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Nestor Gonzalez, MD, Neurosurgery, Los Angeles, CA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

NestorGonzalezMDMSCR, FACS, FAHA

Neurosurgery • Los Angeles, CA

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Professor of Neurosurgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center

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  • Office

    Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion (AHSP)
    127 So. San Vicente Blvd., 6th Floor Suite A6600
    Los Angeles, CA 90048
    Phone+1 310-423-0783
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Summary

  • My goal is to provide patients with the most effective and safe interventions for cerebrovascular diseases and stroke. I underwent a demanding and unique training in Radiology and Neurosurgery to acquire the skills necessary for their treatment. This makes me one of the few specialists in the country with the abilities to treat these disorders with surgical and endovascular techniques and the only one with the complete background in Neurosurgery and Radiology. I have performed more than a thousand interventions with these techniques, and thanks to my rigorous training and profound respect for every patient I have been successful providing high quality care for these individuals. Every interaction with a patient represents to me a delicate and important occasion in which I have the opportunity to exalt the medical profession by acting with supreme deference to the ultimate motivation of my job, the patient, that individual in pain or distress that I am here to help.

Education & Training

  • University of California Los Angeles
    University of California Los AngelesMS, Clinical and Translational Research , 2013 - 2015
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2002 - 2007
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAInterventional Neuroradiology, 2004 - 2006
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Surgical Internship, 2001 - 2002
  • University of El Rosario School of Medicine
    University of El Rosario School of MedicineResidency, Diagnostic Radiology, 1995 - 1999
  • Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota
    Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota Transitional Year Internship, Surgery Department , 1993 - 1995
  • Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
    Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del RosarioClass of 1995
  • Other
    OtherClass of 1993, MD, Magna Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
  • American Board of Neurological SurgeryFocused Practice in CNS Endovascular Surgery
  • American Society of Neurological SurgeryNeuroendovascular Surgeon

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Transformational Science Award American Heart Association, 2019
  • National Science Innovation Award American Heart Association, 2012, 2014, 2016
  • Ruth and Raymond Stotter Chair Endowment in Neurosurgery University of California, Los Angeles, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Treatment of Anterior Communicating Aneurysms with Coil Embolization Experience in 135 Cases.  
    Gonzalez NR, Nien Y, Murayama Y, Duckwiler G, Jahan R, Martin, N, Frazee J, Vinuela F, Joint Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Sections of the AANS and CNS, San Diego, California
  • CT Angiography as a Replacement for Transfemoral Angiography in the Preoperative Evaluation of Intracranial Aneurysms. Close Comparison with DSA in 107 Aneurysms.  
    Gonzalez NR, Villablanca P, Nien Y, Frazee J, Martin N, Annual Meeting American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Orlando, Florida
  • Effects of Basal Ganglia Surgery on Movement Disorders and Quality of Life for Cerebral Palsy Patients.  
    Tseng L, Espinoza DM, Cabatan C, Gonzalez NR, Gravori T, Pedroso A, Del Rocio Chavez G, Torres RC, De Salles A, Annual Meeting American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Orlando, Florida
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Books/Book Chapters

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    Guzmán F, Vargas F, Bernal M, Gonzalez NRMerck Sharp & Dohme, Santafe de Bogota
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    Patiño JF, Guzmán F, Gonzalez NR, Arroyo SFundacion Santa Fe, Santafe de Bogota
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    Guzmán F, Morales MC, Franco E, Mendoza-Vega J, Gonzalez NR, Arrázola P, Herrera FDike Edit., Medellin
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Effects of a Structured Competency-Based Curriculum and Mobile and Digital Resources in Neurosurgery Residency Education.
    Gonzalez NR, Martin N, Neurosurg. 2011 Aug;69(2):486
  • Predictors and Outcomes of Merci Device Facture During Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke.
    Shi Z, Saver J, Loh Y, Liebeskind D, Gonzalez NR, Tateshima S, Jahan R, Duckwiler G, Vinuela F, Stroke. 2012. 43:A3445
  • Hyperfusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Serial Arterial Spin-Labeled MRI of Reperfusion and Hemorrhagic Transformation.
    Liebeskind D, Wang D, Sanossian N, Fong A, Hao Q, Qiao J, Starkman S, Ali L, Doojin K, Raychev R, Abcede H, Adamcyzk P, Jahan R, Tateshima S, Gonzalez NR, Duckwiler G,..., Stroke. 2012; 43: A1910
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Lectures

  • Baseline ADC Parameters for Prediction of Basal Ganglionic Hemorrhage in Endovascular Therapy for Acute M1 Occlusions. 
    International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, California
  • Collateral and Venous Outflow Determine Outcome in Acute Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion. 
    International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, California
  • Facing the Clot: Angiographic Appearance Predicts Recanalization and Clinical Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke. 
    International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, California
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Other

  • Tuberculosis, a History of 10.000 Years. 
    Gonzalez NR, Guzmán F, Tribuna Médica 90: 211-224
  • Heart Failure. 
    Gonzalez NR, Guzmán F, Vargas F, Bernal M, Tribuna Médica, 1994; 90: 93-106
  • Cardiomyoplasty. 
    Gonzalez NR, Guzmán F, Vargas F, Arango E, Bernal M, Tribuna Médica, 1994; 90: 149-163

Press Mentions

  • Angiogenic Markers in Cerebrovascular Disease (ANFIS) (ANFIS)
    Angiogenic Markers in Cerebrovascular Disease (ANFIS) (ANFIS)January 27th, 2020
  • I Was a 26-Year-Old Healthy New Mom When I Suffered a Brain Stem Stroke with No Warning
    I Was a 26-Year-Old Healthy New Mom When I Suffered a Brain Stem Stroke with No WarningMarch 15th, 2019
  • Surgery Technique Reduces Strokes in Atherosclerosis Patients
    Surgery Technique Reduces Strokes in Atherosclerosis PatientsOctober 16th, 2018

Grant Support

  • Fostering Angiogenesis as Therapy for Cerebral Ischemia in ICASAmerican Heart Association2016–2018
  • Surgical Indirect Revascularization for the Treatment of Intracranial Arterial StenosisNINDS-NIH2013–2018
  • Role of Angiogenic Growth Factors in the Treatment and Outcome of Patients with Intracranial StenosisAmerican Heart Association2014–2015
  • Ruth and Raymond Stotter Chair EndowmentRuth and Raymond Stotter Fund2010–2015
  • Role of Angiogenic Growth Factors in the Treatment and Outcome of Patients with Intracranial Arterial StenosisAmerican Heart Association2012–2014
  • Oppenheimer GrantOppenheimer Foundation2007–2009

Committees

  • Vice-Chair, American Heart Association Neurointerventional Committee 2022 - 2023

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

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