Ausaf Bari, MD, PhDFunctional Neurosurgery · Los Angeles
Functional Neurosurgery · Los Angeles

Precision Neurosurgery.
Personal Care.

Specialized neurosurgical care for tremor, movement disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain, and other neurological disorders, with Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS.

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  • Board-Certified Neurosurgeon
  • Vice Chair of Neurosurgery, UCLA
  • Director of Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery, UCLA
  • Focused Ultrasound Since 2014
  • Over 500 DBS Implants
Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD
Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACSVice Chair of Neurosurgery, UCLA
Los Angeles
A Note From Dr. Bari

Some conditions do not respond to medication alone. For tremor, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and chronic pain, modern neurosurgery offers precise, adjustable, and in some cases incisionless options. My role is to help you understand what is possible, and to decide together what is right for you.

Ausaf Bari, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS
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What Brings You Here?

Choose the closest match. Every page explains the condition, the options Dr. Bari offers, and what to ask at a consultation.

Movement Disorders / Tremor

Epilepsy

Pain & Nerve Disorders

Stroke

Psychiatric Conditions

Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease

Clinical Trials

Areas Of Expertise

Understanding Your
Options Starts Here.

Neurological symptoms can change how you move, work, and live. Explore the conditions Dr. Bari treats and what a specialist evaluation can help clarify.

Illustration of an EEG cap on a patient beside eight EEG traces from both hemispheres, showing normal background rhythm changing to the large rhythmic waves of a generalized seizure
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Epilepsy

Evaluation, surgery, laser ablation, and responsive or thalamic stimulation when seizures continue despite medication.

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Illustration of a spinal cord stimulation system from behind: leads along the spine, an extension wire, a pulse generator in the lower back, and a handheld remote
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Chronic Pain

Spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and investigational brain stimulation for selected nerve-related pain and facial pain.

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Also

Trigeminal Neuralgia & Facial PainHemifacial SpasmPeripheral Nerve DisordersStroke RecoveryCancer PainAll Conditions & Treatments
Dr. Ausaf Bari operating, in surgical cap, mask, and headlight
Meet Your Neurosurgeon

Surgical Precision.
Scientific Curiosity.

Dr. Ausaf Bari specializes in functional and restorative neurosurgery at UCLA. His practice brings together deep brain stimulation, focused ultrasound, epilepsy surgery, and neuromodulation for pain, informed by his own research into the brain circuits behind movement, motivation, and pain.

Director of Functional and Epilepsy NeurosurgeryFunctional and restorative neurosurgery, UCLA
Associate Professor of NeurosurgeryDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Surgical Neuromodulation And Brain Mapping LabPrincipal investigator
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Treatments & Technology

Different Approaches.
One Individual Decision.

Neuromodulation changes activity in the nervous system. The right approach depends on your diagnosis, symptoms, treatment history, and goals.

Illustration of a deep brain stimulation system: two thin leads entering the brain through the top of the skull, running under the skin behind the ear and down the neck to a pulse generator implanted below the collarbone
01 / Neuromodulation

Deep Brain Stimulation

Adjustable stimulation of precisely mapped brain targets for tremor, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and epilepsy.

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Dr. Bari standing beside the focused ultrasound transducer helmet on the table of the 3T MRI scanner in the treatment suite
02 / Incisionless

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound

An incisionless treatment for tremor, guided in real time by MRI and your feedback during the procedure.

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Responsive neurostimulation device in the skull connected to leads at the brain
03 / Epilepsy

Epilepsy Surgery & Neuromodulation

Detailed seizure mapping, resection, laser ablation, and responsive neurostimulation.

Understand The Procedure
Spinal Cord & Peripheral Nerve StimulationPaired Vagus Nerve Stimulation For StrokeMicrovascular DecompressionStereotactic RadiosurgeryLaser Ablation
Spirals drawn by one of Dr. Bari’s patients with essential tremor: shaky, broken loops before treatment on the left and smooth, even spirals after treatment on the right
See The Difference

A Spiral Tells The Story.

The spiral-drawing task is a simple way to see how tremor affects the hand, and how it can change after treatment. Watch two of Dr. Bari’s patients draw spirals before and after treatment for essential tremor.

Fix My Tremor: Start HereLearn About Focused UltrasoundTremor By The Numbers
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Research That Moves Care Forward

Understanding The Brain.
Expanding What’s Possible.

The Bari Lab combines direct human brain recordings, imaging, and clinical studies to investigate decisions, pain, movement, and new possibilities for neuromodulation. Patients benefit from a surgeon who studies the very circuits he treats.

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Brain mappingNeuromodulationHuman neuroscienceBrain–computer interfaces for paralysis
Chronic pain · 2025 · Pain

Spontaneous Pain Dynamics Characterized By Stochasticity In Neural Recordings Of Awake Humans With Chronic Pain.

Tremor targeting · 2024 · NeuroImage: Clinical

Connectivity-Based Segmentation Of The Thalamic Motor Region For Deep Brain Stimulation In Essential Tremor: A Comparison Of Deterministic And Probabilistic Tractography.

Patient Reviews

In Their Own Words.

In their own words: patients and families on their care with Dr. Bari.

★★★★★

“You have all greatly changed my life for the better, and I appreciate your painstaking work on my behalf.”

Richard M.Yelp ·
★★★★★

“Dr Bari did focused ultrasound on me yesterday. The results are astounding! He & his team couldn't have been nicer & more helpful. I'm looking forward to doing the other side.”

Florence B.Yelp ·
★★★★★

“I had essential or familial tremor for about 30 years. It got worse and worse over the last 6 years to where it pretty much made it impossible for me to paint, sew, put on eye makeup, cut up stuff or stir and cook. I basically felt like I was in a blender all day long. Since my focused ultrasound procedure with Dr. Bari my tremor on the right side is completely gone. As an added bonus my head tremor is gone as well. Even my neighbors, who did not know I had the procedure ask me where my tremor went. I am able to do all the stuff I could not do anymore. Needless to say, I highly recommend it.”

Katinka H.Patient story ·

Five-star reviews posted on Yelp and patient stories shared with Dr. Bari’s practice, reproduced as written. Individual experiences and outcomes vary.

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An MRI scanner in a quiet, modern imaging suite
Before Your First Visit

Clarity At Every Step.

From the first conversation to long-term follow-up, the process is designed so you always know what comes next.

01 / Understand

Learn About Your Options.

Start with your condition and the treatments that may be considered after a neurological evaluation.

02 / Prepare

Bring The Full Picture.

Gather your specialist notes, treatment history, and available imaging. Think about what matters most in your daily life.

03 / Connect

Take The Next Step Together.

Contact the neurosurgery scheduling team. They can guide you through scheduling, referrals, and the records needed for your visit.

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Where To Find Dr. Bari

Westwood,
Los Angeles

ClinicWestwood Neurosurgery

300 Stein Plaza, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Hospital WorkplaceRonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

757 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095

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