Edward Chang is chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is a neurosurgeon who treats adults with difficult-to-control epilepsy, brain tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm and movement disorders. He specializes in advanced brain mapping methods to preserve crucial areas for speech and motor functions in the brain. He also has extensive experience with implantable devices that stimulate specific nerves to relieve seizure, movement, pain and other disorders.
Chang’s research focuses on the brain mechanisms for speech, movement, emotion and learning. He co-directs the Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses, a collaborative enterprise of UCSF and the University of California, Berkeley. The center brings together experts in engineering, neurology and neurosurgery to develop state-of-the-art biomedical technology to restore function for people with neurological disabilities such as paralysis and speech disorders.
Chang earned his M.D. at UCSF, where he also completed a residency in neurosurgery. He was honored with the Blavatnik National Laureate for Life Sciences in 2015. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2020, and he received the Pradel Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.
