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Aria Fallah, MD, Neurosurgery, Los Angeles, CA

AriaFallahMDMSc, FRCSC, FAAP, FAANS

Neurosurgery Los Angeles, CA

Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatrics & Health Policy and Management, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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  • Office

    Wasserman Building
    300 Stein Plaza, Suite 420
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    Phone+1 310-825-7961
    Fax+1 310-825-7961

Clinical Expertise

  • Epilepsy surgery, Primary brain tumors, Hydrocephalus, Arnold-Chiari malformation, Neural tube defects, Spinal dysraphism, Spina bifida occulta, Spina Bifida Cystic, Craniofacial surgery, Craniosynostosis, Arachnoid cyst, Traumatic Brain Hemorrhage, Nervous System Trauma, Spinal cord neoplasms, Moyamoya disease, Skull Base, Spasticity, Selective dorsal rhizotomy, Pediatric neurosurgery

Education & Training

  • UCLA Anderson School of Management
    UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA, Executive MBA, 2023 - 2025
  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital
    Nicklaus Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2014 - 2015
  • University of Toronto
    University of TorontoFRCSC, Neurosurgery Residency, 2008 - 2014
  • McMaster University
    McMaster UniversityMSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2011 - 2013
  • Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
    Michael G. DeGroote School of MedicineClass of 2008, MD
  • Western University
    Western UniversityB.Sc., Biology, 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2017 - 2023
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2011 - 2013

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow, Pediatric Neurosurgery University of Miami, Miami Children's Hospital and Holtz Children's Hospital, 2015
  • Outstanding Resident Surgeon and Investigator Award in Honour of Shafie S. Fazel, Department of Surgery University of Toronto, 2014
  • Top Clinical Research Poster, Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery AANS/ CNS, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma/Astrocytoma (DIG/DIA) Are Distinct Entities with Frequent BRAFV600 Mutations  
    Aria Fallah, Chibawanye Ene, Jeffrey G Ojemann, Anthony C Wang, Amy Lee, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Do Social Media Metrics Correlate with Bibliometric Profiles of Neurosurgical Departments and Journals?  
    Alotaibi N, Guha D, Fallah A, Aldakkan A, Nassiri F, Badhiwala JH, Ibrahim GM, Shamji MF, Macdonald RL, Lozano AM, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2016
  • Evaluating the Epilepsy and Oncological Outcomes of Pediatric Brain Tumors Causing Seizures  
    Wang S, Fallah A, Transl Pediatr, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Functional hemispherectomy: Can EEG and MRI Tests Predict Outcome?
    Weil AG, Fallah A, Miller I, Jayakar P, Ragheb J, Morrison G, Bhatia S, J Neurosurg Pediatr, 1/1/2014
  • Predictors of Survival in Embryonal Tumor with Abundant Neurophil and True Rosettes: Case series and literature review.
    Garcia DM, Fallah A, Weil AG, Bhatia S, Ragheb J, Khatib Z, Niazi TN, J Neurosurg Pediatr, 1/1/2014
  • Emerging techniques for non-invasive VIM Thalamotomy.
    Fallah A, Ibrahim GM, Chen DQ, Hodaie M, Lexell Gamma Knife Society 16th annual meeting, Sydney, Australia, 1/25/2012
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Lectures

  • Efficacy and safety of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid pleus cauterization for hydrocephalus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 
    Kobe, Japan - 1/23/2016
  • Survival in pediatric medulloblastoma: A population-based observational study to improve prognostication. 
    Kobe, Japan - 1/23/2016
  • Economics of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery 
    Prague, Czech Republic - 1/17/2016
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Other

  • Considering patient values and preferences in healthcare decision-making 
    Fallah A, Atlas of Science
    http://atlasofscience.org/considering-patient-values/
    1/1/2015
  • Carbamazepine/oxcarbazepine: Exacerbation of seizures in children 5 case reports. 
    Ramachandrannair R, Raut A, Fallah A, Meaney BF, Reactions Weekly
    1/1/2008

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Farsi