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Dr. Edward Chang, MD

(Dr. Edward F. Chang, MD)

(21 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery and General Practice

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: hemifacial spasm, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, epilepsy, and more.

400 Parnassus Avenue Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-7500

Dr. Edward Chang, MD is a neurosurgeon in San Francisco, CA specializing in neurosurgery and general practice. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2004 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Edward Chang, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Medical Group and Brain Tumor Center.

Office Locations

Address:

400 Parnassus Avenue Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143

Address:

1651 Fourth Street Suite 232
San Francisco, CA 94158

Address:

1100 Park Place
San Mateo, CA

Address:

1100 S. Eliseo Drive
Greenbrae, CA

Address:

1651 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA

Address:

227 N Jackson Avenue
San Jose, CA

Address:

23845 Holman Highway
Carmel Valley, CA

Address:

3100 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA

Address:

3421 Villa Lane
Napa, CA

Address:

35 Casa Street
San Luis Obispo, CA

Address:

400 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“EDDIE CHANG: It's a really remarkable feat - translating the sounds that we hear that come in through our ears into things that we understand, like words.”—"Scientists are using new technology to study the cells behind language comprehension", NPR, December 2023

“"A lot of my inspiration actually comes from seeing patients and feeling frustration that we yet don't have treatments for helping them," said Dr. Edward Chang, the chair of neurological surgery at...”—"'It's unreal': AI helping paralysis patients regain movement and communicate", NBC4 Washington, November 2023

“Neurosurgeon Edward Chang of the University of California, San Francisco, implanted it under the top of her skull.”—"Brain-computer interfaces Brain implants give two women back their language Knowledge", The Weston Forum, September 2023

cranial surgery	19
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	104
hospital care	13
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	19
radiation therapy	13

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	18
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

cranial surgery	16
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	89
image guided procedures	18
nerve procedures	16
radiation therapy	18

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	18
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

cranial surgery	28
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	64
nerve procedures	28

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

cranial surgery	17
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	70
nerve procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

cranial surgery	20
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	39
nerve procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	18
Cancer	0

cranial surgery	16
decompression surgery	16
nerve procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

cranial surgery	10
decompression surgery	10
nerve procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

cranial surgery	16
decompression surgery	16
nerve procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

cranial surgery	25
decompression surgery	25
nerve procedures	25

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward Chang, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Francisco, CA were nerve procedures, cranial surgery, decompression surgery and radiation therapy.

cranial surgery	18
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	73
hospital care	13
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	18
radiation therapy	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Female	51
Male	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	58
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	3
75 to 84	9
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	35

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Chang, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Chang, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	10
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	3
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Edward Chang, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (2010)

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward Chang, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF Medical Group

Brain Tumor Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Edward Chang, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 21 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Edward Chang, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

4.91

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-02-05

Prayed to God.
God answered my prayers through Dr. Edward Chang and his amazing team including nurse practitioner Mariann Ward

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Edward Chang, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Cyberonics, Inc.	$2,408 VNS Therapy $2,408
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$730 O-ARM-ST $291	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $244	VISUALASE $76	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $63	RESTORE $34	Other $22
Visualase, Inc.	$338 Visualase Thermal Therapy System $338
Medtronic, Inc.	$313 MAZOR X SYSTEM $63	$250
NeuroPace, Inc.	$136 RNS System $96	RNSSystem $40
Other	$361 AlloDerm $125	VNS Therapy $113	VAC THERAPY $95	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $10	$18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,096
Honoraria	$1,000
Travel and Lodging	$941
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$250

Research Payments

Dr. Edward Chang, MD has received 234 research payments totaling $233,341.

Biography

Dr. Edward Chang's specialties are general practice and neurosurgery. He practices in San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, and Greenbrae, CA. Dr. Chang is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. His medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He has a special interest in hemifacial spasm, epilepsy, and brain tumor. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with UCSF Medical Group.