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Preferred Name: Paul M. Vespa, MD, FCCM, FAAN, FANA, FNCS

Assistant Dean of Critical Care Medicine, Research
Gary L. Brinderson Family Chair in Neurocritical Care
Professor In Residence of Neurosurgery and Neurology
Director of the Neurocritical Care Program.

As a neurointensive care specialist, Dr. Vespa focuses on critical care for the treatment of neurosurgical and stroke patients. Dr. Vespa is a Diplomate of the UCNS in Neurocritical Care and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pyschiatry and Neurology.

Hospital Position

• Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine
• Director of Neurocritical Care

Membership, Medical Organizations

• United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties, Chair Person
• Neurocritical Care Society, Board of Directors, Executive Committee
• University of California Brain Injury Association
• National Stroke Association
• American Heart Association - Section on Stroke
• NACABI Founding Member, North American Consortium of Acute Brain Injury
• American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
• AAN Section of Emergency and Critical Care Neurology
• AAN Section on Clinical Neurophysiology
• AAN Section on Stroke
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• California Chapter of The Society of Critical Care Medicine 

• stroke.ucla.edu
• neurosurgery.ucla.edu/neurocritical-care-fellowship-ucla
• neurosurgery.ucla.edu/ucla-neurosurgery-neural-systems-and-dynamics-laboratory-nsdl
• neurosurgery.ucla.edu/neurocritical-care-program