UCSF neurosurgeon Ramin Morshed, MD

Ramin Morshed, MD

Neurosurgeon

Specialties: Adult brain tumors, including pituitary tumors, gliomas, chordomas, metastic brain tumors, and meningiomas

Dr. Ramin Morshed is a neurosurgeon who cares for patients with brain tumors, including tumors of the skull base. He is experienced in treating a wide range of neurological conditions, including meningiomas, vestibular schwannomas, pituitary adenomas, chordomas, chondrosarcomas, brain metastases, glioblastomas, astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas. He also cares for patients with vascular compression syndromes, including trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. His surgical expertise includes endoscopic treatment of abnormalities at the skull base; other minimally invasive cranial approaches; and brain mapping, a technique used in brain tumor removal that minimizes harm to nearby critical brain functions.

Morshed directs skull base translational research within the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery. The goal of his investigatory work is to improve outcomes for patients with a variety of brain tumors. He is particularly interested in using genetic information to predict outcomes for those with meningiomas, brain metastases, vestibular schwannomas and gliomas.

Education & Training

2016: MD, University of Chicago
2016-2023: Residency, Neurological Surgery, UCSF
2023-2024: Fellowship, Skull Base Oncology, Mayo Clinic 

Academic Positions

2024-present: Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, UCSF