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 Neal Prakash, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Chief of Neurology, Brain Tumor Program, Neurosciences
  • Director, Neuro-Optical Imaging
  • Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, Graduate School of Biological Sciences
  • Neurologist/Scientist, Neurology

Neal Prakash, M.D., Ph.D., is the chief of the Division of Neurology at City of Hope. Before coming to City of Hope, Prakash was an assistant clinical professor at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prakash was a resident in the Department of Neurology at UCLA and an intern within the Department of Internal Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis. He received a M.D. and Ph.D. in neurobiology and behavior from the University of California, Irvine. He received B.A. in molecular and cellular biology (neurobiology emphasis) with honors and distinction in general scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. Prakash has written several peer-to-peer reviewed publications on advanced neuroimaging techniques and brain plasticity. He is a past president of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. He is a member in good standing within several professional organizations.

Professional Experience

2012 - present, Chief of Neurology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2011 - 2012, Neurologist/Scientist, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2009  - 2011, Neurologist, Neurological Services of Hawaii

2008  - 2011, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Honolulu, HI

2007 - 2009, ProTem Neurologist, Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, HI

2006 - 2011, Neurologist, Veterans Affairs Pacific Island Health Care System

2006 - 2007, Visiting Assistant Professor, Magnetic Resonance Research at University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

2005 - 2007, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

2005 - 2007, Founding Director of Optical Imaging, Laboratory of Neuro  Imaging, David Geffen School of Imaging, University of  California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Education and Training

2002 - 2005, Resident, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

2001 - 2002, Intern, Department of Internal Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO

1992 - 2001, M.D., Medical Scientist Training Program, University of California Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, CA

1994 - 1999, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, CA
 
1988 - 1992, B.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Berkley, Berkley CA

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported. Last updated: 1/13

Honors and Awards

2005, American Association of the Physicians of Indian Origin, Medical Student, Resident and Fellow Research Competition Finalist

2004, UCLA Neurology Resident Jean-Louis Riel Research Award

1999 & 2000, University of California Irvine Vincent P. Carroll Jr. Memorial Research Award

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

Hawaii Neurological Society

Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics

Society for Neuro-Oncology

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