Medical Student
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Cesar Nava Gonzales B.S. is currently a 3rd year medical student at UCSF in his grant funded gap year. Cesar spent his childhood in Peru before immigrating to the United States. He lived in Merced CA before starting his undergraduate studies at the University of California San Diego at which he graduated with honors. During his time at UC San Diego he was awarded multiple research scholarships, including the Eureka! Research Scholarship, and the McNair scholarship. At UC San Diego his research focused on the morphological and morphometric analysis of olfactory receptor neurons in Drosophila Melanogaster, and the environmental factors affecting homosexual men in Tijuana affect their access to HIV treatment.
After graduating with his bachelor’s degree, he began his training as a medical student at the University of California San Francisco. During his time at UCSF he has performed research with Dr. Hervey-Jumper focusing on the clinical outcomes of neurosurgical patients, as well as the mechanistic drivers of glioma-induced neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersynchrony. He has multiple abstracts accepted focusing on how different aspects of neurooncological surgery have an impact on patient cognitive outcomes and the role of NKCC1 in glioma induced neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersynchrony.
Concurrently, he was also the clinic coordinator for the UCSF Human Rights Collaborative and has publications focusing on improving the outcomes and resource access for asylum seekers. He also played a vital role in restructuring the training for providers wanting to learn how to perform forensic medical evaluations. For his work with the UCSF HRC, he was awarded the Immigration Leadership Award and Outstanding Clinical Coordinator Award.
His future goals are to combine his interest in neurosurgery and passion for a helping the underserved. Cesar plans to become a neurosurgeon focusing on neuro-oncological surgery, while advocating to improve both the understanding of the mechanistic drivers of brain tumor invasion and improving access of brain tumor care to underserved patients.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Saturday, May 4, 2024
2:33 PM – 2:35 PM CT
The Effect of Brain Tumor Extent of Resection on Postoperative Cognition
Sunday, May 5, 2024
2:39 PM – 2:41 PM CT
The Effect of NKCC1 on Glioma Induced Neuronal Hyperexcitability and Hypersynchrony
Sunday, May 5, 2024
2:41 PM – 2:43 PM CT