Kevin Bickart, MD PhD

Kevin Bickart is an Assistant Professor in Neurology specializing in sports and behavioral neurology as part of UCLA’s BrainSPORT, Easton, Neurobehavior, and Operation Mend programs. He completed his MD/PhD in anatomy and neurobiology from Boston University School of Medicine, post-doc at Northeastern and Harvard Universities, residency in neurology at Stanford, and dual fellowship in behavioral and sports neurology at UCLA. He is double board certified in Brain Injury Medicine and Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. Kevin was the first to identify neuroimaging correlates of social network size in humans, among his other findings published in high impact journals, such as Nature Neuroscience and The Journal of Neuroscience. He comes from a lineage of inspiring mentors, including Lisa Feldman Barrett at Northeastern, Brad Dickerson at Harvard, Mike Greicius at Stanford, and more recently Mario Mendez and Chris Giza at UCLA. Kevin’s current research focuses on mapping and modulating brain circuits to promote overall brain health and personalized recovery from chronic neurological symptoms.