SOURCED FACULTY PROFILE

Kia Shahlaie, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.S., F.C.N.S.

Skull Base Surgery Fellowship Director
UC Davis Health Department of Neurological Surgery →
Sacramento, California, United States

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21 Oct 2026
PUBLISHED PROGRAMME ROLE

Named on the official page as Skull Base Surgery Fellowship Director for Skull Base Surgery Fellowship.

Published position
Skull Base Surgery Fellowship Director
Academic title
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery
Department
Neurological Surgery
Qualifications
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, 2001; Ph.D., Neuroscience, UC Davis, 2006; Neurological Surgery residency, UC Davis Health, 2002-2009; Functional Neurosurgery fellowship, UC San Francisco, 2009; Skull Base / Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery fellowship, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, 2010
Clinical interests
Complex cranial surgery, including brain tumors, meningioma, skull base and pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, epilepsy and movement disorders
Research interests
Developing new brain stimulation techniques to improve learning and memory function
Professional organisations
Not published in the indexed source