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Neal Prakash, MD, Neurology, Duarte, CA

NealPrakashMD, PhD, FAAN

Neurology Duarte, CA

Headache, Neuroimaging, Neurooncology

City of Hope, Chief of Neurology, Clinical Professor, Director Neurological Optical Imaging, Director of Neurology Clerkship

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  • Office

    1500 Duarte Rd
    Duarte, CA 91010
    Phone+1 626-359-8111
    Fax+1 626-408-3911

Summary

  • Dr. Neal Prakash is a neurologist in Duarte, CA and is affiliated with City of Hope's Helford Clinical Research Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of California Irvine School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. He specializes in headache, neuroimaging, and neurooncology and is experienced in stroke, spinal cord stimulation, headache medicine, neuro-oncology, and neurology.

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2002 - 2005
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2002
  • University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
    University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2001
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvinePh.D., Biological Sciences, 1994 - 1999
  • University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2007 - 2026
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors, Neurology Pasadena Magazine's 2013, 2014
  • Super Doctors Southern California Rising Stars, 2013
  • Marquis Who's Who in America: Neurologist and Neuroscientist 2009-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Trismus and diffuse polymyalgia: An unusual presentation of recurrent metastatic ovarian cancer  
    Benjamin R, Zhai J, Morgan R, Prakash N, BMJ Case Reports, 1/1/2014
  • Cortical sensory plasticity in a model of migraine with aura  
    Theriot J, Toga AW, Prakash N, Ju YS, Brennan KC, Journal of Neuroscience, Neuroscience Seminar hosted by the Neuroscience and MRI Research Program, 1/1/2012
  • Nanoplatforms for constructing new approaches to cancer treatment, imaging, and drug delivery: What should be the policy?  
    Kateb B, Chiu K, Black KL, Yamamoto V, Khalsa B, Ljubimova JY, Ding H, Patil R, Portilla-Arias JA, Modo M, Moore DF, Farahani K, Okun MS, Prakash N, Neman J, Ahdoot D,..., NeuroImage, 1/1/2011
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Significant Pharmacologic Advantage (PA) of Intraperitoneal (IP) nab-Paclitaxel in Patients with Advanced Malignancies Primarily Confined to the Peritoneal Cavity
    Cristea MC, Synold TW, Frankel PH, Rivkin SE, Lim D, Chung VM, Chao J, Wakabayashi MT, Paz IB, Han E, Lin P, Leong LA, Hakim A, Carroll MI, Openshaw H, Prakash N, Dell..., American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2015
  • Feasibility of Intraoperative Multispectral Optical Mapping of Somatosensory Cortex and Brain Tumor Margins
    Allahabadi S, Badie B, Prakash N, Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, Brisbane, Australia, 1/1/2014
  • Analysis of Intraoperative Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy in Brain Tumors
    Jia C, Prakash N, Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy, Annual City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Metabolic Management of Gliomas 
    Duarte, CA - 1/15/2013
  • Neurovascular Complications of Cancer and Cancer Therapies 
    Duarte, CA - 1/10/2013
  • Clinical and Pathological Features of Osteoarthritis 
    Columbus, OH - 1/26/2012
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