
Itzhak Fried, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery
Primary Location
UCLA Neurosurgery
300 Stein Plaza Suite 420
Los Angeles, California 90095
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
310-825-7245
About
Professor In Residence and Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program. Dr. Fried’s research and clinical work is dedicated to the treatment of intractable seizure disorders and epilepsy. He has performed more than 1,000 surgeries on patients with epilepsy, with many patients living seizure-free today. His precision in tailoring an individual approach to each surgery is why patients travel from around the world to UCLA. Dr. Fried uses a surgical protocol that was developed by his predecessor, Paul Crandall, MD, and Dr. Engel.
Clinical Subspecialty Expertise
- Epilepsy surgery
- Tumors and vascular malformations associated with epilepsy
- Functional brain mapping for surgical planning
Hospital Positions
- Director of Epilepsy Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine
- Co-Director, Seizure Disorder Center, UCLA Medical Center
- Professor of Surgery/Neurosurgery and Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine
- Professor of Surgery/Neurosurgery, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel
Membership, Medical Organizations
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American College of Neurosurgeons
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Epilepsy Society
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 1995
Fellowship
Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1991
Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1991
Internship
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1986
Degrees
UCLA School of Medicine, PhD, 1997
Stanford University School of Medicine, MD, 1985
Recognition
- Moundinger Award, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2017
- Neuropsychiatric Association, 2015
- Tsubokawa Award, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2013 See More
Locations

Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Research
Publications
Awards
- Moundinger Award, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2017
- Neuropsychiatric Association, 2015
- Tsubokawa Award, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2013
- Ramon y Cajal Award, International