Neurological Surgery About Us Message from the Chair Contact Us Education & Training HS, Undergrad & MS Education Opportunities Residency Program Fellowship Programs Research Clinical Expertise Faculty Faculty Home Research Research: Clinical Departments Neurological Surgery: Home Neurological Surgery: Faculty Leaders in Neurological Surgery Our faculty are renowned educators and researchers who are dedicated to advancing the field of neurosurgery and training the next generation of neurosurgeon leaders. They are at the forefront of innovative research and clinical care and are passionate about sharing their knowledge with students and trainees. The following nine core faculty members are American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)-certified: Hansen Bow, Jefferson Chen, Kiarash Golshani, Frank Hsu, Mark Linskey, Dennis Malkasian, Michael Oh, Michelle Paff and Sumeet Vadera. Department Chair Frank Hsu, MD, PhD Denny & Betty Tsai Endowed Chair — Neurological Surgery Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery Vice Chair Faculty Jefferson Chen, MD, PhD Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Neurological Surgery Kiarash Golshani, MD Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Administrative Affairs, Neurological Surgery Michael Oh, MD Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Education, Neurological Surgery Sumeet Vadera, MD Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Strategy and Development, Neurological Surgery Faculty Hansen Bow, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery Mark Linskey, MD Professor, Neurological Surgery Dennis Malkasian, MD, PhD Adjunct Professor, Neurological Surgery Director, Functional/Developmental Neuroanatomy and Research Studies Ahmed Mohyeldin, MD, PhD Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery Michelle Paff, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery Division Chief, Neurological Surgery, Long Beach VA Hospital Shuichi Suzuki, MD, PhD Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery Professor, Neurology Ichiro Yuki, MD Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery Joint Faculty Yama Akbari, MD, PhD Department of Neurology Aileen Anderson, PhD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center William B. Armstrong, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Daniela A. Bota, MD, PhD Department of Neurology Naveen D. Bhandarkar, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Nitin N. Bhatia, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Brian Cummings, PhD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Anatomy & Neurobiology Cyrus Dastur, MD Department of Neurology Hamid Djalilian, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Sohaib Hashmi, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Danielle Perret Karimi, MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Xiao-Tang Kong, MD, PhD Department of Neurology Edward C. Kuan, MD, MBA Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Yu-Po Lee, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Harrison Lin, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Don Y. Park, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sara Stern-Nezer, MD Department of Neurology Raj Vyas, MD Department of Plastic Surgery Hao-Hua Wu, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Volunteer Faculty Michael G. Kim, MD William G. Loudon, MD Michael G. Muhonen, MD Joffre Olaya, MD Ravi Patel, MD, MBA Affiliate Faculty Brian W. Hanak, MD, FAANS Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Aaron M. Yengo-Kahn, MD Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)