Ramin Morshed, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine

ramin.morshed@ucsf.edu

Dr. Morshed is a neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor within the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery. He has been caring for brain and skull base tumor patients as an independent practitioner since 2024. His clinical and translational research efforts have focused in the field of neurosurgical oncology on pathologies including skull base tumors, brain metastases, and gliomas.

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He has led and contributed to papers examining intraoperative stimulation mapping for intra-axial tumors as well as assessing the impact of the extent of resection on high and low-grade glioma patient outcomes. His current research focuses include examining how meningioma and brain metastasis molecular features correlate with clinical outcomes.

Awards

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  • Ronald L. Bittner Award for Brain Tumor Research, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2024
  • Best Senior Resident Research Award, UCSF Dept. of Neurosurgery, 2023
  • Naffziger Award for Clinical Excellence, UCSF Dept. of Neurosurgery, 2023
  • Best Senior Resident Research Award, UCSF Dept. of Neurosurgery, 2022
  • Co-author on Paper of the Year, Neurosurgery (Journal), 2021
  • SFNS Resident Scholarship Award, San Francisco Neurosurgical Society, 2020
  • Best Operative Technique Abstract Award in Pediatrics, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2019
  • Graduation with Honors, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2016
  • John Van Prohaska Award, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2016
  • Peter Huttenlocher and Douglas Buchanan Prize, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2016
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2015
  • Charles B. Huggins Annual Research Award, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2014
  • Dean’s Prize, UCLA, 2011
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, UCLA, 2011
  • Neuroscience Research Award, UCLA Dept. of Neuroscience, 2011

Education & Training

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  • Fellow Skull Base Oncology Mayo Clinic 6/2024
  • Residency Neurosurgery UCSF 6/2023
  • MD Medicine The University of Chicago 6/2016
  • BS Neuroscience UCLA 6/2011

Interests

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  • Vestibular Schwannomas
  • Meningiomas
  • Brain Metastases
  • Epidermoid Cysts
  • Skull Base Tumors
  • Glioma
  • Pituitary Adenomas

Websites

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Publications (190)

Top publication keywords:
Moyamoya DiseaseBrain NeoplasmsNeurosurgical ProceduresPetrous BoneHydrocephalusEpidermal CystMeningeal NeoplasmsRadiosurgeryGlioblastomaChondrosarcomaGliomaEndolymphatic SacMonitoring, IntraoperativeSkull Base NeoplasmsMeningioma

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