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Case Study: Rare Thoracic Tumor with Cord Compression

April 14, 2021
Affecting about two people per million, paraganglioma is a rare, slow growing tumor. UCSF neurosurgeons Lee Tan, MD and Dean Chou, MD discuss a case with an unusual presentation.

UCSF Neurosurgery Ranks #1 in NIH Funding

February 12, 2021
For the 15th consecutive year, UCSF has been ranked the #1 neurosurgery program for NIH funding. UCSF Neurosurgery faculty members Edward Chang, MD, Mitchel Berger, MD, Philip Starr, MD, PhD, and Susan Chang, MD, were also among the top ten highest funded Principal Investigators for a...

3,000 Miles to a Cure: UCSF’s Cutting-Edge Expertise Key to Florida Child’s AVM Brain Surgery

By Nancy Tao on January 12, 2021
With limited options to treat a rare cerebral arteriovenous malformation, a young patient travels to UCSF from Florida for surgery.

New Faculty: Peng Cong, PhD

December 09, 2020
The Department of Neurological Surgery welcomes its first Director of Brain Interface Technology, Dr. Peng Cong.

2020 In Review

December 08, 2020
A look at the top clinical and research stories of 2020.

Top 5 Research Stories of the Year

December 01, 2020
UCSF Brain Tumor Center

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