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We offer expert neurology consultation services in a client-centered office experience directed first to accurate diagnosis, and thereafter in a partnership, to the achievement and maintenance of maximum wellness. I want my clients to be as well as they can possibly be. This office has strong and long-lasting bonds with our patients and it is a great privilege to be able to serve them. 

Dr. Andersson graduated cum laude in medicine from the University of Cape Town in 1986. The year after he completed a 1-year internship in internal medicine, surgery and obstetrics and gynecology at Groote Schuur Hospital, where the first heart transplant was done. In 1988, he earned an honors degree in medical biochemistry at the University of Cape Town. Between 1988 and 1991, he obtained a D.Phil in neuroimmunology at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He was College Lecturer in Immunology at Christ Church 1989-92. He was Yamanouchi Junior Research Fellow in Cell Biology at Wolfson 1991-2. Junior Research Fellowships are awarded to the top 2% of graduates at Oxford University. Between 1992 and 1997, he completed an internal medicine internship and then neurology residency at the University of California, San Francisco where he also served as Chief Resident. He has completed fellowships in multiple sclerosis at UCSF and in neuromuscular disease at Stanford University. He served on the faculty at Stanford University in the neuromuscular division before moving to the Valley in 1999 and has served this community as both an outpatient and inpatient neurologist for over 20 years. 

He is published in laboratory and clinical neurology. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for the journal Muscle & Nerve. He has been listed in Marquis Who’s Who Science and Engineering. He was selected as a Noticed Expert Network Distinguished Physician. He has been named a Southern California Super Doctor each year 2010-2023, and is listed in Los Angeles Magazine. He has been listed in The Leading Physicians of the World Directory. He served as Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology for over two decades at UCLA, teaching the residents and medical students. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has special expertise in electrodiagnostic medicine, EMG and EEG. He is Medical Director for California for Stratus Neurodiagnostics, the leading outpatient EEG services company in the U.S. He has training and experience in design and conduct of clinical trials, and has served as Principal and Co-Investigator for dementia trials at The National Research Institute. He has a long experience of medical legal consulting and expert witness services.

Dr. Andersson treats a variety of neurologic symptoms including headache, head injury, numbness, weakness, neck and back and limb pain, seizures, memory disorders and tremors.

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Dr. Nita Chen is a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. Dr. Chen received her medical degree from Albany Medical College in 2017. She then completed a neurology residency at UC Irvine (2021) and a movement disorders fellowship at the University of Florida (2023). Throughout her training, she has developed a special interest in Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. What she loves most about these areas is how treatment and technology meet to provide an individualized plan. Dr. Chen uses her love of art to connect science with humanism and is known to use illustrations to demonstrate concepts of disease and treatment. Outside of the role of neurologist, she enjoys gardening, making ceramics, and exploring local crafting festivities. In another life without being plagued by sea sickness, she would be a marine biologist. For now, she’ll settle for her cat (Glia) who is reportedly known to act like a shark at times, or a puffer fish.

Board-certified neurosurgeon Ali H. Mesiwala, MD, FAANS, takes a solution-based approach to determine anatomic and functional abnormalities and then treats them with leading-edge technologies and integrative medicine.

At his four offices in Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, and Rancho Cucamonga, California, he focuses on helping all of their patients return to their normal lives, getting back into motion as quickly as possible.

The team treats a vast array of neurological conditions. After intensive neurological exams and diagnostic testing, they recommend the best nonsurgical treatments for each person's unique health care needs. They recommend surgery when symptoms are severe or persist despite conservative care.

Patients seek Dr. Mesiwala for his expertise in brain and spine surgery, as well as peripheral nerve surgery and artificial disc replacement surgery. 

He's an expert in complex brain and skull base surgeries, and he has the most experience in artificial disc replacements on the West Coast, including multi-level operations and all types of spinal decompressions.

Dr. Mesiwala is a leader in the field of minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint surgery and has performed endoscopic cranial and spinal surgery since 2004. No matter where pain originates, patients get relief after he performs neuromodulation surgery.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering and electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Mesiwala received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, San Francisco. 

Then he finished his neurological surgery residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

He completed his skull base and cerebrovascular fellowships at the University of Washington, International Neuroscience Institute in Hannover, Germany, and the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

As a respected researcher specializing in the development of novel technologies and minimally invasive techniques for brain and spine surgery, Dr. Mesiwala holds multiple patents for medical devices used in spinal surgery. 

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Mesiwala is the faculty surgeon for various artificial disc operations and spinal fusion operations with innovative techniques. He's a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS).

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Alireza Bozorgi, MD, is a board-certified neurologist and interventional pain management physician who also specializes in epilepsy and pain management. He sees patients at Minimally Invasive Medical Group, which has offices in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Irvine, California. 

