David A. Rigberg, MD

Pacific Brain Tumor Center provides comprehensive care for patients with all types of brain tumors including benign and malignant brain tumors, skull base tumors, and metastatic brain tumors that arise from cancers elsewhere in the body.If you, a family member or friend have been diagnosed with a brain tumor or skull base tumor, we can help you understand your condition and determine an optimal treatment plan. With expertise in minimally invasive keyhole and endoscopic surgery, leading-edge brain cancer treatments and clinical trials, stereotactic radiation treatment and hormone replacement therapy, we provide personalized care for these complex conditions, while focusing on our patients' quality of life. Our specialists in neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, head & neck surgery, neuro-ophthalmology, interventional neuro-radiology and endocrinology offer a multidisciplinary approach to these disorders.

Dr. O'Connell is the Director of the Surgical & Perioperative Careline and Chief of Surgery at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. At UCLA, she specializes in Wound Care and works at the UCLA Center for Wound Healing and Limb Preservation. Dr. O’Connell performs both minimally invasive endovascular treatment and open reconstructive vascular surgery along with wound care. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. O’Connell maintains an active interest in surgical research…