Itzhak Fried

Itzhak Fried is a neurosurgeon specializing in brain surgery and epilepsy treatment. He is a Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has academic ties to Yale University. Dr. Fried graduated from Stanford and Yale. He has an h-index of 64, which shows high scientific impact.

Clinical Specialization & Approach

Dr. Fried treats children and adults with neurological disorders. He performs surgical interventions for epilepsy and vascular malformations related to the disease. The specialist uses functional brain mapping — a technique to identify and preserve critical brain areas like speech and movement during surgery. He also performs stereotactic procedures and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for movement and cognitive disorders.

The doctor treats conditions including:

• Epilepsy
• Parkinson's disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Brain tumors and cysts
• Essential tremor
• West syndrome

Research & Innovation

Dr. Fried developed approaches to study how epilepsy seizures develop. He pioneered methods to recover speech and memory after epilepsy-related brain damage. The professor also created clinical guides and management programs for epilepsy patients. Additionally, his scientific work focuses on Deep Brain Stimulation and functional neurosurgery.

Work Experience

• Professor – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
• Neurosurgeon – Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), Israel
• Instructor – Yale University, USA
• Instructor – Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel

Education & Academic Training

• Medical Degree – Stanford University, USA
• Postgraduate Training – Yale University, USA

Surgical Procedures Performed

• Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
• Surgical treatment of epilepsy
• Gamma Knife and CyberKnife for brain tumors
• Stereotaxic radiosurgery
• Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS)
• Surgical removal of brain cysts