Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ranked #28 nationally and rated high-performing in spinal fusion and stroke treatment.
Clinical Science
New Brain-Computer Interface Allows Man with ALS to “Speak” Again
A new brain-computer interface (BCI) developed at UC Davis Health translates brain signals into speech with up to 97% accuracy — the most accurate system of its kind. In a study co-authored by UC Davis neurosurgeon David Brandman and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers implanted sensors in the brain of a man with severely impaired speech due to ALS. The sensors interpret brain signals when the user tries to speak and turns them into text that is “spoken” aloud by the computer.
RESEARCH
Leading a $6 Million NIH Grant to Better Understand Alzheimer’s
UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center Neuropathology Core leader Brittany Dugger, Ph.D., seeks to understand dementia, particularly in people with Hispanic heritage. She and a research team have received a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address how Alzheimer’s may affect people differently. The grant integrates machine learning, citizen science, and precision medicine.
SURGERY
Spine Surgeon Performs New Type of Outpatient Endoscopic Surgery
Richard Price, M.D., is one of only a few spine surgeons in the U.S. specializing in outpatient endoscopic spine surgery, which can be used to relieve nerve pressure. This procedure successfully gave 62-year-old Alma Contreras the ability to walk without pain for the first time in years — and even dance.
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Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Nationally ranked #28
Our renowned neurologists specialize in treating Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular conditions, headache and sleep disorders while providing leading-edge diagnostic approaches, including advanced neuroimaging technologies.
Ranked high-performing in stroke treatment
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high performing in stroke treatment.
Ranked high-performing in spinal fusion
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high performing in spinal fusion.
Level 4 epilepsy center
UC Davis Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a member of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers and is a self-designated Level 4 Epilepsy Center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.
Ranked among the nation’s top performers
UC Davis Medical Center received Healthgrades® America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award for 2024, placing us among the top 2% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance. We also received accolades for high-quality patient care, known as Specialty Excellent Awards, in five areas including cardiac, neurosciences, gastrointestinal, critical care and pulmonary specialties.
Recognized as a great hospital in America
UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation’s top hospitals by the 2023 edition of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Great hospitals in America” list.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in back surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, gynecological cancer surgery, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, and gastroenterology & GI surgery.