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Edward Chang

Edward Chang MD

Neurological Surgery, Neuroscience
San Francisco, California, United States of America

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Dr. Edward Chang is a neurosurgeon who treats patients with epilepsy, brain tumors, and cranial nerve compression syndromes such as trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. He is Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF.

Dr. Chang specializes in advanced brain mapping methods to preserve crucial areas for speech and motor functions in the brain. He also has extensive experience with implantable devices that stimulate specific nerves to relieve seizure, movement, pain, and other disorders.

Dr. Chang's research focuses on the brain mechanisms for speech, movement, and human emotion. He co-directs the Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses, a collaborative enterprise of UCSF and the University of California, Berkeley. The center brings together experts in engineering, neurology, and neurosurgery to develop state-of-the-art biomedical technology to restore function for patients with neurological disabilities such as paralysis and speech disorders.
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