Ausaf Bari MD PhD FACS FAANS (He/Him)

[Pronunciation: O-sawf Bar-ee]

Epilepsy Surgery, Pain, Peripheral Nerve, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Assistant Professor and Director of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery UCLA Department of Neurosurgery Surgical Neuromodulation and Brain Mapping Laboratory, Comprehensive Neurosurgical Pain Program

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Summary

Dr. Ausaf Bari, MD, is a Neurosurgeon based in Los Angeles, California, with specialties in epilepsy surgery, pain, peripheral nerve, and stereotactic & functional neurosurgery. He completed his education and training at reputable institutions like the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine. His experience spans across deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, stereotactic and functional surgery, brain mapping, and managing cancer pain. He has contributed to the medical field with several publications and has conducted clinical trials. Dr. Bari's dedication and contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, such as the First Place from Retzius Neuroanatomy Competition in 2011 and the Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Award from B.U. School of Medicine in 2004.

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2014
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2008 - 2009
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2008 - 2009
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2008
Boston University School of MedicinePhD, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, 2000 - 2005

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - 2028
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
First Place Retzius Neuroanatomy Competition, 2011
Third Place Retzius Neuroanatomy Competition, 2009

Clinical Trials

DBS of the SCC for the Treatment of Medically Refractory CLBP Start of enrollment: 2021 May 01
RECRUITING
NA
Visuomotor Prosthetic for Paralysis Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
RECRUITING
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Duration-modulated neural population dynamics in humans during BMI controls.
Fei Yin, Charles Guan, Tyson Aflalo, Jorge Gamez, Kelsie Pejsa
Communications Biology. 2026-06-26
Position Statement on Noninvasive Seizure Detection/Alerting Devices: A Joint Statement of the American Epilepsy Society, the Epilepsy Foundation, and the Danny Did Fo...
Caitlin Grzeskowiak, Sasha Alick-Lindstrom, Ausaf A Bari, Mark Farrenburg, Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse
Epilepsy Currents. 2026-06-19
Effect of Anti-Siphon Devices on Postoperative Outcomes in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
Yashaar Hafizka, Sheel Shah, Jorge Salcedo-Sifuentes, Sheantel Reihl, Kunal Patel
World Neurosurgery. 2026-06-01

Journal Articles

Brain imaging correlates of peripheral nerve stimulation.
Bari A., Pouratian N., Surgical Neurology International, Stereotactic Supplement, 1/1/2012
Multi-institutional evaluation of deep brain stimulation targeting using probabilistic connectivity-based thalamic segmentation.
Zheng Z., Bari A., Behnke E., Elias J., BS, Desalles A., Pouratian N., Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2011
From the bench to the bedside: Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, Habenula Neurons Provide Insight into Depression, The Nucleus Accumbens, Anhedonia, and Depression...
Bari A., Hauptman J., Surgical Neurology International, 1/1/2011

Abstracts/Posters

Multi-institutional Validation of a Patient- Specific Probabilistic Diffusion Tractography-Based Method of Thalamic Targeting for the Surgical Treatment of Tremor.
Bari A., Elias J., Sedrak M., Zheng A., BS, Desalles A., Pouratian N., AANS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 4/1/2011
Intra-accumbal microinjection of D1, D2, AMPA, or CAM-KII antagonists but not D3, NMDA, or MEK antagonists decreases the breakpoint on a progressive ratio schedule for...
Bari, A. A., Silva, D. and Pierce, R. C., New England Pharmacologists, 33rd Annual Meeting, Portland, ME, 1/1/2004
Administration of D2-like dopamine receptor antagonists into the nucleus accumbens shell attenuates cocaine-priming induced reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior.
Anderson, S. M., Bari, A. A. and Pierce, R. C., Society for Neuroscience, 33rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/1/2003

Lectures

In-Vivo Segmentation of the Human Nucleus Accumbens Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Probabilistic Tractography.
Chicago, IL - 10/1/2012
In-Vivo Segmentation of the Human Amygdala using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Probabilistic Tractography.
Washington, DC - 10/1/2011
Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Targeting Using Probabilistic Tractography.
San Francisco, CA - 6/8/2011

Other

Thesis: Modulation of Reward by Dopamine and Glutamate Receptors in the Nucleus Accumbens Areas of Study: Behavioral Neuroscience, Addiction, Neuropharmacology, Cocai...
Ausaf A. Bari, M.D. Ph.D.
1/1/2005
Increases in N-type calcium channel mRNA in the ventral tegmental area contribute to behavioral sensitization to cocaine.
Bari, A. A.
1/1/1999

Press Mentions

New Hope for Chronic Stroke Patients Struggling with Arm WeaknessOctober 1st, 2024
Ultrasound. Deep-Brain Stimulation. UCLA Health Harnesses Advances in NeurotechnologyJune 3rd, 2024
Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Opioid Addiction When Other Treatments FailSeptember 30th, 2021

Grant Support

Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subgenual Cingulate Cortex for the Treatment of Medically Refractory Chronic Low Back PainUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2019–2027