The Riverside Stroke/Neurovascular team is dedicated to treating patients with vascular disorders affecting the brain and spinal cord, including stroke. Our multidisciplinary team for stroke patients approach ensures comprehensive, coordinated care for patients from hospitalization through outpatient treatment and services. Our board-certified specialists are fellowship trained in neurointervention and are at the forefront of stroke care.
Our stroke team specializes in performing therapeutic interventions to treat stroke, cerebral aneurysms, certain brain tumors and other life-threatening conditions of the brain and spine through open, minimally invasive, and endovascular approaches.

Dean Borissov Kostov, MD
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery, Neurointerventional Specialist,
Riverside Hampton Roads Neurosurgical & Spine Specialists - Newport News
Riverside Hampton Roads Neurosurgical and Spine Specialists - Williamsburg
Drawing on his dual background in neurovascular procedures and neurosurgery, he focuses on intricate procedures involving the brain and spine. His practice includes managing strokes—both ischemic and hemorrhagic—and diagnosing and treating aneurysms, vascular malformations in addition to tumors or traumatic injuries

Wolfgang Leesch, MD
Neurology, Neurointerventional Specialist,
Riverside Neurovascular Specialists
Specializes in neurovascular procedures focused on managing ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, along with the diagnosis and treatment of aneurysms, vascular malformations, and other complex neurovascular conditions.

Renato Andre Castro de Oliveira, MD
Neurointerventional Specialist, Neurology,
Riverside Neurovascular Specialists
Specializes in neurovascular procedures for the management ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes as well as diagnosis and treatment of aneurysms, vascular malformations and other neurovascular conditions.