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How UCSF Offers Personalized Care for Patients with Moyamoya Disease

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Neurosurgeons form a key part of the multidisciplinary team at the Comprehensive Stroke Center, which delivers specialized care for this chronic cerebrovascular condition.
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UCSF and The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation Launch In-Person Support Group in San Francisco

A new in-person support group in San Francisco will offer connection and community for people affected by brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), hemorrhagic stroke, HHT, and other vascular conditions.Launched by The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation (TAAF) in partnership with UCSF, the…
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HD Probes Show for the First Time How Epileptic ‘Brain Blips’ Occur

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Logos for the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery and the AANS 2026 meeting in San Antonio. Below the logos, the Alamo is shown at sunset, with the Texas flag prominently visible to the left of the building.

UCSF Neurosurgery at AANS 2026

Tiny probes make sense of abnormal bursts in the epileptic brain

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FAQ with Neurosurgery Residency Associate Program Director, Ramin Morshed, MD

What does the Associate Director role involve, and how do you support residents throughout their training?As the Associate Pr
Anatomical illustration showing contactless transposition (MVD) for trigeminal neuralgia, where a sling made from pericranium anchors an artery away from the trigeminal nerve to prevent the artery from compressing it.

Contactless Surgical Technique Outperforms Standard Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia, UCSF Study Finds

Largest study to date shows higher long-term pain relief and fewer complications than microvascular decompression
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UCSF’s New Certification Raises Bar for Spine Surgery Excellence

The Joint Commission recognized UCSF Health for exceptional quality, safety, and coordinated spine care. 
MRI scan showing a meningioma

Meningiomas are associated with some birth control

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UCSF Neurosurgery Ranked No. 1 by the National Institutes of Health — Marking Over 20 Consecutive Years at the Top

By Ilona Garner on
$28 million in NIH support in 2025 reflects sustained leadership