
Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD
Spine Surgery| Neurosurgery
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Spine Center
1131 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 100
Santa Monica, California 90401
Suite 100
Santa Monica, California 90401
Phone
Fax
310-206-9987
About
Membership, Medical Organizations:
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves
- AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care
- Society for Neuroscience
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2014
Fellowship
Neurological Surgery, Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute, 2010
Residency
Neurological Surgery, UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, 2009
Internship
Surgery, UCSF Department of Surgery, 2004
Degrees
MD, UC San Diego School of Medicine, 2003
PhD, University of California, San Diego-Neurosciences Graduate Program, 2001
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023
Locations
Santa Monica
Spine Center
Spine Center
Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine| Spinal Cord Injury Medicine| Spine Surgery +2 more specialties

Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Syringomyelia
Spine fusion
Spinal cord compression
Spinal cord tumors
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Spine injury
Videos
Profile
Meet Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD
The Violin Surgeon
Spinal Cord Injury Research
Minimally Invasive Tubular Surgery for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Minimally Invasive Palliative Resection of Lumbar Epidural Metastasis
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Microdiscectomy
Nuances of Occipitocervical Fixation
In the News
UCLA neurosurgeon has a passion for violins - Spectrum News 1, 2023
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023