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Adi K. Iyer, MD

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11550 Indian Hills Road, Suite 261
Mission Hills, CA 91345
2276.9 miles away
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Speaks: Spanish and English
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Providence Neuroscience Institute

11550 Indian Hills Road, Suite 261, Mission Hills, CA 91345

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About Adi K. Iyer

Adi Iyer, M.D., M.S., is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with a focus on vascular diseases of the brain and spine at Pacific Neuroscience Institute. As one of California’s few dual-trained neurosurgeons, Dr. Iyer offers both minimally invasive open surgical techniques as well as catheter based procedures to treat patients with strokes, aneurysms, AVMs, tumors and pain.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Iyer completed a master’s degree in applied mathematics and information engineering at Cornell University College of Engineering. He received a merit-based scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he graduated at the top of his class.

During medical school, Dr. Iyer completed a Doris Duke clinical research fellowship in neurosurgery as well as an Albert Schweitzer humanitarian fellowship. He completed his neurosurgery residency and interventional neuroradiology fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications, and is a member of the SNIS, AANS and CNS where he served as a leadership fellow.

Dr. Iyer holds several medical device patents, and brings leading-edge technology and minimally invasive approaches to help his patients. His philosophy is to treat his patients with respect and compassion as if they were his own family members. In his spare time, Dr. Iyer likes to play piano, guitar, and drums. He enjoys hiking with his wife, son and rescue greyhounds.

Training

Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Residency
2013

Training

Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Fellowship
2019

Medical Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2013

Providence Neuroscience Institute
11550 Indian Hills Road, Suite 261
Mission Hills, CA 91345

Neurovascular Center – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
501 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91505

Pacific Neuroscience Institute
2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Saint John’s Physician Partners

Affiliated Locations
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance
Providence Saint John's Health Center
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

In his spare time, Adi likes to play piano, guitar, and drums. He enjoys hiking with his wife, son and rescue greyhounds.

