Cottage Neuroscience Institute

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Cottage Neuroscience Institute

Nationally-Recognized, Patient-Centered Care.

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Highly-specialized care to diagnose, treat and manage brain, spine and nervous system conditions.

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At Cottage Neuroscience Institute, our physicians and clinical staff offer the medical expertise to care for a wide range of neurological and neurosurgical conditions. Our team approach and advanced technologies ensure that you receive the highest level of neurological and neurosurgical treatment options.

Our board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons, specialty-trained nurses, therapists and clinical support team members offer care you’d expect at large academic medical centers, along with neurological and neurosurgical emergency care. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional care through innovation and collaboration—and offer emergency neurological and neurosurgical care as the only designated Level 1 Trauma Center between San Jose and Los Angeles.

Our medical staff at Cottage Health includes highly-specialized neurological and neurosurgical experts, many of whom participate in research and clinical trials to offer our patients access to promising advances in neuroscience.


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Neurologists and Neurosurgeons

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Clinics and Care Teams

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Research and Clinical Trials

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Comprehensive Stroke Center

Our Comprehensive Stroke Center is certified by The Joint Commission and has received awards from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for demonstrating our commitment to quality patient care and following the most current research-based guidelines. View the full list of our clinics and services here.

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Brain & Spinal Tumor Program

Our Brain & Spinal Tumor Program was the first in the State of California and just one of six in the nation to receive the Brain Tumor Certification from The Joint Commission beginning in 2024.

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Cottage Epilepsy Center

Cottage Neuroscience Institute offers a comprehensive epilepsy program with advanced monitoring equipment and a highly-specialized care team. We provide each patient personalized and compassionate care during an epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.

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Recognitions and Accreditations

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Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has earned a Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification

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Joint Commission Certified

First in California Cottage Brain and Spinal Tumor Program Joint Commission Certified