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Specialty:: Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
Neurology
Department Affiliation:: Neurology, Neurology
Hospital Affiliation:: Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:: A73835
Languages:: Vietnamese
Phone:: 310-825-5321
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Preferred Name: P. (Leia) Nghiemphu

Academic Appointment

Professor of Clinical Neurology

Dr. Nghiemphu has been on faculty at UCLA since 2006 and is the Director of Neuro-Oncology Clinical Service and the Director of the Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program. She has been the operational director for the UCLA Brain Tumor Center, charged with developing a highly coordinated, integrated, patient-centered practice for the care of patients with brain tumors.

Links

uclahealth.org/braintumor
uclahealth.org/neurology/neuro-oncology
uclahealth.org/community-cancercare
uclahealth.org/community-cancercare/westwood
uclahealth.org/neurology

Primary Office: Westwood Neurology
300 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite B200
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone: 310-825-5321
Fax: 310-794-7491
Secondary Office: Westwood - Cancer Care
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone: 310-825-5321
Fax: 310-206-5507

Medical Board Certifications: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2004
Fellowship: Neuro-Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2003-2005
Residency: Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2000-2003
Internship: Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, 1999-2000
Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Yeshiva University, 1999

Interests

Brain Tumor
Brain Tumors: Introduction
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. There are 2 main types of brain tumors - Primary tumor starts in the brain. The Secondary (metastatic) tumor is from a cancer that starts in another part of the body, then spreads to the brain.
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Neuro Oncology
Neurological Disorders
Here is a list of nervous system disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
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Neurofibromatosis

Research Interests

Individualized molecularly based therapy for patients with malignant brain tumors
Quality improvement in the care of patients with brain tumors

Publications

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Awards: Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021

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