Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center Professor of Neurosurgery, UCLA. Co-Chair, Editorial Board, JNS Spine

Torrance, CA
Joined April 2026
Found the call schedule from my first attending #neurosurgery job . Took call every weekday, every other night , and a weekend a month for 4 years . 😂 Good times at @EmoryNeurosurg @GradyHealth !
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Should we be operating for axial neck pain? thejns.org/spine/view/journa…
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All Texindians are offended
Remade this map with real data. This is fun.
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Government makes everything more expensive
All schools, including medical schools are price gouging and inflating their tuition, knowing that the federal government will foot the bill. I’m glad they are capping loans this will lead to tuition to decline.
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Sanjay S. Dhall retweeted
CHINO HILLS: BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple. In just 9 days, we’re bringing California Back, with faith, family and community at the heart of it. ☀️
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Weather in San Francisco is like Spain? LOL more like London
Not gonna lie. This is a pretty cool map. Very interesting.
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Byzantine
I asked four healthcare execs for the first word that came into their head when I said the phrase “U.S. healthcare system” Answers ranged from “sh*itshow” to “mess.” My word was “committee.” Curious what yours would be…
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My secret skill at dinner parties is telling dad jokes
My secret skill I share at dinner parties is that I deeply love building fundraising decks. Between myself and a few amazing designer friends I’ve built about 40 for health tech companies seed thru series D. The combo of narrative storytelling + numbers is my happy place.
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With any hope healthcare admin gets replaced with AI
The top 3 medical specialties that AI should largely replace within the next 5 years: 1. Radiology 2. Ophthalmology 3. Pathology Any specialty heavily dependent on interpreting images, scans, or patterns is going to face ENORMOUS disruption. And this should ultimately mean faster diagnoses, much lower costs, and better access for patients. What specialty am I missing?
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Good god
I was yesterday years old when I found out PB&J with chili is a thing. Am I the only one who didn’t know about this? 🤮
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Truth . My chief resident flushed his pager down the toilet . Maintenance came and unclogged the toilet and handed back the still working pager to him. 📟 
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Sanjay S. Dhall retweeted
Seven parents in Orange County who were accused of allowing their children to illegally ride electric motorcycles on public roads were charged with child endangerment. ktla.com/news/california/oc-…
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Sanjay S. Dhall retweeted
Falcons better not get any ideas
The #Bears will give out fake mustaches to all fans Thursday night ahead of their game vs. the #Patriots as part of their plan to honor former player and coach Mike Ditka, who died earlier this month, per @SunTimes. Tonight is Chicago’s first home game since Ditka's passing.
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Same but not sure if it’s a superpower . Many of those families live in my memories forever .
My acknowledged superpower is being able to walk into a room with a family I've never met and make a deep enough emotional connection to have the "end-of-life" conversation under the most dire of circumstances. But yeah, I like making pitch decks too.
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So now insurance companies are interdicting urgent inpatient neurosurgical cases and demanding transfer to lower levels of care .
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“Affordable” in the Affordable Care Act playing the same role as “Democratic” in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 🇰🇵
The lack of affordability is a direct consequence of passing the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
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How could anyone disrespect these men?
BREAKING: A man identified as Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano reportedly used a sledgehammer to damage the historic Iwo Jima statue at Marine Corps Base Quantico, knocking the head off one of the Marines.
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End non profit status for hospitals
Replying to @GS_Watson
Tax-exempt hospitals are big business. In 2024, 2,271 hospital filers reported $1.4 trillion in revenue, $1.8 trillion in assets, 6 million employees, and $87.9 billion in combined net income.
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Tax the rich?
Replying to @GS_Watson
Tax-exempt hospitals are big business. In 2024, 2,271 hospital filers reported $1.4 trillion in revenue, $1.8 trillion in assets, 6 million employees, and $87.9 billion in combined net income.
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