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 Neal Prakash, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Director, Neuro-Optical Imaging
  • Neurologist/Scientist, Neurology
  • Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology

Neal Prakash, M.D., Ph.D., has joined 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. Prakash was a resident in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles and an intern within the Department of Internal Medicine at Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis. He received his medical degree and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. Prakash has written several peer-to-peer reviewed publications and is a member in good standing within many professional organizations.

Professional Experience

2011 – present, 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: 10/11.

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

Society for Neuroscience

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Physiological Society

American Medical Association

American Association of the Physician’s of Indian Ocean

Academy of Molecular Imaging

National Ataxia Foundation

American Society of Neuroimaging

Hawaii Neurological Society

International Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society

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