Finding Cures

Breakthroughs happen here every day. By making a gift to support the research of a particular disease area or physician, you will help propel the development of new treatments and patient care.

TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION: UCLA Neurosurgery Residency Program
The UCLA Neurosurgery Residency Program provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art clinical training in all major subspecialties of neurosurgery. The rigorous core curriculum is designed to achieve educational, clinical, and technical excellence. UCLA's clinical environment provides residents with a broad range of experience by virtue of the extensive population of patients served. 

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BRAIN INJURY & NEUROCRITICAL CARE PROGRAMS
UCLA physician specialists provides critical care for patients with a wide range of neurological disorders, including brain trauma, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, spinal cord trauma and intracerebral hemorrhage. 

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To donate to a specific doctor:

• Manuel Buitrago Blanco, MD, PhD
• Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, PhD
• Tiffany Greco, PhD
• Neil Harris, PhD
• David Hovda, PhD
• Janel Le Belle, PhD
• Mayumi Prins, PhD
• Paul Vespa, MD

BRAIN TUMOR PROGRAM
The UCLA Brain Tumor Program combines multidisciplinary clinical care and a strong research program in an effort to facilitate rapid transfer of basic scientific findings into clinical protocols for patients with brain tumors. Diseases treated in the Program include both benign and malignant tumors of the brain, spinal cord, skull base, and spine in adults and children. 

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To donate to a specific doctor:

• Marvin Bergsneider, MD
• Richard Everson, MD
• Won Kim, MD
• Gregory Lekovic, MD, PhD
• Linda Liau, MD, PhD, MBA
• Kunal Patel, MD
• Robert Prins, PhD
• Isaac Yang, MD

CEREBROVASCULAR PROGRAM
UCLA is an international referral center for complex neurovascular disorders of the brain and spinal cord. A multidisciplinary team consisting of cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, stroke neurologists and radiation oncologists collaborate closely to design individualized treatment plans combining optimal therapies for each patient's unique needs.  

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To donate to a specific doctor:

• Geoffrey Colby, MD, PhD
• Jeremiah Johnson, MD
• Anthony Wang, MD

COMPUTATIONAL MEDICINE & AI 
UCLA Neurosurgery is dedicated to translating recent advances in data and artificial intelligence to active clinical research.

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To donate to a specific researcher:

• Jeffrey Chiang, PhD

EPILESPY PROGRAM
The UCLA Epilepsy Program has been a world leader in the surgical treatment of intractable seizure for over 30 years. Adult patients are evaluated and managed by the UCLA Adult Epilepsy Program, and children by the UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Program.  

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To donate to a specific doctor:

• Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD
• Aria Fallah, MD
• Itzhak Fried, MD, PhD

MOVEMENT & PAIN DISORDERS
The UCLA Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders and Pain Program provides comprehensive treatment options for patients with Parkinson's Disease, movement disorders, chronic pain conditions and psychiatric disorders.  

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To donate to a specific doctor:

• Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD

NEUROETHICS
UCLA Neurosurgery is dedicated to research that investigates questions at the intersection of ethics, philosophy of language, and neuroscience.

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To donate to a specific researcher:

• Ashley Feinsinger, PhD

PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
Pediatric Neurosurgery at Mattel Children’s Hospital is steeped in a tradition of excellence. We are dedicated to the compassionate care of infants, children, and adolescents. We treat a full range of pediatric neurologic disorders including epilepsy, tumors, vascular disorders, scoliosis, stroke, congenital malformations, concussion, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, and trauma.  

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To donate to a specific doctor:

• Aria Fallah, MD
• Maya Newman, MD
• Anthony Wang, MD

SPINE CENTER
The UCLA Spine Center is unique among academic institutions in the way it brings together neurosurgery and orthopaedics, two traditionally separate practices, into a cohesive program to treat patients with degenerative and non-degenerative spinal conditions. The UCLA Spine Center includes neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, and nonoperative specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

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To donate to a specific doctor:

• Ulrich Batzdorf, MD
• Michael Dorsi, MD
• Langston Holly, MD
• Samer Ghostine, MD
• Daniel Lu, MD, PhD
• Andrew Vivas, MD