In 2008, Ramin Youssefzadeh a Psychology student at UCLA was recruited to the State Department of Veterans Affairs by John Keaveney who served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam as an Army combat infantryman and left Vietnam in 1972 and recipient of the 2011 Presidential Citizen for having founded New Directions, Inc., serving over 1000 soldiers a year for the past 25 years.
Ramin Youssefzadeh served as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor and later Service coordinator for
Co-Occurring/Dual Diagnosis unit for returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. Ramin was later introduced to Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychiatry, Brain Mapping as advanced Brain Technologies which was researched, documented, and have now become FDA Approved.
In 2015 Hadassah Brain Center was started at Cedars-Sinai Medical Tower by Program Director Ramin Youssefzadeh serving Neurologists, Psychiatrists, and Physicians with comprehensive and innovative solutions for refining Brain disorders analysis and treatment of Psychological and Neurological disease. Hadassah Brain Center utilizes the latest techniques, in non-invasive FDA-approved methods, using EEG, QEEG-Brain Mapping, and Neurofeedback-Biofeedback Training.
In 2022, Hadassah Brain Center's new center opened in the City of Agoura Hills, providing services for ADD ADHD, Autism Spectrum, OCD, Depression, Prenatal and Postpartum, Peak Performance, Weight Loss, Addiction, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and social anxiety. Our experience includes working in dual-diagnosis, co-occurring disorders with patients suffering from psychological, neurological, drug, and alcohol abuse disease.
Hadassah Brain Center is also proud to have United States Navy Captain Michael Ian Vengrow M.D, Neurologist with an extensive background in Military, Research, Publications, Brain analysis, Brain Mapping, as our Lead Neurologist in EEG QEEG analysis.
We are also proud to have Katrin Youssefzadeh as our Director of Operations and
Data Security Senior Analyst.
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
National Board of Medical Examiners
Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Diplomate American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology
Diplomate American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management
American Academy of Neurology Fellow
American Society of Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Ramin Youssefzadeh graduated from UCLA and Ryakon College, with a bachelor's in Psychology and a Master's in Clinical Psychology. Ramin Youssefzadeh received his Doctorate in Cognitive Studies and has conducted extensive research and application of clinical Psychology-Psychophysiology utilizing the latest methods in non-invasive tests and treatments of the Brain. Certified in EEG, QEEG Brain Mapping, Neuro Biofeedback, Transcranial Deep Stimulation. Certified Brain Mapping from
State of Israel Advanced Brain Technologies.
Ramin Youssefzadeh has been recognized by United States Senator Joseph Lieberman for his "Outstanding service and Dedication."
United States Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994).
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Dallas County Medical Society
American Military Surgeons of the United States American
Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
American Epilepsy Society
Uniformed Services Neurology of the United States United States
Navy Neurological Society EEG and Neuroscience Society
American Society of Clinical Evoked Potentials
American Society of Neuroimaging
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT: CME Director, Flagstaff Medical Center, 1988 Chief of Medicine, Flagstaff Medical Center, 1989 Member, Professional Advisory Committee Arizona Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1990-1996 Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1993-1995 Member, Professional Advisory Committee Arizona Epilepsy Society, 1990-1996 Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Aetna/U.S. Healthcare North Texas, 1999-Current Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Prudential Healthcare North Texas, 1997-Current Member, Practice Committee for EEG of the American EEG Society, Term end 1991 Member, Section on Government, American Academy of Neurology Member, Subcommittee on Accreditation, Texas Medical Association, 1996-Current Member, Professional Advisory Board for The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater North Texas, 1998-Current Member, CME committee, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 1997-2000 Vice Chairman, CME committee, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 2000-Current Member, TMA Stroke Project, Texas Medical Association, 1998-Current Member, Dallas County Medical Society Wellness Committee—February 2013-current Expert Panelist, Texas Medical Board----November 2014-current. Dallas County Medical Society Wellness committee 2013-2014 Dallas County Medical Society Alternate Delegate to Texas Medication Assoc House of Delegates and member of the credentials committee to TEXMED Apr 2016 Dallas County Medical Society Delegate to the Texas Medical Assoc House of Delegates 2017-2018, 2018-2020. Member TEXMED 2019 planning committee Member, Socioeconomic committee, TEXMED May 2017 Houston, TX Member, Dallas County Medical Society Community Emergency Response Committee 2018-9 Reviewer, for journal article publication for Military Medicine 2008-current Member, Texas State Medical Advisory Board for Driver Licensure 09/05-09/07 Member, Texas Medical Board peer review for medical care, current Member, Texas Medical Board expert witness, appointed 12.18 Member, Dallas County Medical Society, Community Emergency Response Committee 12.18 Member, American Academy of Neurology Advocacy Committee to the US Congress Feb 23- 25, 2020 Member, Guidelines Committee, American Association of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2020-2021. Member, Ethics committee for City Hospital at White Rock Dallas, Texas Apr 2020-current Member, North Texas Emergency Response Taskforce for Coronavirus-COVID-19 Feb 2020- Current.
