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Ausaf Bari

Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

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History

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
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NeuroModulation Division · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
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Toronto Hospital
2014–2015
Neurological Surgery
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
2009–2014
General Surgery
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
2008–2009
Boston University
Boston University School of Medicine
2004–2008

Research

Cocaine administered into the medial prefrontal cortex reinstates cocaine-seeking behavior by increasing AMPA receptor-mediated glutamate transmission in the nucleus accumbens
Journal of Neuroscience · 2002 · 257 citations
Administration of the D1-like dopamine receptor antagonist SCH-23390 into the medial nucleus accumbens shell attenuates cocaine priming-induced reinstatement of drug-seeking…
Psychopharmacology · 2003 · 143 citations
Utilizing virtual and augmented reality for educational and clinical enhancements in neurosurgery
Review · Journal of Clinical Neuroscience · 2017 · 129 citations

Nader Pouratian
22 papers · 2 as a fellow
Reza Tadayon-Nejad
8 papers
Jean-Philippe Langevin
7 papers
Jasmine Thum
6 papers · 6 as a resident
Ziad Rifi
6 papers · 5 as a resident
AK
Alon Kashanian
5 papers · 3 as a resident
Aria Fallah
5 papers
Noriko Salamon
5 papers
Antonio DeSalles
4 papers
Hiroki Nariai
4 papers
JG
Jorge Gamez
4 papers
RK
Ralph Koek
4 papers

Grants

Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subgenual Cingulate Cortex for the Treatment of Medically Refractory Chronic Low Back Pain
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · UH3
Contact PI · $2.9M · University of California Los Angeles
2019–2027
Role of TrkB and TrkC in Cocaine-Induced Sensitization
National Institute on Drug Abuse · F30
Contact PI · $240.2K · Boston University Medical Campus
2001–2007

Clinical trials

DBS of the SCC for the Treatment of Medically Refractory CLBP
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles
2021–2027
Feasibility of Stimulating the Visual Cortex in Blind
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles
2016–2026
Visuomotor Prosthetic for Paralysis
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Richard A. Andersen, PhD
2013–2031
Open Label Study for the Use of Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor
Sub-investigator · Recruiting · Early phase 1
University of California, Los Angeles
2026–2027