Providing hope and compassionate care to patients and their families is my mission.
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The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.
Danilo Bernardo
MD
Pediatric neurologist and epilepsy specialist
Childhood epilepsy doctor and researcher
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Dr. Danilo Bernardo is a pediatric neurologist who cares for children with epilepsy. He specializes in treating epilepsy that begins in early childhood as well as drug-resistant epilepsy. His expertise includes surgical treatments for drug-resistant epilepsy.
His research focuses on developing new computational approaches – using computers and mathematics – to guide the diagnosis and treatment of severe forms of childhood-onset epilepsy.
He earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, where he also completed a residency in neurology. At the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, he completed a residency in child neurology and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and pediatric epilepsy.
He is a member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society. As a resident in 2012, he received a Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Education from Kaiser Permanente.
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Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy, 2022
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology w/ Special Qualification in Child Neurology - General, 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology, 2017
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Fellowships
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Pediatric Epilepsy, 2019
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Residencies
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Pediatric Neurology, 2017
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Internship
University of North Carolina Dept of Medicine GME, Neurology, 2014
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Degree
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 2010
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Languages
English