Dear Dr. Bari and staff, Please accept my profound gratitude for your expertise, caring, and concern in eliminating the essential tremor in my left hand with the MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound last Monday. You have all greatly changed my life for the better, and I appreciate your painstaking work on my behalf. Thanks also to Dr. Yun, David Lee, Bissaya, Fernando, and the nurses at the nursing station. I am forever in your debt. Richard Manners read more

Dr Bari, when I read his autobiography did my due diligence to educate myself prior to going in for such a evasive procedure because that's what it was. A spinal cord stimulator is not a simple easy surgery. I seen that dr bari does case study's I seen he had a phd I understood that ucla was a teaching hospital and was willing to allow them to pull extra tubes if it made it easier for the next person. I have CRPS. I'm not sure if Dr Bari just doesn't believe in it but it's real. There's enough evidence and if he didn't think it was then why did you place a stimulator for my crps why did you touch me if you didn't believe in the science of it. I suffered for 7 days in their care unable to pee unable to put my arms together. I have two children 3 and 4 waiting for me at home and I was already losing my battle it was my last hoorah for relief. Dr Bari did the surgery exceptional. I will give him that. He is a once in a life time doctor but he is the type of doctor who thinks they are god and do not care about aftercare. I had over stimulation for 7 days locking my pelvic floor. They allowed me to suffer when I was already suffering for two years. This was suppose to give me relief and instead it caused extensive damage because to dr bari and his team they care more about numbers. Zoe Teton I will never forget you. For you to tell me I've cut people from their neck down to their ass and they never act the way you act. Ignoring that CRPS is considered the suicide disease. Once there was damage dr Bari said he could just remove it not offering anything else. As if it was that easy. He placed the battery in such a horrible way that I can never wear pants. I lost more function on my good arm only arm I had left. He just said "I can just remove it" As if cutting my entire upper back wasn't painful. I ended up getting complete reconstruction of my bladder and Urethra because of Dr Bari and his staff. They didn't even realize that upping the stimulator caused more over stimulation to my spine. Now I have to go to USMC because my pudendal nerve is most likely damaged too. 7 days I was there at their hospital suffering drenched. Reading the nurse notes that I was unstable the entire time but then reading his staff notes saying I was fine. When I was never in fact fine. They discharged me with timuslin which is for urinary retention but then they tried to turn it around and say they never notated any urinary issues.... But why would you discharge me with urinary meds then....... My life changed that day. Then when I made a formal complaint they sent dr bari into my room to tell me a sob story about his dad feeling the way I felt. But not doing any studies on the stimulator. Knowing that the national medicine library has numerous case studies on crps and spinal cord stimulation some Crps patients have to have different amplitude and voltage. He doesn't care about you. He cares about numbers. Remember that. He promised me that I would leave the hospital when my pain was controlled. They keep you in out patient even if you are having complications to make their numbers perfect. YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A NUMBER TO DR BARI ZOE TETON AND HIS ENTIRE STAFF. UCLA is a numbers hospital. Be AWARE. Dr Bari you are an exceptional surgeon who's arrogant. It's unfortunate. You could change lives if you cared about aftercare just as much as you care about reports. Case studies or making yourself known. Zoe. For you to be as rude to your subordinate in front of me. Then to come into my room and say it's all anxiety. WRONG IT WAS OVERSTIMULATION!!!? Then they make it impossible to sue. I will never recommend anyone to ucla. I forgot to mention that a true surgeon who cares about changing peoples lives and giving them relief would want to see their face right after. Not Dr Bari. Proving he is a numbers guy. He wants to be published. Not about patient care. He's subordinates some are just like him. It's unfortunate. Science and health is beautiful. You could have changed my life for the better and you chose a statistics over good patient one on one care. A Dr too busy to care shouldn't be touching patients maybe just focus of research. read more

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My surgery by Dr. Bari has been life-changing....in a very positive way. Before surgery I had lost control of my left eye with uncontrollable blinking, spasms and periodic inability to fully open it. Everyday conversations would be interrupted, and social interactions became embarrassing and difficult. Even driving a car was becoming unsafe. Botox injections were temporary, time-consuming and occasionally ineffective. Since fully healing from the surgery by Dr. Bari, I have been 100% symptom free. read more

I had deep brain stimulation surgery (DBS). Dr. Bari and his team handled my surgeries with great success. I am now a huge fan of Dr. Bari and his team! read more

i suffered for years with severe lower back pain and had many attempts at medical treatment, e.g., epidurals, PT, pain medicine, etc. Nothing really worked. I was referred to Dr Bari by my pain management/anesthesiologist for examination. Dr Bari performed a spinal cord stimulator surgical procedure that was beyond successful. Though the recovery was not easy, i was told it could take 6-8 for full recovery. Well today i'm extremely grateful to Dr Bari and his team. i no longer have any pain and don't even use my cane. i feel like a new man. Thanks read more