Clinical Interests

  • Accessory Nerve Disease
  • Accessory Nerve Injury
  • Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
  • Acromegaly
  • Acute Back Pain
  • Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Anaplastic Mixed Glioma
  • Aneurysm
  • Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
  • Anterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Arachnoid Cyst
  • Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Cervical Spine
  • Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Lumbar Spine
  • Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Thoracic Spine
  • Astrocytic Cancer
  • Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (Atrt) Of The Central Nervous System
  • Avm Embolization
  • Awake Brain Surgery
  • Awake Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Awake Craniotomy
  • Awake Spine Fusion
  • Back Hair Tufts
  • Back Muscle Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Back Surgery
  • Basilar Skull Fracture
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Brain
  • Berry Aneurysm
  • Bertolotti's Deformity
  • Biopsy Of Brain
  • Biopsy Of Skull
  • Bone Cancer
  • Brachial Nerve Tumors
  • Brachial Plexus Surgery
  • Brain And Spine Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Brain Arteriovenous Malformation
  • Brain Cancer
  • Brain Cancer Surgery
  • Brain Laceration
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Brain Surgery
  • Bulging Disc
  • Burr Hole
  • Burst Fracture
  • Butterfly Vertebrae
  • Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
  • Carotid Cavernous Fistula
  • Carotid Cavernous Fistula Repair
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cavernous Hemangioma
  • Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
  • Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors
  • Central Venous Stenosis
  • Cerebellar Anomalies
  • Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Cerebral Angiogram
  • Cerebral Angiogram With Stenting
  • Cerebral Angiogram With Tumor Embolization
  • Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Cerebral Cyst
  • Cerebral Decompression
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage
  • Cerebral Hernia
  • Cerebral Revascularization
  • Cerebral Venogram
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
  • Cerebrovascular Bypass Surgery
  • Cervical Deformity
  • Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Cervical Laminoplasty
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spine Deformities
  • Cervical Spine Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Cervical Spine Stress Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Chiari Decompression
  • Cingulotomy
  • Clipping Of Brain Aneurysm
  • Colloid Cyst
  • Common Carotid Artery Angiogram
  • Common Carotid Artery Embolization
  • Common Carotid Artery Pta
  • Common Carotid Artery Stenting
  • Complex Spine Deformities
  • Complex Spine Surgery
  • Compression Fracture
  • Compression Fracture Surgery
  • Congenital Anomalies Of The Head And Neck
  • Congenital Brain And Spine Malformations
  • Congenital Cerebral Hernia
  • Congenital Hydrocephalus
  • Cortical Tuber
  • Cranial Helmet Therapy
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases
  • Cranial Nerve Injury
  • Cranial Nerve Repair
  • Cranial Vault Malformations
  • Craniectomy
  • Craniocele
  • Craniocervical Junction Surgery
  • Craniosynostosis Surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Csf Shunt Removal
  • Cta Of The Head
  • Decompression Laminectomy
  • Decompression Neck Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (Asleep)
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (Awake)
  • Deep Brain Stimulation For Dystonia
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
  • Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (Dipg)
  • Disc Surgery
  • Discography
  • Diskectomy
  • Dorsal Column Stimulator
  • Dorsal Root Entry Zone (Drez) Lesioning Procedure
  • Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization
  • Dural Tear
  • Ear, Nose And Throat Surgery
  • Electrical Sacral Stimulation
  • Elevated Growth Hormone
  • Encephalocele
  • Encephalocele Repair
  • Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (Edas)
  • Encephalomegaly
  • Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
  • Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery
  • Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
  • Endoscopic Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Endplate Fracture
  • Epidermoid Cysts
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Epidural Hemorrhage
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation
  • Epistaxis
  • Epistaxis Embolization
  • Evaluation For Deep Brain Stimulation (Dbs)
  • External Carotid Artery Angiogram
  • External Carotid Artery Embolization
  • External Carotid Artery Pta
  • External Carotid Artery Stenting
  • Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass
  • Extradural Abscess
  • Facet Joint Syndrome
  • Facet Surgery
  • Facial Nerve Tumor
  • Fiducial Marker Placement
  • Filar Cyst
  • Filum Terminale Lipoma
  • Flow Diversion For Cerebral Aneurysms
  • Focal Resection Surgery Brain
  • Foraminotomy
  • Forestier's Disease Surgery
  • Gamma Knife
  • Ganglioglioma
  • Ganglioglioneurocytoma
  • Germinoma
  • Germinoma Of The Central Nervous System (Cns)
  • Gigantism
  • Head Reconstruction
  • Hemimegalencephaly
  • Hemispherectomy
  • Hemivertebrae
  • Herniated Disc
  • Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Herniation Syndrome
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Image Guided Biopsy Of The Spine
  • Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (Acdf)
  • Interlaminar Endoscopic Spine Surgery
  • Internal Carotid Artery Angiogram
  • Internal Carotid Artery Embolization
  • Internal Carotid Artery Pta
  • Internal Carotid Artery Stenting
  • Interspinous Device Placement
  • Intracranial Abscess
  • Intracranial Angioplasty And Stenting
  • Intracranial Arterial Bypass
  • Intracranial Arterial Occlusion
  • Intracranial Hemangioma
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Intracranial Hypertension
  • Intracranial Hypotension
  • Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
  • Intraspinal Abscess
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Kyphosis
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Laser Spine Surgery
