Arteriovenous malformation

Arteriovenous malformation care at Mayo Clinic

Your Mayo Clinic care team

At Mayo Clinic, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and other specialists work as a multidisciplinary team. They provide expert, individualized care to every person with an arteriovenous malformation. This means that you benefit from the knowledge and experience of each specialist.

Mayo Clinic specialists do a thorough exam of each person that is tailored to the person's specific symptoms and condition. Our arteriovenous malformation experts take as much time as necessary to explain, interpret and guide you through the process.

Close collaboration enables the team to have your test results available quickly and to coordinate all necessary appointments. Evaluation and treatment that might take weeks elsewhere can typically be done in a matter of days at Mayo Clinic.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

At Mayo Clinic, your AVM care team has the experience and knowledge to make an accurate diagnosis and recommend the best treatment plan for you. People seeking AVM treatment at Mayo Clinic have access to:

• Advanced imaging studies. MRI and other types of brain imaging are crucial to effective treatment. Mayo Clinic neuroradiologists devote their careers to evaluating brain conditions. This deep experience results in accurate imaging and interpretation.
• Expert treatment. Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons have pioneered surgical techniques as well as noninvasive stereotactic radiosurgery for AVMs. This expertise in surgery and noninvasive treatment as well as in embolization and watchful waiting allows the AVM team at Mayo Clinic to provide the widest range of treatment options available.
• Innovation. With state-of-the-art research and laboratory facilities, Mayo Clinic experts are constantly seeking new medical knowledge and innovations for people with AVMs. Today's research teams are studying potential treatments, including new surgical options and better ways to predict risk of hemorrhage in people with AVMs. A variety of clinical trials and other clinical studies may be available to you at Mayo Clinic.
• Coordinated care. Mayo Clinic specialists can work closely with your local healthcare professional to coordinate treatment and follow-up care.

Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic doctors have extensive expertise and experience in evaluating and treating arteriovenous malformations. Our experts evaluate and treat more than 1,400 people with arteriovenous malformations each year.

Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons have pioneered surgical techniques as well as noninvasive stereotactic radiosurgery for AVM. This expertise in surgery and noninvasive treatment as well as in embolization and watchful waiting allows the AVM team at Mayo Clinic to provide the widest range of treatment options available.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, rank among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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