MILITARY SERVICE: Current status – Captain, MC, USN-Retired Honorably 16 Jul 2013 Deputy Fleet Surgeon/Commander, Seventh Fleet December 2010 – December 2012 Commanding Officer, OHSU Dallas December 2008-November 2010 Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer, July 1998 Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, February 2002
PUBLICATIONS: Double Quotidian Fever Caused by Carbamazapine, New England Journal of Medicine, 29 May 1980, 1262 Stroke and Aortic Bicuspid Valve, Neurology, December, 1981 Neurologic Manifestations of Angioedema, JAMA, 9 April 1982 Vietnam Head Injury Study and Epilepsy, AAN abstract April 1983, Neurology, and Two follow-up articles, Neurology. Gabapentin is Both Safe and Effective in Treating Seizures Associated with Prophyria, Abstract Poster Session II, American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Dec 1994, New Orleans Alzheimer’s Disease, article for the Arizona Daily Sun, 30 April 1995 (newspaper) Labiner DM, Ahern GL, Kolb MA, Johnston DS, Vengrow MI. Gabapentin is both safe and effective in treating seizures associated with porphyria. Epilepsia 1994; 35(Suppl.):53. Pleet AB, Massey EW, Vengrow ME. TIA, stroke, and the bicuspid aortic valve. Neurology. ... Kappetein AP, Gittenberger-de Groot AC, Zwinderman AH, Rohmer J, Pleet AB, Massey EW, Vengrow ME. TIA, stroke, and the bicuspid aortic valve. Neurology. 1981; 31:1540-1542. Clinical and radiological correlates of EEG in the late phase of head injury: a study of 515 Vietnam veterans. Jabbari B, Vengrow MI, Salazar AM, Harper MG, Smutok MA, Amin D. Clinical and radiological correlates in the late phase of head injury: a study of 515 Vietnam veterans. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1986; 64:285–93. Sunder TR, Balsam MJ, Vengrow MI. Neurological manifestations of angioedema. Report of two cases and review of the literature. JAMA 1982;247(14):2005-7. “Saving Limbs and Lives” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, pp 20-21 Feb 2007 PAPERS IN PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION: Complex Audio-visual Hallucinations Associated with Cerebral Aneurysm Pregnancy, TIA, and Altered Hemodynamics Anticonvulsants, Adverse Effects and Altered Structure Psychosis and Epilepsy Migrainous Syndrome and CSF Plcocytosis Dysimmune Neuropathy-Case Report Manual, Neuromuscular Diagnosis Hemiballismus and Multiple Sclerosis, New Treatment IV Methylprednisolone & Long-Term Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Value of Paraspinal EMG Removal of Sedative Anticonvulsants in Patients with Mental Retardation and Seizures Resulting in Better Control Nimodipine, Takayasu’s Arteritis, and Stroke Nimodipine, Hemiplegic Migraine, and Stroke
Hadassah Brain Center has a comprehensive and innovative solution for refining Brain disorder analysis and treatment of Psychological and Neurological disease. Hadassah Brain Center utilizes the latest techniques, in non-invasive FDA-approved methods, using EEG, QEEG-Brain Mapping, and Neurofeedback-Biofeedback Training.
Our advanced treatments, including Brain Mapping protocol, Pre and Post treatments, has revolutionized the market of brain disorder treatment, as finally, patients do not have to reside to permanent medication treatment, with its risks of systemic side effects such as sexual dysfunction, insomnia, and weight gain, and, on the other end of the scale, do not have to be hospitalized for ECT, which carries risks for permanent memory loss and all the risks of anesthesia.
We pride ourselves on the fact that our services are far safer and more precise, with multi-clinical studies as research data for our methods, diagnostic tools, and protocols. Our services result in rapid recovery, reliable, efficient, and effective high rate of success.
We stand by the following values:
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Responsibility - The Company will participate in community events.
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Compassion - We reach out with openness, kindness, and concern.
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Respect - We honor the wonder of the human spirit, and human individuality.
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Excellence - We expect consistent performance.
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Stewardship - We use our resources responsibly.
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Community - We cultivate relationships that allow us to be of service.
At Hadassah Brain Center, we aim to provide our clientele with the best overall experience. Our commitment to quality will begin with servicing our clientele, who are our most important asset. We will promote the well-being of individuals and families by providing accessible, quality non-invasive services, utilizing a service system that emphasizes trust, respect, confidentiality, and exceeding patients’ expectations. We are further committed to the philosophy that we exist for the customer/client.
At Hadassah Brain Center, Our focus is to provide cost-effective, non-invasive, quality analysis and treatment of the Brain. Our mission is to create, promote, and maintain a positive customer relationship with our clients, Doctors, Hospitals, staff, patients, and our community.