeline-stenting-a-k-a-flow-diversion/20168>\
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**Created:** [April 13, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.bafsupport.org/t/need-suggestions-for-u-s-doctors-specializing-in-endoscopic-pipeline-stenting-a-k-a-flow-diversion/20168 "2026-04-13T18:20:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![FinWhaleFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FinWhaleFan](https://www.bafsupport.org/u/FinWhaleFan)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.bafsupport.org/t/need-suggestions-for-u-s-doctors-specializing-in-endoscopic-pipeline-stenting-a-k-a-flow-diversion/20168/7 "2026-04-15T18:07:48Z")

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@Moltroub, by any chance, are you thinking about this topic?

> **[Recommend Doctor or Clinic](https://www.bafsupport.org/c/symptoms/recommend-doctor-or-clinic/20)**
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> Want to recommend a doctor, therapist, or clinic? Positive review only, please.

@TRJ, I have 3 coils and a pipeline stent as a result of my ruptured aneursym. My neuroradiologist is the one who placed my stent, as opposed to my neurosurgeon who handled some of my other brain surgeries.

If it helps, you may be interested in some BAF archived webinars …presuming. you have not seen already (!). Ones that caught my eye that _might_ be of interest relate to choosing the right doctor for treatment ([Latest Updates - Brain Aneurysm Foundation](https://www.bafound.org/latest-updates/)), as well as one on dealing with watching and waiting  
[Living with a Brain Aneurysm Diagnosis: Struggles of Watching and Waiting - Brain Aneurysm Foundation](https://www.bafound.org/webinars/living-with-a-brain-aneurysm-diagnosis-struggles-of-watching-and-waiting/).

Please let us know what we can do to support you both!

Fin Whale Fan 🐋

P.S. You will see in the postings in te Recommendations, but I included my team. Direct link if that helps!

> [@What doctors have you liked (positive reviews only, please)](https://www.bafsupport.org/t/what-doctors-have-you-liked-positive-reviews-only-please/3661/23):
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> Thanks @Moltroub for pointing out this thread! Since they saved my life multiple times, I am blindly loyal to Penn Medicine (Philadelphia). That being said, I do sense a theme in this topic. slightly_smiling_face My neurosurgeon was Dr. Jan-Karl Burkhardt who is the Division Head of Cerebrovascular Surgery. His medical school was in Germany (hence the theme slightly_smiling_face), residency in Switzerland, and fellowships at NYU and UC San Francisco before coming to Penn Med. His skill …

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