Nalin Gupta, MD, PhD
Professor
Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine

415-476-3581

Nalin Gupta is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at UCSF, and a Professor in the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics. His clinical and research interests are directed towards neuro-oncology and congenital anomalies. He was the lead neurosurgeon at UCSF for a randomized clinical trials examining the effectiveness of fetal surgery for myelomeningocele.

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He also participated in a phase I clinical study examining the safety of stem cell transplantation for a disorder of myelination in humans. He is currently clinical PI of a phase I study examining the safety of gene therapy for children with primary AADC deficiency.

Education & Training

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  • Pediatric Neurosurgery Hospital for Sick Children 06/1998
  • Neurosurgery University of Toronto 06/1997
  • Ph.D. Biophysics University of California San Francisco 05/1996
  • M.D. School of Medicine University of Toronto 06/1987
  • Biology McGill University 05/1983

Interests

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  • Fetal surgery
  • Brain tumors
  • Tumor associated inflammation
  • Early phase clinical trials

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (162)

Top publication keywords:
Brain Stem NeoplasmsGliomaPonsNeurosurgical ProceduresCerebellar NeoplasmsMedulloblastomaMeningomyeloceleBrain NeoplasmsAstrocytomaPelizaeus-Merzbacher DiseaseCraniopharyngiomaIntracranial Arteriovenous MalformationsHydrocephalusSpinal Cord NeoplasmsEpendymoma

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