Dr Bari did focused ultrasound on me yesterday. The results are astounding! He & his team couldn't have been nicer & more helpful. I'm looking forward to doing the other side. read more

Dr Bari and his staff are wonderful! I had horrible pain from my schwannoma (nerve sheath tumor) on my leg. After surgery, my pain is gone! Dr Bari is an excellent surgeon, thorough and thoughtful. His staff was very attentive to my questions and follow-up. I am so grateful for Dr Bari! read more

Dr Bari and his wonderful team treated my right hand essential tremors with MRgFUS on August 22nd. The results were immediate and life changing. I can not say enough positive things about the entire team at UCLA. I live in Arizona and I am so happy that I chose to have the procedure at UCLA. I was able to eat soup at the airport before flying home, something I haven't done in years!! Dr. Bari was kind, caring and respectful. I never even had to ask for another warm blanket. He knows that I can't wait until the FDA has approved treatment for the non-dominate hand. I know that everyone's experience is different, but if you are considering MRgFUS, I highly recommend contacting Dr. Ausuf Bari at UCLA. Good luck. read more

Dr. Bari changed my life, to say the least. I have suffered severely intractable epilepsy secondhand to autoimmune encephalitis for nearly 7 years. I have suffered three types of seizures: tonic clonic, complex partial, and focal aware onset. My epilepsy has not responded to about a dozen AEDs (anti-epileptic drugs), and was not responsive to immunotherapy either. After discovering that I had autoimmune encephalitis, 3 forms of immunotherapy were tried on me: IVIG therapy, Plasmapheresis, and Rituximab infusions. These treatments, as well as my medications, did NOT work to control my seizure activity. Most recently, before surgery, I had an average of 9-10 complex partial/focal aware seizures daily. I struggled doing normal daily activities, felt extremely exhausted, depressed, and hopeless. Towards the end of 2022, my lead neurologist had let me know that we had exhausted all of our options and that I was going to be referred to neurosurgery for a consult. My epilepsy was severely drug refractory. After meeting with Dr. Bari in November '22, my first neurosurgery was scheduled--which was the implantation of 12 intracranial depth electrodes to monitor my seizure activity and determine whether it was localized or not. If the results determined that it was localized, the goal was to resect the part(s) of my brain that were causing my seizures. After my case was discussed and presented at a surgical conference, I received a call that my seizures were localized and that the next step was to move forward with resection. Another consult with Dr. Bari was scheduled for my next surgery, which was an anterior right Temporal Lobectomy, as well as a Amygdalohippocampectomy. Dr. Bari was extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful, and confident in the success of this surgery--which eased many of my anxieties. He answered all of my questions thoroughly, provided me with an immense amount of detail about the operation, and comforted my family and me. The thought of neurosurgery was extremely intimidating to my family and me, however I was very hopeful and confident in Dr. Bari's ability to surgically remove the areas that needed to be removed, without resulting in any neurological deficits or complications. I am still recovering from surgery, but I am thrilled to share that for the first time, since 2016, my post-op EEG results did NOT DETECT ANY SEIZURES! Dr. Bari and his team are wonderful, thoughtful, comforting, and considerate. My biggest fear became the most life-changing experience in my life. I am eternally grateful. read more

Dr Bari and Dr Menezes at UCLA Neurology are a talented, dynamic, efficient and caring team and they helped my quality of life immensely resulting from DBS surgery for Essential Tremor. This past week was my 1 year anniversary of Dr. Bari performing the neurosurgery and Dr. Menezes doing the generator activation and adjustments. I'm a concept artist for international architectural and developer projects and my increasing tremors were disabling as I struggled to counter the effects. And then my progression of tremors were no longer responding to oral prescriptions. It was my fear for almost a decade that there wasn't much hope for me and the future was looking fairly bleak - until I met Dr. Bari. He and his team gave me hope and it was not misplaced. DBS surgery was recommended. The surgery experience was AMAZING. It takes a month of recuperation after DBS surgery for Dr. Meneses to activate the generator and immediately in that moment it was effective in tremor control. After activation, I had a couple of emergency episodes for a couple of months where I had some swelling, some severe migraine level headache pain that would last several days and confusion and some cognitive impairment just trying to type a message or communicate vocally. It was a scary time. We had to find out if infection was a primary concern. But Dr. Bari was thorough immediately providing the care and testing I needed and I am incredibly thankful for all their efforts and expertise. I no longer have any adverse symptoms and the tremors are almost completely gone in both hands and arms when stimulation is activated. And the future now looks pretty bright to me. I am gladly able to perform my profession again and am continuing to receive generator adjustments to increase tremor reduction and now my tremors are completely undetectable when my generator is activated and I only have the generator off at bedtime!!! There needs to be continual generator adjustment as ET is a progressive disease and every three to five years the battery will need to be replaced as an out patient. So I highly recommend anyone with symptoms that seem untenable - and DBS is recommended for you - let Dr. Bari and Dr. Menezes at UCLA carefully show you some options like they did with me and help you choose the most appropriate therapy you may need and require. Also check out the DBS surgery videos available online that go into detail over Dr. Bari's methodology. Its jaw dropping! You'll be in great hands for sure and afterwards you may feel like me - experiencing a miraculous recovery from a severely disabling movement disorder. Best living - Stephen Parker read more

