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Rahul Jandial, MD, Ph.D., is a dual-trained brain surgeon and neuroscientist. He participated in their "Healing the Trauma of Our Time: Permission to Grieve and Heal" panel.
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This Globe-Trotting Brain Surgeon Says Doctors Are Doing Medical Missions Wrong. Employed by City of Hope, a hospital in Southern California, the doctor performs neurosurgery at least two or three days a week, and runs a lab.
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Became a regular contributor to the Today Show in Australia in 2019.
Dr. Rahul Jandial, born on December 25, 1972, is an American dual-trained brain surgeon and neuroscientist. He began his academic journey by attending Compton Community College before earning his B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology with Honors from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995. He continued his medical education at the University of Southern California, receiving his Doctor of Medicine in 2000, where he was also a Dean’s Scholar. Dr. Jandial further pursued a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 2008, alongside completing his internship and residency in neurosurgery at the University of California San Diego Medical Center. His early career also included an oncology fellowship and serving as a clinical instructor in neurological surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.
Since 2009, Dr. Jandial has been an Associate Professor in the Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery at City of Hope, where he provides complex surgical treatment for cancer patients. Concurrently, he leads a laboratory dedicated to researching the biology of cancer metastasis to the brain, funded by entities such as the U.S. Department of Defense. He also holds academic appointments as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California’s Department of Biology (since 2009) and previously at The Scripps Research Institute (2008–2011). His commitment to education is further evidenced by his role as an Instructor in the Department of Biology at the University of California San Diego from 2006 to 2008.
Beyond his clinical and research work, Dr. Jandial is a prolific author, having penned 10 books and over 100 academic articles on surgery, neuroscience, and cancer biology. His books, including “Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon” (2019), “Life on a Knife’s Edge” (2021), and “This Is Why You Dream” (2024), have achieved bestseller status and have been translated into multiple languages. He is also the founder and co-director of the International Neurosurgical Children’s Association (founded 2003), leading teams to perform and teach pediatric brain surgery in underserved regions globally. His international service, television appearances, and media features have solidified his reputation beyond the medical community.
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