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TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION
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TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION: UCLA Neurosurgery Residency Program
The UCLA Neurosurgery Residency Program provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art clinical training in all major subspecialties of neurosurgery. The rigorous core curriculum is designed to achieve educational, clinical, and technical excellence. UCLA's clinical environment provides residents with a broad range of experience by virtue of the extensive population of patients served.  

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BRAIN INJURY & NEUROCRITICAL CARE PROGRAMS
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BRAIN INJURY & NEUROCRITICAL CARE PROGRAMS
UCLA physician specialists provides critical care for patients with a wide range of neurological disorders, including brain trauma, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, spinal cord trauma and intracerebral hemorrhage.  

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To donate to a specific doctor:
  • Manuel Buitrago Blanco, MD, PhD
  • Neil Harris, PhD
  • David Hovda, PhD
  • Mayumi Prins, PhD
  • Paul Vespa, MD

 

 

STEVE TISCH BRAINSPORT PROGRAM  
At the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program, our goal is to establish the world’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment program for athletes who have suffered concussions as well as non-sports related head injuries. We are the leaders in concussion care and education, that’s why we have created the nation’s first Pediatric Sports Neurology Fellowship Program that will train the world’s best physicians to treat sport concussions in young athletes.  

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  • Christopher Giza, MD

 

 

BRAIN INJURY AND EASTON BRAIN HEALTH PROGRAM 

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  • Christopher Giza, MD


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BRAIN TUMOR PROGRAM
The UCLA Brain Tumor Program combines multidisciplinary clinical care and a strong research program in an effort to facilitate rapid transfer of basic scientific findings into clinical protocols for patients with brain tumors. Diseases treated in the Center include both benign and malignant tumors of the brain, spinal cord, skull base, and spine in adults and children.

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  • Marvin Bergsneider, MD
  • Richard Everson, MD
  • Won Kim, MD
  • Linda Liau, MD, PhD, MBA
  • Robert Prins, PhD
  • Isaac Yang, MD

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CEREBROVASCULAR PROGRAM
UCLA is an international referral center for complex neurovascular disorders of the brain and spinal cord. A multidisciplinary team consisting of cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, stroke neurologists and radiation oncologists collaborate closely to design individualized treatment plans combining optimal therapies for each patient's unique needs.  

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  • Geoffrey Colby, MD, PhD
  • Jeremiah Johnson, MD
  • Anthony Wang, MD

EPILESPY PROGRAM
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EPILESPY PROGRAM
The UCLA Epilepsy Program has been a world leader in the surgical treatment of intractable seizure for over 30 years. Adult patients are evaluated and managed by the UCLA Adult Epilepsy Program, and children by the UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Program.  

To donate to a specific doctor:
  • Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD
  • Aria Fallah, MD
  • Itzhak Fried, MD, PhD

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MOVEMENT & PAIN DISORDERS
The UCLA Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders and Pain Program provides comprehensive treatment options for patients with Parkinson's Disease, movement disorders, chronic pain conditions and psychiatric disorders.  

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  • Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD


    PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
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    PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
    Pediatric Neurosurgery at Mattel Children’s Hospital is steeped in a tradition of excellence. We are dedicated to the compassionate care of infants, children, and adolescents. We treat a full range of pediatric neurologic disorders including epilepsy, tumors, vascular disorders, scoliosis, stroke, congenital malformations, concussion, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, and trauma.  

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    • Aria Fallah, MD
    • Gary Mathern, MD
    • Anthony Wang, MD

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    SPINE CENTER
    The UCLA Spine Center is unique among academic institutions in the way it brings together neurosurgery and orthopaedics, two traditionally separate practices, into a cohesive program to treat patients with degenerative and non-degenerative spinal conditions. The UCLA Spine Center includes neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, and nonoperative specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation.  

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    • Ulrich Batzdorf, MD
    • Joel Beckett, MD
    • Langston Holly, MD
    • Daniel Lu, MD, PhD
    • Luke Macyszyn, MD
    • Andrew Vivas, MD

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