Moise Danielpour MD

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Center for Pediatric Neurosciences, Editor-In-Chief, pediatric Neurosurgery, Vera and Paul Guerin Family Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery

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127 S. San Vicente Blvd.,Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, Sixth Floor, A-6600Los Angeles, CA 90048
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Summary

Dr. Moise Danielpour is a neurosurgeon based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in pediatric neurosurgery. He completed fellowships at Stanford University and the University of California (San Francisco), following a residency in neurological surgery at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He earned his MD with Distinction in Research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his BS from UCLA in Biology and Psychology with departmental honors. Since 2000, Dr. Danielpour has served as the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai, where he is also the Program Director. He is experienced in managing conditions such as achondroplasia, neurosurgical oncology, and primary brain tumors. His publications in prestigious journals focus on various aspects of pediatric neurosurgery. Additionally, he has been recognized as one of America's Top Doctors and serves on the Medical Advisory Board for Little People of America.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1999 - 2000
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1999 - 2000
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 1999
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1993, md, Distinction in Research
UCLABS, Biology and Psychology, Departmental Honors-Distinction in Research, 1983 - 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1993 - 1999
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
American Board of Pediatric Neurological SurgeryPediatric Neurosurgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2022
Member, The Little People of America Medical Advisory Board Little People of America
Top Cancer Doctors, Newsweek

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Pediatric sinogenic and otogenic intracranial infections requiring neurosurgical intervention: a North American multicenter study in the era of COVID-19.
Megan G Anderson, Jonathan Pindrik, Ian C Michelow, Amirul Anuar, Jared Haught
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2026-04-03
Adults are not just big kids: adults have higher reoperation and complication rates following lumbar laminectomy for tethered cord release.
Adeesya Gausper, Andrew Miller, Weston Wright, Justin K Scheer, David Bonda
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2025-12-01
2 citations
Dynamic MRI in the Evaluation of the Cervical Spine in Pediatric Patients With Achondroplasia.
Aseel Masarwy, Alexander Tuchman, Jesse Huang, Christopher Watterson, Moise Danielpour
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2025-10-01

Journal Articles

Myxoid Glioneuronal Tumor of the Septum Pellucidum and Lateral Ventricle Is Defined by a Recurrent PDGFRA p.K385 Mutation and DNT-like Methylation Profile
Melike Pekmezci, Andrew W Bollen, David A Solomon, Xuemo Fan, Serguei Bannykh, James Johnston, Elaine Cham, James P Grenert, Boris C Bastian, Arie Perry, Moise Danielp..., Acta Neuropathologica