Nalin Gupta
MD, PhD
- Professor, Neurological Surgery
- Chief, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
- Director, Pediatric Neurological Surgery Program
- Principal Investigator, Brain Tumor Research Center
- Dennis Bruce Dettmer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Professor, Neurological Surgery
- Chief, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
- Director, Pediatric Neurological Surgery Program
- Principal Investigator, Brain Tumor Research Center
- Dennis Bruce Dettmer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Biography
Director of the Department's Pediatric Neurological Surgery Program, Dr. Gupta has specialty interests in the evaluation and surgical management of neurological disorders in children, including such conditions as brain tumors, hydrocephalus, cranial and spinal congenital anomalies, and epilepsy. After his residency training in neurological surgery at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, he completed fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Dr.Gupta's research interests include fundamental mechanisms of brain tumor progression and defining the biological response of tumors to various treatment strategies. During his graduate studies, Dr. Gupta studied the effect of radiation and chemotherapy agents on glioma cells as they progress through the cell cycle.. Currently, his laboratory is focusing on cell-cell interactions during tumor progression, and the special role of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Dr. Gupta is also Co-PI of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Institute Award at UCSF. This program is directed towards basic and translational research for brainstem glioma and medulloblastoma.