He received his medical degree from Tehran, Iran. He completed a neurology residency at Tehran University. He then completed another neurology residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He obtained a subspecialty in Epilepsy in Cleveland. He worked for two years at Mercy Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. Then, he completed a year of fellowship in pain management in Cleveland. Then, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he practiced for a year. He then moved to California and started to practice at Minimally Invasive Medical Group. 

Dr. Bozorgi has a wealth of research experience and has published extensively. He is a member of several professional associations, including the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.

Dedicated to providing quality, compassionate patient care, Dr. Bozorgi is currently accepting new patients.

He offers medical, interventional, and invasive management of chronic pain including pain arising from spine, joints, limbs, and headache. His approach to ailments is holistic one, incorporating several frontiers of treatment.

He spends all other time not practicing medicine with his family and traveling.

Dr. Mindy Bixby is a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders, brain injury medicine and headache. She has been practicing medicine since 2012 and takes an individual approach to each patient’s care that includes understanding their unique needs and goals. Dr. Bixby believes in educating, empowering and supporting patients and their families, and encouraging them to be involved in all aspects of healing. As a movement disorder specialist, Dr. Bixby cares for patients with essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, ataxia and rare movement disorders. She also treats a comprehensive range of headache syndromes such as migraine, cluster, tension and atypical headaches. An advocate for the Parkinson's population, she is an active public speaker to help educate and empower all patients to live their best life.

Alireza Bozorgi, MD, is a board-certified neurologist and interventional pain management physician who also specializes in epilepsy and pain management. He sees patients at Minimally Invasive Medical Group, which has offices in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Irvine, California. 

He received his medical degree from Tehran, Iran. He completed a neurology residency at Tehran University. He then completed another neurology residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He obtained a subspecialty in Epilepsy in Cleveland. He worked for two years at Mercy Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. Then, he completed a year of fellowship in pain management in Cleveland. Then, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he practiced for a year. He then moved to California and started to practice at Minimally Invasive Medical Group. 

Dr. Bozorgi has a wealth of research experience and has published extensively. He is a member of several professional associations, including the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.

Dedicated to providing quality, compassionate patient care, Dr. Bozorgi is currently accepting new patients.

He offers medical, interventional, and invasive management of chronic pain including pain arising from spine, joints, limbs, and headache. His approach to ailments is holistic one, incorporating several frontiers of treatment.

He spends all other time not practicing medicine with his family and traveling.

We offer expert neurology consultation services in a client-centered office experience directed first to accurate diagnosis, and thereafter in a partnership, to the achievement and maintenance of maximum wellness. I want my clients to be as well as they can possibly be. This office has strong and long-lasting bonds with our patients and it is a great privilege to be able to serve them. 

Dr. Andersson graduated cum laude in medicine from the University of Cape Town in 1986. The year after he completed a 1-year internship in internal medicine, surgery and obstetrics and gynecology at Groote Schuur Hospital, where the first heart transplant was done. In 1988, he earned an honors degree in medical biochemistry at the University of Cape Town. Between 1988 and 1991, he obtained a D.Phil in neuroimmunology at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He was College Lecturer in Immunology at Christ Church 1989-92. He was Yamanouchi Junior Research Fellow in Cell Biology at Wolfson 1991-2. Junior Research Fellowships are awarded to the top 2% of graduates at Oxford University. Between 1992 and 1997, he completed an internal medicine internship and then neurology residency at the University of California, San Francisco where he also served as Chief Resident. He has completed fellowships in multiple sclerosis at UCSF and in neuromuscular disease at Stanford University. He served on the faculty at Stanford University in the neuromuscular division before moving to the Valley in 1999 and has served this community as both an outpatient and inpatient neurologist for over 20 years. 

He is published in laboratory and clinical neurology. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for the journal Muscle & Nerve. He has been listed in Marquis Who’s Who Science and Engineering. He was selected as a Noticed Expert Network Distinguished Physician. He has been named a Southern California Super Doctor each year 2010-2023, and is listed in Los Angeles Magazine. He has been listed in The Leading Physicians of the World Directory. He served as Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology for over two decades at UCLA, teaching the residents and medical students. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has special expertise in electrodiagnostic medicine, EMG and EEG. He is Medical Director for California for Stratus Neurodiagnostics, the leading outpatient EEG services company in the U.S. He has training and experience in design and conduct of clinical trials, and has served as Principal and Co-Investigator for dementia trials at The National Research Institute. He has a long experience of medical legal consulting and expert witness services.

Dr. Andersson treats a variety of neurologic symptoms including headache, head injury, numbness, weakness, neck and back and limb pain, seizures, memory disorders and tremors.

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