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Daniel Kelly, MD, Neurosurgery, Santa Monica, CA, Providence Saint John's Health Center

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Neurosurgery • Santa Monica, CA

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Director & Founder, Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI); Professor of Neurosurgery, Saint John's Cancer Institute; Chief, Neurosurgery at Providence Saint John's Health Center; President & CEO, PNI Foundation; Chairman, PNI Medical Group

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  • Office

    Pacific Neuroscience Institute
    2125 Arizona Avenue
    Santa Monica, CA 90404
    Phone+1 310-582-7450
    Fax+1 310-582-7495
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Summary

  • Dr. Kelly is Director and one of 4 Founders of Pacific Neuroscience Institute, a multi-specialty group of over 30 physicians encompassing 9 Centers of Excellence. At PNI he directs the Pacific Brain Tumor and Pituitary Disorders Centers at Saint John’s Health Center and is Professor of Neurosurgery at Saint John's Cancer Institute.

    A recipient of the Southern California Super Doctors distinction for 14 years (2007-2020), Dr. Kelly's neurosurgical practice applies minimally invasive keyhole and endoscopic techniques for brain tumors with a focus on maximal safe removal, rapid recovery and short hospital stay for patients with meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, Rathke’s cleft cysts, chordomas, schwannomas, gliomas and metastases.

    In practice for over 25 years, he has one of the largest series in endonasal surgery with over 2000 procedures performed including over 1000 endoscopic endonasal surgeries and almost 2000 craniotomies for brain and skull base tumors. His academic track record includes over 130 peer-reviewed publications and 40 book chapters, mostly focused on minimally invasive surgical techniques, outcomes and complication avoidance. He has a long-standing commitment to medical education, fellowship training and patient education, and lectures frequently at national and international meetings.

    Dr. Kelly helps oversee the Pacific Brain Health Center (led by Dr. David Merrill) and is a creative force in the Pacific Treatment & Research in Psychedelics program (led by Dr. Keith Heinzerling), focused on psychedelic-assisted therapies for depression, anxiety and addiction.

    He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College (1982), Georgetown University School of Medicine (1986) and George Washington University Neurosurgical residency (1993). He was Professor of Neurosurgery and Vice-Chief of UCLA Division of Neurosurgery until 2007 then joined Saint John’s Health Center, where he serves on the Board of Directors and is Chief of Neurosurgery.

    • Meet Daniel F. Kelly MD

    https://www.pacificneuroscienceinstitute.org/people/daniel-kelly/ See profile video: https://youtu.be/Kfd5lB-pQQs

Education & Training

  • George Washington University
    George Washington UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1987 - 1993
  • New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York
    New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Epigenomic Landscape of Pituitary Adenomas Reveals Specific Alterations and Differentiates Among Acromegaly, Cushing's Disease and Endocrine-Inactive Subtypes  
    Daniel F Kelly, Yuki Takasumi, Garni Barkhoudarian, Clinical Cancer Research

Press Mentions

  • Largest Study of Brain Tumor ‘Keyhole’ Surgery for Meningiomas Shows Outstanding Outcomes
    Largest Study of Brain Tumor ‘Keyhole’ Surgery for Meningiomas Shows Outstanding OutcomesAugust 15th, 2022
  • Think Neuro Mini: Meet Dr. Daniel F. Kelly
    Think Neuro Mini: Meet Dr. Daniel F. KellyJanuary 5th, 2022
  • Streamlining Brain Tumor Surgery Care During the Pandemic
    Streamlining Brain Tumor Surgery Care During the PandemicAugust 2nd, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Pacific Treatment & Research in Psychedelics (TRIP)Annenberg Foundation2019–2022
  • Clinical Trial: Hypopituitarism After Moderate And Severe Head InjuryNational Center For Research Resources2008
  • Hypopituitarism Following Traumatic Brain Injury Or Aneurysmal Subarachnoid HEMNational Center For Research Resources2005–2008
  • Hypopituitarism After Moderate And Severe Head InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2008
  • Acute And Chronic Hypopituitarism After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid HemorrhageNational Center For Research Resources2006–2007
  • Hypopituitarism After Moderate And Severe Head InjuryNational Center For Research Resources2004–2007
  • Hypopituitarism After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid HemorrhageNational Center For Research Resources2006
  • Core A-- Administrative CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
  • Hypopituitarism--Traumatic Brain Injury HemorrhageNational Center For Research Resources2001
  • Delayed Hypopituitarism Following Moderate &Severe Head InjuryNational Center For Research Resources1999–2001

Research History

  • Co-investigator in Pilot Trial of Visual Healing® in Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Alcohol Use DisorderThe objective of this study is to test a strategy for optimizing set and setting of psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder with a nature-themed video at the start of the psilocybin journey. Collaborators are Dr. Keith Heinzerling (PI), film-maker Louie Schwartzberg and Usona Institute2021 - 2022

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Daniel Kelly, Dr. Daniel Kelly, MD, Dr. D Kelly, Dr. Daniel F Kelly