Rahul Jandial
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Rahul Jandial is an American, dual-trained brain surgeon and neuroscientist. He is also a London Times bestselling & international bestselling author with his books translated into over 30 languages.[1]
Rahul Jandial | |
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| Born | December 25, 1972 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) University of Southern California (M.D) University of California, San Diego (Ph.D) |
| Occupation(s) | Brain Surgeon, Scientist, Professor, Author |
| Website | drjandial |
Academic
Jandial's published research[2] has appeared in journals such as Proceeding from the National Academy of Sciences. He has authored 10 academic books on topics ranging from neurosurgery to cancer biology and neuroscience.
As a professor he received the “distinguished professor award” from UCSD[3] and has been invited as distinguished professor at Oxford and Harvard.[4][5]
The Jandial laboratory at City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles is funded by the US Department of Defense.[6][7]
Jandial attended Compton Community College and earned his B.A from University of California, Berkeley — M.D. from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles — Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) — and cancer surgery specialization from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).[citation needed]
Author
In 2019, Penguin/Random House published Jandial’s first book Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon: The New Stories and Science of the Mind, a Sunday Times, and international bestseller translated into 10 languages.[8]
In 2021, his memoir Life on a Knife’s Edge: A Brain Surgeon's Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival is translated to 8 languages.[9]
This is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life was released in 2024 and is being translated to 30 languages.
He has been featured in The Times of London,[10] the Telegraph,[11] NY Mag,[12] The Wall Street Journal,[13] Der Spiegel, Cosmopolitan,[14] Mr. Porter [15] and GQ,[16] and is an expert for Guardian Masterclasses.[17]
International service
He is the founder and co-director of International Neurosurgical Children's Association,[18] where he leads teams to teach and perform pediatric brain surgery in charity hospitals throughout Central and South America, and Eastern Europe. The efforts were featured on ABC Nightline.[19]
Television
Since 2009, Jandial is a long-term contributor at KTLA-TV[20] in Los Angeles. In 2019, he became a regular contributor to the TODAY Show in Australia. He hosted Brain Surgery Live on Nat Geo with Bryant Gumbell for international broadcast and was on FOX’s primetime non-scripted Superhuman as a panelist.[21] Brian Lowry, chief TV critic for Variety, called him the "world's most dashing neurosurgeon" in a highly positive review.[22][23]
ABC news has called him the "real Dr. McDreamy"[24] and VICE has featured and refers to him as the 100 percent emoji-human version.[25]
He is represented by the talent agency - WME.[26]
Harry Walker speaker’s agency signed him in 2024.[27]
Books
- This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life, by Rahul Jandial, 2024
- Life on a Knife’s Edge: A Brain Surgeon’s Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival, by Rahul Jandial, 2021
- Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon: The New Science and Stories of the Brain, by Rahul Jandial, 2019
- Core Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery, by Rahul Jandial, Paul McCormick, Peter M. Black, 2011, ISBN 978-1437737721
- Frontiers in Brain Repair, edited by Rahul Jandial, 2012 [28] ISBN 978-1461425762
- Code Blue: Bedside Procedures and Critical Information, by Rahul Jandial and Danielle Jandial, 2014 ISBN 978-1576262535
- Metastatic Cancer: Clinical and Biological Perspectives, edited by Rahul Jandial, 2013 [29] ISBN 978-1587066597
- Regenerative Biology of the Spine and Spinal Cord, edited by Rahul Jandial and Mike Y. Chen, 2012,[30] ISBN 978-1461440895
- 100 Questions and Answers About Spine Disorders by Rahul Jandial, Henry E. Aryan, 2008, ISBN 978-0763749880
- 100 Questions and Answers About Head and Brain Injuries, by Rahul Jandial, Samuel A. Hughes, Charles B. Newman, 2008, ISBN 978-0763755720
- Neurosurgical Essentials, by Rahul Jandial, Henry E. Aryan, Peter Nakaji, 2004, ISBN 978-1576261828
Awards
- The Sunday Times Bestselling Author 2019[31]
- Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Award 2015[32] and 2019[33]
- Distinguished Teaching Award UC San Diego 2008[34]
- Penfield Research Award from the Congress of Neurosurgeons 2007[35]
- Cancer Research Award: STOPCancer Foundation: 2009[36]
- Public Service Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2004[37]
References
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