Marvin Bergsneider MD

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Professor, Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine

300 Stein Plaza, Suite 420Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-267-2621
Fax+1 310-267-2621

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Summary

Dr. Marvin Bergsneider is a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in pituitary surgery, skull base surgery, and neurosurgical oncology (brain tumors and skull base tumors)

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1988 - 1994
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1987
University of ArizonaB.S., Electrical Engineering, Highest Distinction, 1979 - 1983

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1989 - 2027
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, 2014, 2016
Neurosurgery Quality Award UCLA, 2012
Gold Medal, Neurosurgery Ulrich Batzdorf, M.D. Teaching Award UCLA, 2011

Clinical Trials

A Study Comparing Shunt Placement Versus Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Treatment of Hydrocephalus Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Disentangling secretory ambiguity and the limitations of classical thresholds in defining prolactinomas.
Maya Harary, Mishek Thapa, Stuart D Harper, Ines Donangelo, Anthony P Heaney
Pituitary. 2026-07-23
Multi-center comparison of corticotropin releasing hormone vs. desmopressin stimulation responses in inferior petrosal sinus sampling for Cushing's disease.
Samuel A Tenhoeve, Julie M Silverstein, Albert H Kim, James J Evans, Callen Collopy
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2026-07-01
Predictors of hospital length of stay, discharge disposition, and readmission after craniopharyngioma surgery: a multicenter study from the RAPID database.
Samuel A Tenhoeve, Anthony Tang, Cody J Orton, Diwas Gautam, Nana-Hawwa Abdul-Rahman
Neurosurgical Focus. 2026-06-01

Journal Articles

Bilateral Adrenalectomy: Life Saving Procedure in Severe Cushing's Syndrome
Han JY, Mirsadraei L, Yeh MW, Suh JD, Yong WH, Bergsneider M, Heaney AP, Endocr Pract, 1/1/2012
Development of Microfabricated Magnetic Actuators for Removing Cellular Occlusion
Lee SA, Lee H, Pinney JR, Khialeeva E, Bergsneider M, Judy JW, J Micromech Microeng, 1/1/2011
Adaptive computation of approximate entropy and its application in integrative analysis of irregularity of heart rate variability and intracranial pressure signals
Hu X, Miller C, Vespa P, Bergsneider M, Medical Engineering & Physics, 1/1/2008

Books/Book Chapters

Youman’s Neurological Surgery
Chapter: Adult Hydrocephalus: Management – Shunting
Bergsneider M, Stiner EEditors: Surgery, H. R. Winn.ElsevierEdition 6th,2011
Application of Kalman Filter
Chapter: Use of Constrained Nonlinear Kalman Filtering to Detect Pathological Constriction of Cerebral Arterial Blood Vessels
Page 143 - 162Cattivelli FS, Asgari S, Vespa P, Sayed AH, Bergsneider M, Hu XI-Tech Education and Publishing2009
Neurosurgical Operative Atlas
Chapter: Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Brain Tumor Resection
Page 104 - 113Bergsneider M, Liau LMEditors: Badie, B.Thieme, New York, NY2007

Lectures

Neurosurgery Residency Training for Pituitary Adenomas
Santa Monica, CA - 1/1/2015
Pseudocapsule Dissection of Pituitary Macroadenomas
Hangzhao, China - 1/1/2014
Ask the Expert – Adults and Their Families Affected by Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Portland, OR - 1/1/2014

Press Mentions

At UCLA, Skull Base Surgery Is a ‘Team Sport’November 22nd, 2023

Grant Support

Mems-Enabled Ventricular Catheter For HydrocephalusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2010
In Vivo CSF Shunt Hydrodynamics In HydrocephalusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2010
In Vivo Imaging Of Post-Traumatic Cerebral Amyloid DepositionNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2007
A Hemodynamic Model Of Intracranial Pressure DynamicsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2002