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4650 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027Phone+1 323-361-2169
Summary
- Dr. Virendra Desai is a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles, California at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He is the Director of Pediatric Surgical Epilepsy and Functional programs. He received his MD from UTHSC San Antonio, residency at Houston Methodist Hospital and fellowship at Riley Children's. He specializes in epilepsy surgery, stereotactic & functional neurosurgery, and chronic pain disorders.
Education & Training
- Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020 - 2021
- Methodist Hospital (Houston)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2012 - 2019
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- OK State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- IN State Medical License 2020 - 2021
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsA standardized protocol to reduce pediatric baclofen pump infections: a quality improvement initiativeVirendra R. Desai, Jeffrey S. Raskin, Arvind C. Mohan, Jo Winsyl Montojo, Valentina Briceño
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2018-01-26 - 3 citationsPediatric neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: Survey of current practices, techniques, and outcomes across US epilepsy centers.Charuta N Joshi, Cemal Karakas, Krista Eschbach, Debopam Samanta, Kurtis Auguste
Epilepsia Open. 2024-04-01 - 44 citationsNetwork-targeted approach and postoperative resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging are associated with seizure outcome.Emilio G. Cediel, Lucia Mirea, Korwyn Williams, John F. Kerrigan, Sandi Lam
Annals of Neurology. 2019-09-01
Journal Articles
- Subcentimeter Epilepsy Surgery Targets by Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Improve Outcomes in Hypothalamic HamartomaAditya Vedantam, Randa Jarrar, Angus A Wilfong, John F Kerrigan, Virendra R Desai, Sandi Lam, Korwyn Williams, Daniel J Curry, Epilepsia
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