
Bruce H. Dobkin, MD
Neurorehabilitation| Neurology
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Westwood Neurology
300 Medical Plaza
Suite B200
Los Angeles, California 90095
Suite B200
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
310-794-7491
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1979
Residency
Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine; NPI, 1977
Internship
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1974
Degree
MD, Temple University School of Medicine, 1973
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022, 2023
- Honorary member of the Royal College of Physicians, London, for lifetime achievement in neurorehabilitation
Locations

Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Stroke rehabilitation
Gait therapies
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Statin myopathy
Unsteady gait
Traumatic brain injury
Paraplegia
Myelopathy
Hemiparesis
Research
Interests
- Recovery of motor function after brain or spinal cord injury/disease; improve walking and use of affected arm
- Neurological rehabilitation
Publications
Link to Dr. Dobkin's PubMed publications
Over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Books
Brain Matters: Stories of a Neurologist and His Patients, Crown Publ, 1986
The Clinical Science of Neurologic Rehabilitation, Oxford University Press, 2003
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022, 2023
- Honorary member of the Royal College of Physicians, London, for lifetime achievement in neurorehabilitation