Martin M. Mortazavi, MD, FICS, FCNS, FAANS

Dr. Martin M. Mortazavi is an internationally trained Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon and the President of the National Skull Base Foundation. Based in Beverly Hills, California, he brings decades of advanced clinical, surgical, and research experience to the field of complex brain and spine disorders. His medical journey began at Sweden’s renowned Karolinska Institute, where he earned his medical degree and contributed to the teaching of anatomy and histology. He continued his training through an internship at the University of Florida, a postdoctoral diploma in Sports Medicine at the University of Umeå, and an orthopedic residency with an enfolded spinal surgery fellowship at Karolinska University Hospital.

Dr. Mortazavi’s expertise deepened through prestigious fellowships and research appointments across the world. He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in spinal cord regeneration at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, where he earned the AANS/CNS Spinal Cord Award in 2009. His global training includes a skull base fellowship with Professor Takanori Fukushima in Japan and a residency in Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He further expanded his subspecialty training with a skull base and cerebrovascular fellowship under Professor Laligam Sekhar at the University of Washington, mastering advanced techniques for aneurysms, AVMs, cavernous malformations, complex bypass procedures, and skull base tumor surgery.

A visionary leader in neurosurgery, Dr. Mortazavi serves as Chairman of the California Institute of Neuroscience and Founding President of the National Skull Base Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to research, education, and innovation in the treatment of complex brain disorders. His clinical expertise spans skull base surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, microvascular decompression, brain and spine tumor surgery, and complex spinal procedures. Driven by a commitment to advancing the field, Dr. Mortazavi continues to mentor, publish, and lead international collaborations, with a stated goal of being a leading force in academic cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery.

• Karolinska Institutet - MD
• University of Washington - Neurological Surgery Fellowship in Cerebrovascular and Skull Base
• University of Alabama at Birmingham - Neurological Surgery Residency
• Carolina Neuroscience - Skull Base & Cerebrovascular Fellowship

• AANS
• NASBS
• CANS
• AMA
• MASIN
• CNS
• WNS
• Southern Neurological Society