We are proud of our position as one of the premier neuroanesthesia groups in the country. We treat a range of neurological conditions including seizures and epilepsy, spine and brain tumours, stroke, movement and pain disorders, and cerebrovascular pathologies. Our mission Our mission is clinical care, teaching, and research to further the science and art of caring for patients who require neurological surgery. Our hospitals UCSF is one of the largest and most diverse centers in the world for the care of neurosurgical patients. The talents and experience of the members of our Neuroanesthesia team are equally broad and encompass expertise in complex clinical care for the most challenging types of surgeries, numerous clinical and basic science research programs, and excellence in clinical teaching for our medical students, residents, and fellows. According to U.S. News & World Report, we are ranked as the #2 hospital in the country for neurosurgery and neurology services and for the 18th consecutive year, we ranked # 1 in Funding from the National Institutes of Health for neurosurgery research. Our neurosurgery services are available at all major hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, offering a comprehensive range of exceptional neurosurgical subspecialty care. The team Our anesthesiologists collaborate closely with an expert team of neurosurgeons and to execute complex procedures such as awake craniotomies, which treat multiple conditions such as brain tumors and seizures. This high acuity surgery requires our Anesthesiologists to work closely with neuromonitoring and Neurology to provide intraoperative neurologic testing for awake brain circuit testing, motor and sensory mapping, and assessment of spinal cord integrity. Research Clinical and basic cerebrovascular research within the Department of Neurological Surgery is conducted in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and the Center for Cerebrovascular Research (CCR). The CCR is a multidisciplinary team of investigators dedicated to a wide range of research focused on directly improving clinical outcomes and care for patients with cerebrovascular disorders. For residents Neuroanesthesia journal club information Chief Philip Bickler, MD, PhD Professor People See all Dieter Adelmann, MD, PhD Associate Professor Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD Asst Professor in Residence Philip Bickler, MD, PhD Professor
