The Neuron Clinic, Dr. Branko Huisa, Dr. Melanie Wu

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The Neuron Clinic in Chula Vista is a vascular neurology practice on Fourth Avenue specializing in stroke, cerebrovascular disease, and neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. As a UCSD-fellowship-trained cerebrovascular program, the clinic maintains direct referral coordination with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center for acute stroke emergencies requiring the hospital's designated stroke-response unit on Medical Center Drive. The founding physician earned a medical degree from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, completed neurology residency at the University of New Mexico, and held a cerebrovascular fellowship at the University of California San Diego. Prior faculty positions included directing the University of New Mexico Stroke Center and leading UCSD's Stroke Fellowship Program, applying that academic research pipeline directly to clinical neurology at the Chula Vista office. Diagnostic workups for transient ischemic attack and chronic migraine overlap with vascular risk-factor management — a scope complementing the cardiac focus at Cardiovascular Institute of San Diego for patients with co-occurring cerebrovascular and cardiac pathology. Advanced neurodiagnostic capabilities include EEG monitoring, carotid duplex ultrasonography, and transcranial Doppler studies for intracranial hemodynamic assessment in post-stroke and at-risk cerebrovascular patients.