The 20 Best Brain Tumor Doctors Near Me in Santa Monica, CA

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The 20 Best Brain Tumor Doctors near Santa Monica, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 174 doctor with experience in Brain Tumor near Santa Monica, CA. Of these, 134 are Experienced, 21 are Advanced, 13 are Distinguished and 6 are Elite.

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    Elite in Brain Tumor
    Elite in Brain Tumor
    2121 Santa Monica Boulevard, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Santosh Kesari is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kesari is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Kesari is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Brain Tumor
    Elite in Brain Tumor

    Office

    200 Med Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Phioanh Nghiemphu is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Nghiemphu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

    Elite in Brain Tumor
    Elite in Brain Tumor

    UCLA Health Bowyer Oncology Center

    200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 120, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Timothy Cloughesy is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Cloughesy is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

    Are you looking for a specific type of Brain Tumor?

    Common conditions include: Astrocytoma, Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), Chondroma, Chondrosarcoma

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      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurology
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurology

      Office

      300 Medical Plz Ste B200, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Albert Lai is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Lai is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      UCLA Health Westwood Neurosurgery

      300 Stein Plz Ste 420, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Linda Liau is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Liau is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Glioblastoma, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Elite in Brain Tumor

      UCLA Health Westwood Neurosurgery

      300 Stein Plz Ste 420, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Marvin Bergsneider is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Bergsneider is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      2125 Arizona Avenue, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jose Carrillo is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Carrillo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Oligodendroglioma. Dr. Carrillo is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Naveed Wagle is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wagle is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliosarcoma. Dr. Wagle is currently accepting new patients.

      Kim A. Margolin
      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      2121 Santa Monica Boulevard, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kim Margolin is an Oncologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Margolin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Choriocarcinoma. Dr. Margolin is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Kelly is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kelly is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Septoplasty. Dr. Kelly is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      Radiation Oncology
      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      Radiation Oncology
      2121 Santa Monica Boulevard, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Wollman is a Radiation Oncologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wollman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Intraductal Papilloma, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Astrocytoma. Dr. Wollman is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor

      Saint John's Physicians Partners

      2125 Arizona Ave, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      21+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Garni Barkhoudarian is a Neurosurgery provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Barkhoudarian has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Hypothalamic Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Radiation Oncology
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Radiation Oncology

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      200 Ucla Med Plaza, B265, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Tania Kaprealian is a Radiation Oncologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kaprealian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Schwannoma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, and Thalamotomy.

      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      UCLA Health Westwood Neurosurgery

      300 Stein Plz Ste 420, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Everson is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Everson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      UCLA Health Westwood Neurosurgery

      300 Stein Plz Ste 420, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Won Kim is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kim has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Experienced in Brain Tumor
      Experienced in Brain Tumor
      2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Brandon Laing is a Neurosurgery provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Laing is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Meningioma, Subdural Hematoma, Prolactinoma, and Laminectomy. Dr. Laing is currently accepting new patients.

      Omid Hamid
      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      Hematology | Oncology
      Advanced in Brain Tumor
      Hematology | Oncology

      Cedars-Sinai The Angeles Clinic And Research Institute-West Los Angeles

      11800 Wilshire Blvd Ste 300, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Omid Hamid is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hamid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Melanoma of the Eye, and Medulloblastoma.

      Experienced in Brain Tumor
      Experienced in Brain Tumor

      UCLA Health Westwood Neurology

      300 UCLA Medical Plz Ste B200, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dawn Eliashiv is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Eliashiv is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Experienced in Brain Tumor
      Neurology
      Experienced in Brain Tumor
      Neurology

      Office

      710 Westwood Plz, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Marc Nuwer is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Nuwer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Delirium, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

      Aaron Cohen-Gadol
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8631 W 3rd St, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (7.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      19+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, (Dr. Cohen) is one of the world’s most preeminent neurosurgeons, a professor and the vice chairman of innovation at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He specializes in the treatment of complex brain and spine tumors, including meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, gliomas and acoustic neuromas, as well as arteriovenous and cavernous malformations, hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgeons and patients both frequently seek his expert second opinion. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a profound commitment and passion for pushing the boundaries of uncompromising excellence for his patients.Dr. Cohen has performed more than 7400 complex brain surgeries in his career, more than any other performed by a single surgeon in the United States. These 7400 surgeries have been documented in the Neurosurgical Atlas collection, which Dr. Cohen founded and which is considered throughout the world as the “bible of neurosurgery” and used by more than 70,000 physicians for the care of their patients. He has introduced over 40 novel surgical techniques that have inspired thousands of neurosurgeons to achieve technical excellence and peak performance in the operating room.The Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society awarded Dr. Cohen its prestigious Vilhelm Magnus Medal — referred to as the Nobel Prize in Neurosurgery, and one of only 11 medals ever awarded — for his preeminent contributions. Dr. Cohen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      What is the definition of Brain Tumor?

      A primary brain tumor is a group (mass) of abnormal cells that start in the brain.

      When should I see a Brain Tumor doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Brain Tumor doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Brain Tumor doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Brain Tumor doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Brain Tumor doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Tumor doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Brain Tumor doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Brain Tumor doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Brain Tumor doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Brain Tumor doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Brain Tumor doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Tumor doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Brain Tumor doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Brain Tumor doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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