About
Uzma Samadani, MD PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and President and CEO of US Neurosurgery Associates. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Minnesota and a staff neurosurgeon at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, and she founded Oculogica Inc., a neurodiagnostics company whose baseline-free concussion diagnostic received FDA marketing clearance. Samadani has received more than $6 million in research grants to study brain injury, has published 70 peer-reviewed papers along with 30 reviews and chapters, and has held leadership roles including Board Chair of the ThinkFirst Foundation and Past-President of Women in Neurosurgery.
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Experience
- US Neurosurgery AssociatesPresident and CEOcurrent2022 — presentGolden Valley, MN
- Minneapolis VAHCSNeurosurgeoncurrent2015 — present
- OculogicaFoundercurrent2013 — present
Skills & more
- American Board of Neurological Surgeons — American Board of Neurological Surgery
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Uzma Samadani?
- Uzma Samadani, MD PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and President and CEO of US Neurosurgery Associates. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Minnesota and a staff neurosurgeon at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, and she founded Oculogica Inc., a neurodiagnostics company whose baseline-free concussion diagnostic received FDA marketing clearance. Samadani has received more than $6 million in research grants to study brain injury, has published 70 peer-reviewed papers along with 30 reviews and chapters, and has held leadership roles including Board Chair of the ThinkFirst Foundation and Past-President of Women in Neurosurgery.
- Where does Uzma Samadani work?
- Uzma Samadani is Founder of Oculogica.
- What companies did Uzma Samadani found?
- Uzma Samadani founded Oculogica.
- Where did Uzma Samadani go to school?
- Uzma Samadani studied at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Neurosurgery Residency); University of Illinois Chicago (MD PhD); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor's degree, Molecular Biology and English Literature).
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