Neurosurgery

Our Expert Team

Department Chair

Linda Liau, MD, MBA

Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor and W. Eugene Stern Endowed Chair 

Chair & Executive Medical Director 

Department of Neurosurgery 

David Geffen School of Medicine & UCLA Health 

Leadership

Ausaf A. Bari, MD, PhD
Ausaf A. Bari, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
Langston T. Holly, MD
Langston T. Holly, MD
Executive Vice Chair; Vice Chair, Inclusive Excellence
Won Kim, MD
Won Kim, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD
Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Research
Mayumi Prins, PhD
Mayumi Prins, PhD
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs

Physicians

Ausaf A. Bari, MD, PhD
Ausaf A. Bari, MD, PhD
Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery, Peripheral Nerve Program
Ulrich Batzdorf, MD
Ulrich Batzdorf, MD
Spine Center
Marvin Bergsneider, MD
Marvin Bergsneider, MD
Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Program, Brain Tumor Center
Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, MD, PhD
Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, MD, PhD
Neurotrauma and Neurocritical Care
Geoffrey Colby, MD, PhD
Geoffrey Colby, MD, PhD
Cerebrovascular Program
Michael J. Dorsi, MD
Michael J. Dorsi, MD
Spine Center, Peripheral Nerve Program
Richard G. Everson, MD
Richard G. Everson, MD
Brain Tumor Center, Neurofibromatosis Program, Peripheral Nerve Program
Aria Fallah, MD, MS
Aria Fallah, MD, MS
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery
Itzhak Fried, MD, PhD
Itzhak Fried, MD, PhD
Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery
Samer S. Ghostine, MD, MS
Samer S. Ghostine, MD, MS
Spine Center
Langston T. Holly, MD
Langston T. Holly, MD
Spine Center
Jeremiah Johnson, MD
Jeremiah Johnson, MD
Cerebrovascular Program
Won Kim, MD
Won Kim, MD
Brain Tumor Center, Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Program, Brain Metastasis Program
Lekovic
Gregory Lekovic, MD, PhD, JD
Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Program
Linda Liau, MD, MBA
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA
Brain Tumor Center
Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD
Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD
Spine Center
Maya Newman, MD, MS
Maya Newman, MD, MS
Pediatric Physiatry
Kunal S. Patel, MD
Kunal S. Patel, MD
Brain Tumor Center
Robert Shpiner, MD
Robert Shpiner, MD
Neurotrauma and Neurocritical Care
Paul M. Vespa, MD
Paul M. Vespa, MD
Neurotrauma and Neurocritical Care
Andrew C. Vivas, MD
Andrew C. Vivas, MD
Spine Center, Peripheral Nerve Program
Anthony Wang
Anthony Wang, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular Program, Brain Tumor Center
Isaac Yang, MD
Isaac Yang, MD
Brain Tumor Center, Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Program

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