Rahul Jandial Explained

Rahul Jandial
Birth Date:25 December 1972
Occupation:Brain Surgeon, Scientist, Professor, Author
Alma Mater:University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) University of Southern California (M.D) University of California, San Diego (Ph.D)

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]

Academic

Jandial's published research 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[2] and has been invited as distinguished professor at Oxford and Harvard.[3] [4]

The Jandial laboratory at City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles is funded by the US Department of Defense.[5] [6]

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).

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.[7]

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.[8]

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,[9] the Telegraph,[10], NY Mag,[11] The Wall Street Journal,[12] Der Spiegel, Cosmopolitan,[13] Mr. Porter [14] and GQ,[15] and is an expert for Guardian Masterclasses.[16]

International service

He is the founder and co-director of International Neurosurgical Children's Association,[17] 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.[18]

Television

Since 2009, Jandial is a long-term contributor at KTLA-TV[19] 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.[20] Brian Lowry, chief TV critic for Variety, called him the "world's most dashing neurosurgeon" in a highly positive review.[21] [22]

ABC news has called him the "real Dr. McDreamy"[23] and VICE has featured and refers to him as the 100 percent emoji-human version.[24]

He is represented by the talent agency - WME.[25]

Harry Walker speaker’s agency signed him in 2024.[26]

Books

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2298995/rahul-jandial-md-phd/
  2. Distinguished Teaching Award UC San Diego 2008: https://senate.ucsd.edu/grants-awards/senate-awards/distinguished-teaching/recipient-history
  3. Web site: Insights from brain surgery on the conscious patient .
  4. Web site: SHE Center Events and Projects - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA .
  5. Rahul Jandial, M.D., Ph.D.: https://www.cityofhope.org/rahul-jandial
  6. Rahul Jandial, M.D., Ph.D.: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2298995/rahul-jandial-md-phd/
  7. Web site: Discover your mind's true potential: A masterclass with Dr Rahul Jandial | the Guardian Members . 19 October 2022 .
  8. Web site: Discover your mind's true potential: A masterclass with Dr Rahul Jandial | the Guardian Members . 19 October 2022 .
  9. News: Rahul Jandial, the LA doctor who can boost your brain . Hoyle . Ben .
  10. News: What the brain surgeon sees: 'When we're faced with death, we make the most of life' . The Telegraph . 31 May 2021 . Walker . Sharon .
  11. News: What to Buy to Look Like: A Brain Surgeon . NY Mag . 22 July 2019 . Jandial . Rahul .
  12. News: If Not Demons, What Causes Sleep Paralysis? . The Wall Street Journal . 7 July 2024 . Jandial . Rahul .
  13. Web site: This Is What Actually Happens In Your Brain When You Can't Sleep . 2023-06-22.
  14. Web site: Six Smart Tips To Improve Your Life From A Brain Surgeon . 2023-06-22.
  15. Web site: Dr Rahul Jandial . 2023-06-22 . British GQ . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Discover your mind's true potential: A masterclass with Dr Rahul Jandial | the Guardian Members . 19 October 2022 .
  17. Web site: INCA - International Neurosurgical Children's Association . 2023-06-22 . incachildren.org.
  18. Web site: Video Two US Neurosurgeons Perform Brain Surgeries on Children in Peru . 2023-06-22 . ABC News . en.
  19. Web site: 2020-01-04 . Dr. Jandial . 2023-06-22 . KTLA . en-US.
  20. Web site: EP of 'Superhuman' on the Talent on Full Display in Unique Reality Series . . 10 July 2017 .
  21. Web site: Lowry . Brian . 2016-01-01 . TV Review: 'Superhuman' . 2023-06-22 . Variety . en-US.
  22. Web site: Rahul Jandial . 2023-06-22 . IMDb . en-US.
  23. Web site: Real-Life Dr. McDreamy Performs Lifesaving Brain Surgeries on Children in Peru . 2023-06-22 . ABC News . en.
  24. Web site: This Globe-Trotting Brain Surgeon Says Doctors Are Doing Medical Missions Wrong . 25 September 2016 .
  25. Web site: Sun . Rebecca . 2017-07-03 . Rep Sheet Roundup: Gersh Signs 'GLOW' Duo . 2023-06-22 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  26. Web site: The Harry Walker Agency . 25 January 2024 .
  27. Book: Frontiers in Brain Repair - SpringerLink . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology . 2010 . 671 . 10.1007/978-1-4419-5819-8 . 978-1-4419-5818-1 . 2023-01-15 .
  28. Web site: Metastatic cancer : clinical and biological perspectives - National Library of Medicine . 2023-01-15.
  29. Book: Regenerative Biology of the Spine and Spinal Cord - SpringerLink . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology . 2012 . 760 . 10.1007/978-1-4614-4090-1 . 978-1-4614-4089-5 . 43778833 . 2023-01-15 .
  30. News: Hoyle . Ben . 2023-06-22 . Rahul Jandial, the LA doctor who can boost your brain . . en . 2023-06-22 . 0140-0460.
  31. Neurosurgeon Receives Breakthrough Award for Study of Brain Metastases: http://www.cityofhope.org/cs/Satellite?c=COH2_Article_C&childpagename=COH2%2FCOH2_Layout&cid=1433466599831&d=Touch&pagename=COH2_Wrapper
  32. Web site: 2022-05-11 . Researcher receives $1.35M Department of Defense grant for breast metastasis study . 2023-06-22 . City of Hope . en.
  33. Distinguished Teaching Award UC San Diego 2008: https://senate.ucsd.edu/grants-awards/senate-awards/distinguished-teaching/recipient-history
  34. Web site: Congress of Neurological Surgeons - cns.org . 2023-06-22 . www.cns.org.
  35. Cancer Research Award: STOPCancer Foundation 2009: http://www.stopcancer.org/Main/Default/OurResearcherDetail.aspx?id=52
  36. Public Service Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2004: http://www.aans.org/pdf/YoungNeurosurgeons/psc_guidelines.pdf

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