Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Pacific Neuroscience Institute
2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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About Daniel F. Kelly
Daniel F. Kelly, MD is Founder and Director of Pacific Neuroscience Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center and Professor of Neurosurgery at Saint John’s Cancer Institute. In practice for 25 years, Dr. Kelly is internationally recognized for his accomplishments in advancing minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for brain, skull base and pituitary tumors. His personal surgical series includes over 2000 endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary operations and almost 2000 operations for a wide spectrum of brain and skull base tumors. He has been awarded the Southern California SuperDoctors distinction 13 years in a row (2007-19). He has authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications and 40 book chapters. He has been a principal or co-investigator on several NIH grants and multiple clinical trials. His current research interests include refining endoscopic keyhole surgical approaches, post-operative quality of life and hormonal function, brain tumor biomarkers, and advancing novel treatments for depression, anxiety and addiction. Dr. Kelly is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, International Society of Pituitary Surgeons, Pituitary Society, and North American Skull Base Society. Dr. Kelly has a long-standing commitment to neurosurgical fellowship training, continuing medical education in the neurosciences, as well as patient and community education. He lectures frequently at national and international meetings and has been course director for numerous symposia focused on optimal management of brain and pituitary tumors. Dr. Kelly is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College (1982), Georgetown University School of Medicine (1986) and completed neurosurgical residency training in 1993 at George Washington University Medical Center. He was Professor of Neurosurgery and Vice-Chief of Clinical Affairs for the UCLA Division of Neurosurgery until 2007 when he joined JWCI and Providence Saint John’s Health Center, where he currently serves on the Saint John’s Board of Directors and is Chief of Neurosurgery.
Georgetown University School of Medicine - Washington, DC
1986
St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan - New York, NY
1987
George Washington University Hospital - Washington, DC
Neurosurgery
1993
- American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Neurological Surg, Neurological Surgery
- Specialty Board Non recognized, Neurological Surgery
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Santa Monica, CA 90404
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He's the best neurosurgeon I could ever imagine
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So lucky and grateful to be in Dr. Kelly's care
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