Title:

• Director, Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Program
• Co-director, Neurology Residency Program
• Assistant Professor of Neurology

Department:

• Department of Neurology

Locations:

• HCC II
• Keck Hospital of USC
• USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Areas of Treatment:

• Epilepsy Surgery
• Parkinson Disease
• Intractable Epilepsy
• Intraoperative Monitoring

Specialties:

• Neurology

Sub-specialties:

• Clinical Neurophysiology

Background:

Dr. Gonzalez directs the intra-operative monitoring services at University Hospital and LAC+USC Medical Center.  Intra-operative monitoring reduces risk and improves outcomes during spinal or vascular surgery.  Dr. Gonzalez completed a research fellowship at Harvard University and a clinical fellowship at UCLA in neurophysiology before joining the faculty at USC in 2006.  He is interested in brain implant devices for the treatment of advanced Parkinson disease and intractable epilepsy. He is co-director of the Neurology Residency Program.

Education:

• Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, M.D., 1997

Internships:

• Cleveland Clinic Foundation, July 2002

Residencies:

• Georgetown University Hospital, Neurology, 2005

Fellowships:

• UCLA, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2006
• Harvard Medical School, Neurophysiology Research, 1997-1999

Board Certification:

• Neurology

Awards:

• Dr. Gonzalez was voted a Top Doctor by Pasadena Magazine in 2011.

Languages:

• English
• Spanish