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Neurosurgery Doctors at UCLA

Executive Board

Neil A. Martin, M.D. David A. Hovda, Ph.D. Marvin Bergsneider, M.D. Langston T. Holly, M.D.
Neil A. Martin, M.D. 
Professor and Chair
David A. Hovda, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Academic Affairs
Marvin Bergsneider, M.D.
Professor and Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Langston T. Holly, M.D. 
Assistant Professor and Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs


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James Ivan Ausman, M.D., Ph.D.


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.

 

Ulrich Batzdorf, M.D.


Ulrich Batzdorf, M.D.
  
Professor and Executive Director of Spinal Neurosurgery. Dr. Batzdorf's primary clinical and research focus is on the treatment of Arnold Chiari Malformationsyringomyelia.

 

Donald P. Becker, M.D.


Donald P. Becker, M.D.
  
Professor. Dr. Becker is an expert in surgery of skull base tumors, other benign brain tumors and pituitary tumors, and leads a nationally recognized program in brain injury.

 


Marvin Bergsneider, M.D.

Professor, Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs. Dr. Bergsneider specializes in minimally-invasive and advanced endoscopic techniques for the treatment of pituitary tumors, skullbase tumors, and hydrocephalus.

 

Antonio A.F. De Salles, M.D., Ph.D.


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.

 

Duc Duong, MD


Duc H. Duong, MD.
Clinical Professor, Dr. Duong's interests are in Skull Base approaches to complex intracranial pathology, neurotrauma and epilepsy surgery.

 

Fredric L. Edelman, M.D.


Fredric L. Edelman, M.D.
  
Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Peripheral Nerve Program. Dr. Edelman treats all peripheral nerve injury and peripheral nerve tumors, with a special interest in brachial plexus injury.

 

John G. Frazee, M.D.


John G. Frazee, M.D.
  
Clinical Professor and Director of the Neuroendoscopy Program. Dr. Frazee specializes in neurovascular and endoscopic procedures.

 

Itzhak Fried, M.D., Ph.D.


Itzhak Fried, M.D., Ph.D.
  
Professor and Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program. Dr. Fried's research and clinical work is dedicated to the treatment of intractable seizure disorders and epilepsy.

 

Nestor Gonzalez, M.D.


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.

 

Langston T. Holly, M.D.


Langston T. Holly, M.D.
  
Assistant Professor and Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Holly is a member of the Comprehensive Spine Center in Santa Monica. Dr. Holly's focus is on minimally invasive and image-guided techniques in the surgical management of degenerative, traumatic and neoplastic spinal disorders.

 

Jorge A. Lazareff, M.D.


Jorge A. Lazareff, M.D.
  
Professor and Director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Program. Dr. Lazareff's primary focus is the treatment of children with neurosurgical disorders.

Dr Lazareff is also involved with the UCLA Global Neuro Health Program.

 

Linda M. Liau, M.D., Ph.D.


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.


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.

 

Neil A. Martin, M.D.


Neil A. Martin, M.D.
  
Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, Dr. Martin is Head of the UCLA Stroke Center and Director of the Aneurysm and AVM program. Dr. Martin specializes in the research and treatment of neurovascular disorders, including arteriovenous malformationaneurysm and stroke.

 

Gary W. Mathern, M.D.


Gary W. Mathern, M.D.
  
Professor in Residence and Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program and Pediatric Neurosurgery Program. Dr. Mathern works in conjunction with the Epilepsy Program to provide surgical treatment for children with epilepsy.

 

Duncan Q. McBride, M.D.


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.

 

Bob Shafa, M.D.


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.

 

Paul M. Vespa, M.D.


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.


Research Scientists

David A. Hovda, Ph.D.


David A. Hovda, Ph.D.

Professor and Vice Chairman of Research and Academic Affairs for the Department of Neurosurgery and the Director of the Brain Injury Research Center. Dr. Hovda's research is dedicated to the understanding of the pathobiology of traumatic brain injury and the recovery of function after brain injury. Read more...


Thomas Charles Glenn, Ph.D.


Thomas Charles Glenn, Ph.D.
  
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Dr. Glenn's research and clinical work is dedicated to the treatment of traumatic brain injuries. Read more...


Christopher C. Giza, M.D.


Christopher C. Giza, M.D.
  
Associate Professor In Residence with secondary appointment in Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Giza conducts research investigating the pathobiology of and recovery from developmental traumatic brain injury. Read more...


Fernando Gómez-Pinilla, Ph.D.


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...


Grace Griesbach, Ph.D., Ph.D.


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...


Neil G. Harris, Ph.D.


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...


Xiao Hu, Ph.D.


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...


Valeriy I. Nenov, Ph.D.


Valeriy I. Nenov, Ph.D.
  
Adjunct Professor and Director of the Brain Intensive Monitoring and Modeling Laboratory. Dr. Nenov works in conjunction with the Neurocritical Care Program to provide state-of-the-art computerized intensive care monitoring. Read more...


Mayumi Prins, Ph.D.


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...


Robert M. Prins, Ph.D.


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...


Richard L. Sutton, Ph.D.


Richard L. Sutton, Ph.D.
  
Adjunct Associate Professor. Dr. Sutton's academic focus is on development of injury models and improving recovery of function after TBI. Read more...


Joint Appointments in Neurosurgery
Nasim Afsarmanesh, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Internal Medicine and Neurosurgery  
Anthony P. Heaney, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Endocrinology and Neurosurgery  
Gary Duckwiler, MD
Professor
Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery
Reza Jahan, MD
Assistant Professor
Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery
Joseph Lasky, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
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.
Fernando Vinuela, MD
Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery
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.