HarsimranS.BraraMDFAANS(He/Him)
Neurosurgery • Los Angeles, CABrain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurocritical Care
Physician
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Office
4767 W Sunset Blvd
Dept of Neurosurgery
Los Angeles, CA 90027Phone+1 323-783-4011
Summary
- Dr. Harsimran Brara is a neurosurgeon based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in brain and spinal tumors, neurosurgical spine surgery, and neurocritical care. He completed his medical education at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and further training at the University of Rochester and University of Florida. Since 1999, Dr. Brara has been an attending surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. His expertise includes cervical spondylotic myelopathy, brain tumors, and neurosurgical oncology. He has authored several publications in notable journals such as Plos One and The Spine Journal. Dr. Brara has been involved in clinical trials related to stroke prevention and recovery and holds distinctions including the Walter Lusk Award, Top MD recognition, and fellowships with the American College of Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Education & Training
University of FloridaFellowship, 1998 - 1999
University of RochesterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 1998
University of Rochester Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1993 - 1998
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Superdoctors Superdoctors, 2013-2025
- Walter Lusk Award SCPMG, 2007
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Anticoagulation in ICH Survivors for Stroke Prevention and Recovery Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 28
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Incidence Rates and Risks for Reoperations for Nonunion and Adjacent Level Disease: Stopping at L1 versus T10/T11/12.Kern H Guppy, Richard Chang, Jacob Fennessy, Heather A Prentice, Jessica E Harris
Spine. 2025-01-22 - Primary anterior lumbar interbody fusion, with and without posterior instrumentation: a 1,377-patient cohort from a multicenter spine registry.Azim N Laiwalla, Richard N Chang, Maya Harary, Samir Al Salek, Hunter G Richards
The Spine Journal. 2024-03-01 - 1 citationsVariations in surgical practice and short-term outcomes for degenerative lumbar scoliosis and spondylolisthesis: do surgeon training and experience matter?Kanaka D Shetty, Peggy G Chen, Harsimran S Brara, Neel Anand, David L Skaggs
International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2024-02-02
Journal Articles
- Reoperation for Symptomatic Nonunions in Atlantoaxial (C1-C2) Fusions with and Without Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP): A Cohort of 108 Patients with > 2-Year Follow-UpHarsimran Brara, MD, World Neurosurgery
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Maintaining Patient Safety in an Era of Health Care ConsolidationNovember 4th, 2018
Covid-19 & vaccine safety telephone call and town hallApril 25th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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Other Languages
- Punjabi, Hindi, French, Urdu
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