Nalin Gupta

MD PhD

Pediatric neurosurgeon
Chief, Pediatric Neurological Surgery, San Francisco
West Coast enthusiast

Dr. Nalin Gupta, chief of pediatric neurological surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, is an expert in the evaluation and surgical management of neurological disorders in children, including epilepsy, brain tumors, hydrocephalus, and cranial and spinal birth defects.

Gupta's primary research focuses on the role of inflammation in brain tumor progression. He is a principal investigator of the Brain Tumor Research Center at UCSF. He also is involved in national clinical studies of brain tumors and the effectiveness of fetal surgery for spina bifida.

Gupta earned his medical degree and completed residency training in neurological surgery at the University of Toronto. He completed fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children. He also has a doctorate in biophysics from UCSF. He served as an attending neurosurgeon at the University of Chicago before coming to UCSF.

  • Education

    UCSF, Graduate Group in Biophysics, 1996

    University of Toronto School of Medicine, 1987

  • Residencies

    University of Toronto Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1997

  • Fellowships

    Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1998

  • Board Certifications

    Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

  • Academic Title

    Professor

"You have to be empathic about what that [patient] and family are going through."

Meet Dr. Gupta

Conditions I specialize in

  • Ventriculomegaly

Where I see patients (1)

    My work

    Experimental gene therapy helps kids

    As part of a clinical trial, Dr. Gupta and other doctors performed surgery on children with AADC, a rare genetic disorder. The procedure helped improve their sleep and movement.

    Watch the story on CBS News Bay Area
    I always put the kids first.

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