Dr. Yashar has become a preeminent Neurosurgeon in the Los Angeles, San Fernando, and Santa Clarita areas since completing his fellowship and residency in 2012. With his broad experience, interest, and accomplishments in Spine, Brain, and Neuro-Interventional procedures, Dr. Yashar is a highly-skilled and exceptional Neurosurgeon, focusing on all aspects within the field of Neurosurgery, along with a special emphasis on both Spinal Surgery and Interventional Neurosurgical Procedures.
The son of an engineer and an LAUSD-based educator, Dr. Yashar attended the University of California, Los Angeles after graduating from the Medical Magnet program at Van Nuys High School. He completed his studies within the Department of Computer Sciences, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) with both High Honors and Departmental Distinction in Cybernetics, while simultaneously completing a Minor degree in Education Studies.
After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UCLA in 2000, Dr. Yashar moved to the Windy City, where he attended The Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University and received his Doctorate of Medicine degree (M.D.). In 2005, Dr. Yashar, subsequently, completed his Surgery Internship at Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and then returned to his home city of Los Angeles, to complete his residency in Neurological Surgery at LAC+USC Medical Center/Keck School of Medicine. During his residency, he pursued and completed an internationally-recognized Endovascular Fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins and Dr. Elad I. Levy, at the University at Buffalo (SUNY-Buffalo) in Upstate New York.
With his commitment to providing compassionate care and empathy to all of his patients, Dr. Yashar treats each patient individually, providing them with the necessary tools to direct their own care, and guiding them through each step of the treatment process, whether that includes non-surgical options, as well as both before and after any surgical procedure.