  • Lateral Access Spine Surgery
  • Lesionectomy
  • Lesions Of Ulnar Nerve
  • Lipomeningocele
  • Lobectomy Of Brain
  • Low Back Surgery
  • Lower Back Injury
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Lumbar Drain
  • Lumbar Herniated Disc
  • Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Lumbar Spine Stress Fracture
  • Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Lumboperitoneal Shunt Placement
  • Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
  • Meningocele
  • Microneurosurgery Of Trigeminal Nerve Repair
  • Microsurgery Of The Cervical Spine
  • Microsurgery Of The Lumbar Spine
  • Microsurgery Of The Thoracic Spine
  • Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization
  • Migraine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Craniosynostosis Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
  • Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Motion Sparing Spine Surgery
  • Mri Guided Focused Ultrasound
  • Multilevel Cervical Arthroplasty
  • Myelomeningocele
  • Myelopathy Surgery
  • Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
  • Navigation Spine Surgery
  • Neck Pain
  • Needle Biopsy Of Brain
  • Needle Biopsy Of Cerebral Meninges
  • Nerve Ablation Of The Spine
  • Nerve Biopsy
  • Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
  • Nerve Decompression
  • Nerve Tumor Resection Surgery
  • Neural Foramen Injection
  • Neural Foraminal Stenosis
  • Neuroablation
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Neurovascular Stenting
  • Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Non Surgical Treatment Of Tarlov Cyst
  • Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
  • Occipito Cervical Fusion
  • Odontoid Fractures
  • Open Biopsy Of Brain
  • Optic Nerve Decompression
  • Optic Nerve Surgery
  • Orbital Nerve Decompression
  • Os Odontoideum
  • Palmar Hyperhidrosis
  • Parkinson's Disease (Pd) Surgery
  • Percutaneous Trigeminal Rhizotomy
  • Perimedullary Fistula
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Pial Synangiosis
  • Pineal Gland Parenchymal Tumor
  • Pituitary Surgery
  • Plantar Hyperhidrosis
  • Post Laminectomy Kyphosis
  • Post Laminectomy Syndrome
  • Posterior Cervical Laminectomy And Fusion
  • Posterior Cervical Laminotomy
  • Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
  • Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation And Fusion
  • Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
  • Post-Operative Nerve Pain
  • Preoperative Embolization
  • Primary Brain Tumor
  • Prone Transpsoas (Ptp) Technique
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Pulsatile Tinnitus
  • Radiofrequency Ablation Of Benign Spine Tumors
  • Radiofrequency Ablation Of Nerve Tumor
  • Repair Of Brain
  • Resection Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (Avm)
  • Rhizotomy
  • Rhizotomy Surgery Of Trigeminal Nerve Pain
  • Robotic Assisted Neurosurgery
  • Robotic Spine Surgery
  • Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
  • Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
  • Sacral Dimples
  • Sacral Fracture Surgery
  • Sacroiliac Joint Block
  • Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain
  • Sacroiliac Joint Surgery
  • Sclerotherapy For Vascular Or Lymphatic Malformation
  • Scoliosis
  • Scoliosis Surgery
  • Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
  • Severe Kyphotic Deformities
  • Severe Lordotic Deformities
  • Shevel Procedure
  • Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
  • Sinus Stenting
  • Skin Biopsy
  • Skull Fracture Surgery
  • Spasticity Management
  • Spina Bifida Surgery
  • Spinal Abscess
  • Spinal Abscess Surgery
  • Spinal Compression Fusion
  • Spinal Cord Anomalies
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Cord Stimulator
  • Spinal Cord Surgery
  • Spinal Cord Tumors
  • Spinal Disorders
  • Spinal Schwannoma Surgery
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spinal Stenosis Surgery
  • Spine Arteriovenous Malformation (Avm)
  • Spine Arthritis
  • Spine Decompression Surgery
  • Spine Deformity
  • Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
  • Spine Embolization
  • Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Spine Fusion
  • Spine Ganglion Cyst
  • Spine Hardware Removal
  • Spine Injury
  • Spine Instrumentation
  • Spine Microsurgery
  • Spine Osteotomy
  • Spine Revision
  • Spine Stapling
  • Spine Stress Fracture
  • Spine Surgery
  • Spine Tumor
  • Spondylectomy
  • Spondylosis Surgery
  • Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury
  • Sports Related Spine Injury
  • Sports Related Thoracic Spine Injury
  • Standard Transsphenoidal Approach
  • Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
  • Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
  • Stereotactic Eeg
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Subcaudate Tractotomy
  • Subclavian Stenosis
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Subdural Hematoma Embolization
  • Subdural Hemorrhage
  • Subdural Hygroma
  • Surgery For Sciatica
  • Surgery For Spasticity
  • Surgical Ligation Of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
  • Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
  • Synovial Cyst
  • Tarlov Cyst Surgery
  • Thoracic Herniated Disc
  • Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
  • Thoracic Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Thoracic Spine Stress Fracture
  • Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Thrombectomy Of Cranial Vessels
  • Topectomy
  • Transnasal Repair Csf Leak
  • Transpetrosal Approaches
  • Tumor Embolization
  • Ulnar Nerve Decompression
  • Ulnar Nerve Surgery
  • Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injection Of The Spine
  • Vagal Nerve Stimulator
  • Vagal Stimulation
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Vascular Brain Tumors
  • Vascular Malformation Of The Head And Neck
  • Venous Sampling
  • Ventricular Shunt
  • Ventriculo Peritoneal Shunt
  • Ventriculocisternostomy
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Vertebrae Surgery
  • Vertebral Artery Angiogram
  • Vertebral Artery Embolization
  • Vertebral Artery Pta
  • Vertebral Artery Stenting
  • Vertebral Hemangioma
  • Vertebral Transposition
  • Vertebroplasty
  • Visual Cortex Injury
  • Visualase Thermal Laser Ablation
  • Wada Testing