UCLA Neurosurgery

10/13/2025

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, UCLA Health proudly honors the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), 'Ahiihirom (Elders), 'Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations), and all those who came before, stand with us now and will come after. Today, we reflect on the strength, resilience and cultural legacy of Indigenous communities — especially the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash tribes, whose ancestral lands include what we now know as Los Angeles. Join us in learning, honoring and acknowledging the profound contributions of Native peoples.

10/10/2025

Your mental game powers your physical game. Bruins share how mindset drives performance and the daily habits that fuel success to play on. Watch part one of our UCLA Health Playbook series this Mental Health Awareness Day.

Featuring:
Kevin Love – Pro Basketball Player, UCLA Men's Basketball Alum, Kevin Love Fund
Cori Close – UCLA Women's Basketball Coach
Dr. Kristopher Jones – UCLA Health Orthopedic Surgeon, Los Angeles Lakers Team Doctor

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10/09/2025

Art is expression, or what Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology art therapist Paige Asawa, PhD, LMFT, describes as "color meditation." With support from the American Cancer Society, cancer patients, survivors and caregivers participated in art therapy hosted at the Los Angeles Chargers training facility.

The final creations came together in a mosaic, an installation that celebrates the power of connection through initiatives like Crucial Catch. Read more: https://ucla.in/3IWIPig

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

10/08/2025

It’s National Fire Prevention Month! UCLA Health has a Regional Burn Center at our UCLA West Valley Medical Center location. Visit the Center’s website for more information on burns and how to treat them: https://ucla.in/4nKCKVx

10/08/2025

Every woman's journey through perimenopause is unique, and the symptoms can vary for each individual. Tune into this episode of Medically Speaking for an honest and open conversation with Dr. Mya Zapata and Dr. Rajita Patil about the transition into menopause. https://bit.ly/4mUzsxH

10/08/2025

UCLA Health’s Sound Body Sound Mind (SBSM) program, in partnership with L.A. Care Health Plan, kicked off the first of five new fitness center openings at Pacoima Middle School—giving more than 850 students at this school access to a state-of-the-art space that inspires active, healthy living.

Together, we’re committed to making wellness more accessible. Learn more about the UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind program:
https://bit.ly/3KJp2U1

10/06/2025

Ramsdell, who earned his doctorate in microbiology and immunology at UCLA in 1987, was one of three researchers honored for their work on the human immune system.

10/02/2025

10/01/2025

Breast density is a risk factor for cancer, but how do you know if you have dense breasts? Dr. Carlie Thompson, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses how a mammogram detects density and steps to remain proactive when it comes to your health.

Learn more about screening this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Watch on the Medically Speaking podcast: https://youtu.be/qUufzI93w8U

09/30/2025

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09/28/2025

Franklin’s life has been a journey through one diagnosis after another, from autism spectrum to bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders. When a test revealed that he had a rare mutation in his NR4A2 gene, his family emailed an expert on the topic: Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD, a distinguished professor of human genetics, neurology and psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Learn how the family’s collaboration with Dr. Geschwind is helping Franklin’s condition and contributing to the research of future treatments for others:

01/27/2011

UCLA Neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Martin is joined by fellow neurosurgeons Dr. Langston Holly, Dr. Antonio DeSalles, Dr. Gary Mathern of the UCLA Medical Center in discussing major medical breakthroughs in patients suffering from epilepsy, brain tumors, spinal injuries and Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Neil Martin also presents the instruments and discoveries that will aid Neurosurgeons in the future.

01/27/2011

Dr. Neil Martin, Chairman of the department of Neurosurgery at UCLA, presents the current technologies that are assissting neurosurgeons today and where the future of neurosurgey is heading

01/27/2011

UCLA Neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Martin uses the advanced technology of robotics while interacting with patients in the ICU.

01/27/2011

Dr. Nadar Pouratian - Director, Neurosurgical Movement Disorders, UCLA Medical Center - is featured on Extra: Life Changers segment on breakthroughs in stimulating parts of the brain to cope with depression.

01/27/2011

UCLA Neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Martin shows the technological advances that aid doctors in diagnosing and performing brain surgery.

01/27/2011

UCLA Neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Martin uses 3D imaging and other advanced technology to assist him in removing a brain tumor.

01/27/2011

Fox News reports on UCLA Neurosurgeon Dr. Linda Liau's study documenting the removal of Robert Gibbs' brain tumor and using the tumor cells, create a vaccine to aid his body in fighting the cancer cells.

01/27/2011

UCLA Neurosurgeon Dr. Linda Liau is featured on Extra: Life Changers segment explaining the benefits of tissue banking and the progress in personalized medicine.

01/27/2011

ABC News features Dr. Linda Liau, UCLA Neurosurgeon, discussing the advances of the Brain Cancer Vaccine and it's affects on Glioblastoma.

01/27/2011

Dr. Gary Mathern, Pediatric Neurosurgeon at the UCLA Medical Center in LA, performs a hemispherectomy on Sasha Sabet, removing the right hemisphere of her brain to stop the seizures.

01/27/2011

Dr. Gary Mathern, Pediatric Neurosurgeon at the UCLA Medical Center in LA, performs a hemispherectomy on Sasha Sabet, removing the right hemisphere of her brain to stop the seizures.

01/27/2011

Dr. Christopher Giza, UCLA Pediatric Neurosurgeon, featured on Fox News, discusses the dangers of concussions in youth due to sports related injuries.