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Office
Wasserman Building
300 Stein Plaza, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-267-2621Fax+1 310-267-2621
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2005 - 2010
- University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2004
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Molecular Cell Biology and Social Welfare, Highest Honors, 1995 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Exemplary Mentroship AMSA Award UCLA, 2016
- Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn Kuckein Fellowship UCLA, 2015
- Gold Humanism Honor Society UCLA, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 45 citationsClinical characteristics and diagnostic imaging of epidermoid tumorsDaniel T. Nagasawa, Andrew Yew, Michael Safaee, Brendan M. Fong, Quinton Gopen
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2011-09-01 - 50 citationsTransferrin receptors and glioblastoma multiforme: Current findings and potential for treatment.Brittany L. Voth, Daniel T. Nagasawa, Panayiotis E. Pelargos, Lawrance K. Chung, Nolan Ung
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015-07-01 - 146 citationsDetection of wild-Type EGFR amplification and EGFRvIII mutation in CSF-derived extracellular vesicles of glioblastoma patientsJavier M. Figueroa, Johan Karl Olov Skog, Johnny C. Akers, Hongying Li, Ricardo J. Komotar
Neuro-Oncology. 2017-10-19
Journal Articles
- Active immunotherapy in glioma: Focus on cell based approachesYang I, Choy W, Kim W, Alakandy L, Voth B, Prins RM, Liau LM, Drugs of the Future, 1/1/2012
- Why Recruit Medical Students into Neurosurgery?Yang I, Aryan HE, AANS Young Neurosurgeon, 1/1/2006
- An enlightening model of gliomaYang I, Parsa AT, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Prognostic factors for tumor control following surgical resection and adjuvant radiation therapy for intracranial chordomasChoy W, Nagasawa DT, Trang A, Spasic M, Ooi Y, Terterov S, Yong W, Liau LM, Martin N, DeSalles A, Kaprealian TB, Selch M, Bergsneider M, Yang I, North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Meeting, Miami, FL, 1/1/2013
- Long term clinical and surgical outcomes of intracranial meningiomas patients receiving gross and subtotal resection.Choy W, Kim W, Osborne A, Spasic M, Cremer N, Yang I, North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Meeting, 1/1/2012
- An Antigen Vault Nanoparticle Vaccine Can Effectively Stimulate Dendritic Cells and Activate a Specific T cell Immune ResponseChoy W, Yang J, Garcia HM, Nagasawa DT, Spasic M, Trang A, Soto H, Ericcson K, Lisiero D, Hickey M, Kruse C, Prins RM, Rome L, Liau LM, Yang I, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
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Lectures
- Meningiomas1/12/2016
- Brain Tumor UpdateUCLA - 1/22/2015
- Pursuing Academic Neurosurgery1/11/2015
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Authored Content
- Increasing Diversity in NeurosurgeryMay 2023
- AANS 2022: Embrace the Change!May 2022
- AANS 2021: The Society’s First All Digital ConcourseAugust 2021
- How to Execute Social Media Successfully as a NeurosurgeonOctober 2019
- Social Media for Neurosurgeons Is More Important Than You RealizeOctober 2019
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Press Mentions
- Meta-Analysis of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Intracranial Atypical and Malignant MeningiomasFebruary 26th, 2021
- Update on Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence | UCLA NeurosurgeryOctober 30th, 2018
- Dr. Isaac Yang, Brain Tumor Specialist | UCLA Health CareersMarch 13th, 2017
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Grant Support
- Pi3-Kinase Activation And Immunoresistance In GliomaNational Cancer Institute2008
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Korean, Spanish
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