Professor Emeritus
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Princeton University: BA Philosophy of Science, 1961
New York University College of Medicine: MD, 1965
UCSF: Residency in Neurological Surgery, 1971
USAF: Major, March AFB, CA. 1973
UCSF: Ass’t Professor Neurosurgery 1973-77
University of Arizona: Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery 1977-82
UCSF: Professor Neurosurgery 1982-present
Positions held:
Chief of Neurosurgery SFVAH
Residency Program director
Vice Chairman Department of Neurosurgery
Founding Co-director UCSF Spine Center
Director Cerebral Ischemia research program
Clinical interests:
Revascularization for focal cerebral ischemia: ECIC Bypass
Complex spine surgery: Degenerative disease, spinal stenosis, spinal tumors and cysts, spinal radiosurgery
Research interests: a. pathophysiology and imaging of cerebral ischemia, brain protection and reperfusion injury prevention.
b. surgical anatomy, pathophysiology and outcomes of spinal stenosis.
c. diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of spinal cord injury
c. pathogenesis, neurobiology and drug treatment of military Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Academic interests:
Resident selection, education and technical training
Surgical simulator development and skills assessment
Organizational activities:
Chairman SNS Neurosurgical Resident Matching Program Committee
Past President Society of Neurological Surgeons
Member AANS Professional Standards Committee
Member AANS/CNS Quality Assurance and Outcomes Committees
Saturday, March 18, 2023
2:39 PM – 2:50 PM EST