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Nalin Gupta, MD, PhD

NeurosurgeryChief, Pediatric Neurological Surgery, San Francisco
Portrait of Nalin Gupta
Portrait of Nalin Gupta
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Nalin Gupta, MD, PhD

NeurosurgeryChief, Pediatric Neurological Surgery, San Francisco

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About me

Dr. Nalin Gupta, chief of pediatric neurological surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, is an expert in the evaluation and surgical management of neurological disorders in children, including epilepsy, brain tumors, hydrocephalus, and cranial and spinal birth defects.

Gupta's primary research focuses on the role of inflammation in brain tumor progression. He is a principal investigator of the Brain Tumor Research Center at UCSF. He also is involved in national clinical studies of brain tumors and the effectiveness of fetal surgery for spina bifida.

Gupta earned his medical degree and completed residency training in neurological surgery at the University of Toronto. He completed fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children. He also has a doctorate in biophysics from UCSF. He served as an attending neurosurgeon at the University of Chicago before coming to UCSF.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Fellowship

  • UCSF Medical Center - OMAG

Residency

  • University of Toronto GME
  • University of Ottawa GME

Internship

  • University of Toronto GME

Degree

  • MD, University of Toronto

My expertise

My work

Experimental gene therapy helps kids

As part of a clinical trial, Dr. Gupta and other doctors performed surgery on children with AADC, a rare genetic disorder. The procedure helped improve their sleep and movement.
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