I was recently diagnosed with a rare condition and required surgery to remove a nerve sheath tumor. I was so relieved when I learned that Dr. Bari is an expert in this type of surgery-Dr. Bari performed brain surgery on my husband years ago and I recalled how kind and attentive he was. I had my surgery three weeks ago and my experience throughout my consultations and and then the surgery mirrored that recollection. Dr. Bari is patient, completely present and responsive, knowledgeable, thorough and yes, kind. On the day of surgery seeing his eyes above his mask immediately put me at ease. I felt immediate relief from the nerve pain I was consistently feeling and Dr. Bari was able to completely remove the (benign!) tumor. The UCLA team in the clinic and at the surgery center were all top notch. I highly recommend Dr. Bari and his entire team. I am so grateful that I am in their care. read more

Dr. Bari is an exceptional neurosurgeon in every area, from the level of his expertise to the quality of care he delivers to his patients. A true asset to UCLA and all the patients he treats. My mother underwent a major procedure at UCLA and Dr. Bari and his team made the whole daunting process appear so effortless and manageable, shrinking my fears and anxieties away with comprehensive, step-by-step explanations of the process and ongoing support. Outstanding patient care and bedside manner. Couldn't ask for more from a doctor, team and hospital and I feel so fortunate my mother received such excellent world class care. read more

I underwent Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery for benign essential tremors recently (7 weeks ago), performed by Dr. Bari and his incredibly talented, thorough, and kind team. As Drs. Bari and Menenzes suspected, the results have been absolutely life-changing. (Note: I could not have typed this prior to surgery.) Both Phases 1 and 2 - about month apart - went just as planned and everyone involved was amazingly supportive and empathetic. I now easily perform daily tasks (shaving, coffee making, etc.) that my tremors had made off-limits for me for years. If you are lucky enough to be under the care of UCLA's Movement Disorder Center, you are in the most capable hands in the country. And if you are wondering is a surgery like this can do as much for you as it's done for me, I encourage you to talk to these amazing people of medicine. read more

I had essential or familial tremor for about 30 years. it got worse and worse over the last 6 yrs to where it pretty much made it impossible for me to paint, sew, put on eye makeup, cut up stuff or stir and cook. I basically felt like I was in a blender all day long. It was exhausting and I realized that all this shaking made me feel insecure as well. Since my focused ultrasound procedure with dr Bari my tremor on the right side is completely gone. that's the side that was most important to me. As an added bonus my head tremor is gone as well. Even my neighbor's, who did not know I had the procedure ask me where my tremor went. I am able to do all the stuff I could not do anymore although I never missed cooking. I know this is a lengthy review but in highly recommending this procedure I wanted to really address all the stuff that comes along with this condition and stress how debilitating it really was and is. Needless to say, I highly recommend it. read more

I have suffered with debilitating nerve pain resulting from a brachial plexus avulsion of my C5, C6, and C7 nerves in my left arm for the past 10 years. The pain finally pushed me to look into DREZ lesioning surgery with Dr Bari. From my 1st conversation he had my confidence that his surgical approach was consistent with my concerns and fears - for 10 years I had avoided going into my spinal cord out of fear. Following DREZ surgery with Dr Bari I felt immediate relief from all of the shooting nerve pain that I had been experiencing on a near hourly basis for years. Now 2 weeks later, I have no recurring nerve pain. Dr Bari and his team are miracle workers. I could not be more pleased with the outcome to date. He is a true professional and the UCLA team supporting him are outstanding. If you are suffering like I was, I would talk with Dr Bari. I am so glad I did. read more

I have never had any surgery in my life, but when I got in a motorcycle accident and it left me with severe nerve damage, I was referred to my doctor. There was absolutely no wait time, the staff was super friendly and very knowledgeable.everything was available for me to review through MyChart app and made everything so easy. My Dr. Ausaf Bari was super informative and made me feel very comfortable and confident that my first surgery is going to be in good hands. read more

I suffered from a benign essential/familial tremor for years. Over time, it became so intense that writing legibly was impossible, eating with a fork or spoon was difficult and holding a cup or glass without spilling was a challenge. My experience with Dr. Bari and his associates was truly life-changing. He performed an MRI guided, focused ultrasound procedure on my brain. It was non-invasive. There was no pain. There were no side-effects. And there was no recuperation period. In my case, the results were immediate. When the procedure was over and I stepped away from the MRI machine, my tremor was gone. Completely gone! Truly remarkable. All the while, before and after, Dr. Bari, Dr. Menezes and the support staff were attentive, thorough and professional - a world class operation. My older brother and my mom both suffered from tremor. I regret that they never had the chance to undergo this procedure with Dr. Bari. It would have changed and improved their lives, too. read more