UCSF Ranks No. 2 Nationwide for Neurology & Neurosurgery in 2022-23
U.S. News & World Report ranked UCSF Medical Center as the No. 2 hospital nationwide for Neurology & Neurosurgery, marking three consecutive years of ranking among the top two programs in the country.
Newly Discovered Immune Cells Play a Role in Hemorrhagic Stroke
UCSF-led study identifies novel cell types and interactions in brain’s blood vessels, offering vital resource for precision drug discovery.
Mitchel Berger, MD Appointed to President’s Cancer Panel
UCSF neurosurgeon Mitchel Berger was chosen to advise the President on how to use the resources of the federal government to reduce the burden of cancer on the American population.
Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor
This new clinical program provides another treatment option for patients with ET and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease. Doris Wang, MD, PhD, describes the procedure, benefits, risks and outcomes in this webinar.
Blood Tests in Newly Brain-Injured Patients Predict Death, Severe Disability
Researchers from TRACK-TBI, a UCSF-led brain injury research initiative, have found that a simple blood test may inform treatment trajectory and encourage more aggressive life-saving interventions for some traumatic brain injury patients.
UCSF Awarded Ten NIH R01 Grants For Neurosurgery Research
UCSF was the top recipient of neurosurgery research funding from the NIH, and five faculty members received the first R01 grant of their career.
UCSF Launches the Glial Tumor Neuroscience Program
An interdisciplinary program at the intersection of cancer biology and neuroscience is paving the way for a whole new treatment paradigm for brain tumors.
UCSF Study Sheds Light on New Treatments for Meningioma Patients
Biomarker indicates potential treatment strategy with other anti-cancer drugs.
Coding and Noncoding Genes Play Distinct Roles in Brain Development
Work from the lab of Daniel Lim, MD, PhD, indicates taht noncoding RNA genome may promote neural stem cell development.
No Longer at a Loss for Words
A brain computer interface moves one step closer to becoming a viable, natural communication device for people who have lost the ability to speak.
Genomic Sequencing is Changing Diagnosis, Treatment for Patients with Brain Cancer
UCSF study shows aggressive therapy is best for deadly tumor masquerading as lower-grade glioma.
Combined retropleural thoracotomy and posterior spinal approach for thoracic dumbbell Schwannoma: Case series and review of the literature
Three patients underwent a simultaneous retropleural thoracotomy and posterior spinal approach, through a single incision, for the resection of dumbbell (intradural and extradural) schwannomas.
UCSF Neurosurgery Welcomed Twelve New Faculty Members in 2022
Neurosurgeons and research leaders from ten different subspecialties joined UCSF's Department of Neurological Surgery over the past year.
Specialty Care for Rare Disease Improves Equity, Study Shows
A new UCSF study shows socioeconomic disparities in access to care for low-income pediatric patients with moyamoya disease, a rare but serious cerebrovascular disorder.
The Spinal Surgery Getting Patients Back on Their Feet Faster
After undergoing an awake spine surgery performed by Praveen Mummaneni, MD, Angie Jacobson was home the next day and walking within four days.
Radial Artery Access to Treat a Complex Aneurysm: A UCSF Case Study
UCSF neurosurgeons document that radial artery access results in less blood loss, fewer complications and shorter length of stay when compared with femoral access.
Cortico-Subthalamic Field Potentials Support Classification of the Natural Gait Cycle in Parkinson's Disease
In a study led by UCSF neurosurgeon Doris Wang, MD, PhD, researchers show that specific changes in neural activity from the subthalamic nucleus and sensorimotor cortex correlate with phases of the gait cycle in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Dissociation of Broca’s Area From Broca’s Aphasia in Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Resections
UCSF study finds that Broca’s aphasia does not typically arise from neurosurgical resections in Broca’s area.
Superior Long-term Appearance of Strip Craniectomy Compared with Cranial Vault Reconstruction in Metopic Craniosynostosis
A UCSF study suggests that strip craniectomy with orthotic helmet therapy should be the treatment of choice for metopic craniosynostosis.
Upfront Biology-Guided Therapy in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Therapeutic, Molecular, and Biomarker Outcomes from PNOC003
PNOC003 is the first clinical trial to use a combination therapy approach for children and young adults with newly diagnosed DIPG through clinical, multi-omic profiling, and biologic endpoints.