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Rahul Jandial
Rahul Jandial, M.D., Ph.D. is a neurosurgeon, scientist, and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at City of Hope in Duarte-Los Angeles, a hospital for cancer treatment designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Jandial’s expertise is in medical and surgical treatment of cancer that affects the brain, spine and spinal cord and he is committed to pioneering new surgical devices and minimally invasive operations. As a scientist, his research focuses on preventing the spread of breast cancer cells into the brain that lead to loss of independence and lethal metastases.

Media
Dr. Jandial is a noted speaker and expert health educator. Currently, he is the health correspondent for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.

Career (Education and now)
Rahul Jandial, M.D., Ph.D. is a neurosurgeon, scientist, and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at City of Hope in Duarte-Los Angeles, a hospital for cancer treatment designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Jandial’s expertise is in medical and surgical treatment of cancer that affects the brain, spine and spinal cord and he is committed to pioneering new surgical devices and minimally invasive operations. As a scientist, his research focuses on preventing the spread of breast cancer cells into the brain that lead to loss of independence and lethal metastases.

Dr. Jandial trained at various prominent institutions in California. Dr. Jandial earned his B.A. in molecular and cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley -- his M.D. from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles -- and his Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). Previously, Dr. Jandial served as chief resident neurosurgeon at UCSD Medical Center, where he began his surgical career. He was also a clinical instructor for the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and was an adjunct professor in The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery serving as a member of the faculty at City of Hope Department of Neurosurgery and Beckman Research Institute.

Humanitarian and Educator
Dr. Jandial has a passion for serving our broader community through teaching, mentoring, and humanitarian efforts. Previously as an educator, he earned a Distinguished Professor Teaching Award at the University of California. Currently he teaches at USC Department of Biology to inspire undergraduate students about careers in medicine and science. He is the founder and co-director of The International Neurosurgical Children’s Association (INCA), which raises the standard of brain surgery provided to disadvantaged children in developing nations through its network of brain surgeons, caregivers and philanthropists. INCA works with international missions and to date, has directly renovated the neurosurgical care in 8 hospitals across Central and South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. For his global efforts he has been awarded the Community Service Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Public Service Award from the AMA.

Books
1.	Jandial R, Boriani, Ames C. Advanced Operative Techniques-Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors. QMP Inc; In Press. 2.	Jandial R. Essential Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery. Elsevier, 2011. 3.	Jandial R. Best Evidence for spinal surgery. Elsevier, 2012. 4.	Jandial R Frontiers in Brain Repair. Springer/Landes Bioscience, 2009. 5.	Jandial R Frontiers in Spine and Spinal Cord Repair. Springer/Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, Texas; 2012. 6.	Jandial, R. Code Blue: Emergent Clinical Scenarios. Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, In press 7.	Toy E, Jandial R, Snyder EY. Case Files: Neuroscience. Lange Medical Books/ McGraw Hill, New York, New York: April 2008. 8.	Jandial R, 100 Questions and Answers About Spinal Disorders. Jones and Bartlett Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts: Winter 2007. 9.	Jandial R, Hughes SA. 100 Questions and Answers About Head Injury. Jones and Bartlett Publishing, Boston Massachusetts: Spring 2008 10.	Jandial R, Aryan HE, Nakaji P. Neurosurgical Essentials. Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 2004.

Awards

 * Research Award at ThinkCure!: 2012
 * Excellence Award at City of Hope: 2010
 * Scholar, Oncology Development Award by National Institutes of Health (NIH): 2009
 * Cancer Research Award: STOPCancer Foundation: 2009
 * Distinguished Professor Teaching Award at University of California: 2008
 * Brain Tumor Award of American Brain Tumor Foundation: 2008
 * Research Award of Neurosurgery Research Education Foundation: 2008
 * Community Service Award of American Medical Association: 2007
 * Penfield Research Award of Congress of Neurosurgeons: 2007
 * America’s Top Surgeons: 2007
 * Excellence in Medicine of American Medical Association: 2006
 * America’s Outstanding Doctors: 2005
 * Public Service Award of American Association of Neurological Surgeons: 2004
 * Excellence in Teaching of UCSD - School of Medicine: 2003
 * Dean’s Scholar of University of Southern California- School of Medicine: 2000
 * B.A. with Honors at University of California, Berkeley: 1995
 * Dean’s List at University of California, Berkeley: 1994