UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

Antonio DeSalles, M.D.

Specialty:

Neurological Surgery

General Information:

Gender:	Male
Language(s):	English, Spanish

Affiliation(s):

Professor and Director, Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery, Functional Neurosurgery and Surgery for Movement Disorders, Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Neuro-Oncological Radiation Therapy Services, Neurosurgery

Member, Brain Research Institute

Member, JCCC Community

Hospital Affiliation(s):

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Education:

Fellowship:	Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1986 - 1988 Head Injury, Medical College of Virginia, 1983 - 1986
Residency:	Neurology, Universidade Federal do Goias, 1979 - 1982
Internship:	Surgery, Hospital do Servidor Publico Municipal, 1978 - 1978
Medical Degree:	M.D., Universidade Federal do Goias, 1978

Contact Information:

Phone:	(310) 794-1221
Email:	adesalles@mednet.ucla.edu

Practice Information:

Clinical Interest(s):	Movement Disorders Rhizotomy Radiofrequency Stereotactic Biopsy Stereotactic Radiosurgery Tic Douloureux Trigeminal Neuralgia

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Antonio DeSalles' research focuses on stereotactic surgery for brain tumors, movement disorders, pain, and neurotransplantation for Parkinson's disease; the effects of radio frequency to the central nervous system; and online imaging of lesion generation in the central nervous system.