Neurosurgery Doctors at UCLA
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James Ivan Ausman, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Professor and former Chairman of Neurosurgery at Henry Ford Hospital and University of Illinois at Chicago and Editor of the international neurosurgical journal, Surgical Neurology. He is known for his expertise in cerebrovascular diseases, complex neurosurgical problems and microsurgery.
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Antonio A.F. De Salles, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Director of the of Stereotactic Surgery program, and Co-Director of the Radiosurgery Program. Dr. DeSalles focuses on noninvasive techniques of surgery in the management and treatment of inoperable brain tumors using Novalis Shaped Beam Radiosurgery System. He also does research and surgery for Parkinson's disease and various movement disorders, as well as surgery for pain.
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Duc H. Duong, MD. Clinical Professor, Dr. Duong's interests are in Skull Base approaches to complex intracranial pathology, neurotrauma and epilepsy surgery.
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Nestor Gonzalez, M.D. Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery and Radiological Sciences. Dr. Gonzalez has a unique training having completed two separate and distinct residency training programs in both Radiology and Neurosurgery as well as a Fellowship in Interventional Neuroradiology. He specializes in the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases including intracranial and spinal aneurysms, vascular malformations and stroke using both minimally invasive endovascular techniques and neurological surgery.
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Linda M. Liau, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Director of the UCLA Brain Tumor Program. Dr. Liau's clinical expertise is in intra-operative functional brain mapping and use of intra-operative imaging for resection of brain tumors (gliomas, meningiomas, and metastatic tumors). Her research efforts are focused on the molecular biology of brain tumors, gene therapy, immunotherapy, and brain cancer vaccines. Dr. Liau is the current Editor-in-Chief of the the Journal of Neuro-Oncology.
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Dennis R. Malkasian, M.D., Ph.D. Dennis Malkasian, M.D., PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, Senior Clinical Anatomist for the Skull Base and Microneurosurgical Laboratory. His focus is on training residents in the operative techniques and CNS/PNS anatomy as it applies to neurosurgical procedures. Also, correlated with developmental morphogenesis where clinically indicated.
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Duncan Q. McBride, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. McBride concentrates his efforts on spinal surgery, with a special interest in spinal fusion, degenerative traumatic disorders and tumors.
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Nader Pouratian, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Director of the Neurosurgical Movement Disorders Program. Dr. Pouratian specializes in surgeries to restore and preserve brain function, including deep brain stimulation for movement disorders (and other emerging indications) and surgeries that require brain mapping. In addition, he treats peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries and tumors. His research focuses on developing novel interventions and technologies for neurological restoration.
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Bob Shafa, M.D. Assistant Professor. Dr. Shafa specializes in the surgical treatment of pituitary tumors as well as degenerative and traumatic spine disorders. Dr. Shafa also has a special interest in management of traumatic brain injury. His clinical interests also include surgical treatment of malignant and benign brain tumors, hemorrhagic stroke and stroke related conditions as well as general neurosurgery.
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Paul M. Vespa, M.D., FCCM Professor In Residence of Neurosurgery and Neurology and Director of the Neurocritical Care Program. As a neurologist working within Neurosurgery, Dr. Vespa focuses on critical care for the treatment of neurosurgical and stroke patients.
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Research Scientists
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Fernando Gómez-Pinilla, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Neurotrophic Research Laboratory with secondary appointment in Physiological Science. Dr. Gómez-Pinilla conducts research on mechanisms of repair following traumatic injury to the brain and spinal cord. Read more...
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Grace Griesbach, Ph.D. Adjunct Assitant Professor. Dr. Griesbach has focused her research on enhancing molecular mechanisms of neuroplasticity following traumatic brain injury. Read more...
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Neil G. Harris, Ph.D. Assistant Professor In Residence, Dr. Harris is co-scientific director of the new 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy facility and his research is focused on recovery of function after traumatic brain injury. Read more...
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Xiao Hu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor In-Residence of Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Hu specializes in modeling of dynamics of physiological systems and analysis of biomedical signals. He is currently funded for research related to intracranial pressure, cerebral blood flow velocity, Electrocardiogram, and heart rate variability signals. He is also active in research and development in medical informatics that involves large-scale database, data mining, and clinical decision support. Read more...
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Mayumi Prins, Ph.D. Assistant Professor-In Residence and Director of the UCLA Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention and Education Program. Her research focuses on the pediatric response to traumatic brain injury. Read more...
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Robert M. Prins, Ph.D. Assistant Professor-In Residence. Dr. Prins conducts pre-clinical brain tumor immunotherapy research and Phase I clinical trials for malignant brain tumor patients. Read more...
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Joint Appointments in Neurosurgery
Reza Jahan, MD Assistant Professor Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery
A. Nick Shamie, M.D. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. Dr. Shamie has a primary appointment in Orthopaedic Surgery with a secondary appointment in Neurosurgery. Dr. Shamie's primary specialties are in minimally invasive spine surgery, cervical surgery, thoracic surgery and lumbar surgery.
Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D. Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. Dr. Wang has a primary appointment in Orthopaedic Surgery with a secondary appointment in Neurosurgery. Dr. Wang specializes in cervical spine surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and lumbar degenerative disorders.
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