The Latest Treatments for Hemifacial Spasms 

Join Neil Martin, MD., FAANS, Director of the Aneurysm and AVM Program at UCLA, as he discusses the latest treatments for hemifacial spasm, involuntary muscle spasms on one side of the face triggered by a blood vessel compressing the facial nerve. Dr. Martin will explain microvascular decompression surgery to stop the severe facial twitching. 

About Neil Marin, MD., FAANS

Neil Martin, MD, FAANS, is Chairman of Neurosurgery and the W. Eugene Stern Professor in Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Martin is a world-renowned neurosurgeon with unique expertise in surgical treatments to cure facial pain, trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. 

As Neurovascular Director of the UCLA Stroke Center, and Director of the Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Program, he is highly sought after by media and peers around the globe to speak about groundbreaking treatments and research for vascular diseases and disorders. 

Dr. Martin recently appeared as an expert on the CBS show "The Doctors" to discuss the microvascular surgery for curing trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. Dr. Martin is often featured as an expert on CNN, ABC, National Public Radio, in the Los Angeles Times and makes regular appearances on the national CBS show "The Doctors."