Alexander A. Khalessi
2024
Alexander A. Khalessi is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UC San Diego. In addition to adjunct appointments in Radiology and Neurosciences, he holds the inaugural Don and Karen Cohn Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery, one of the highest academic honors conferred upon a faculty member in the University of California system. Dr. Khalessi has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and monographs and more than 230 abstracts and presentations. He remains deeply grateful to serve our specialty as President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He resides in Rancho Santa Fe with his wife, Sara, and their two boys, Wilder and Pierce, where they enjoy all the fun of living in America’s Finest City.