Ezequiel D. Goldschmidt, MD

Dr. Ezequiel Goldschmidt is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who specializes in the care of patients with skull base and brain tumors. Originally from Argentina, Dr. Goldschmidt earned both his MD and PhD from the prestigious Buenos Aires University Medical School. He completed his neurosurgery residency and cranial base surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, one of the leading centers in this field and the birthplace of modern endonasal surgery. He was then awarded the prestigious Van Wagenen Fellowship—a rare honor given biennially—where he advanced his research at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, a world-renowned hub for neuroscience and home of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. There, Dr. Goldschmidt developed a novel experimental brain bypass surgery, which he currently studies at the Weill Institute in Berkeley.

A committed physician-scientist, Dr. Goldschmidt has led impactful research efforts at the intersection of neurosurgery and technology. He has received multiple prestigious awards including the joint UCSF and UC Berkeley Bakar fellowship where he leads a multidisciplinary team to design soft robots, able to enhance and advance minimally invasive brain surgery. With over 700 skull base surgeries since 2021, his clinical acumen is matched by an impressive research portfolio that is set to produce over 90 publications, numerous grants as well as national and international presentations. Dr. Goldschmidt is a fellow of the Congress of Neurological Surgery and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, where he is a member of the tumor committee; he also sits on the board of directors of the California Association of Neurological Surgeons and is an active member and lecturer at the North American Skull Base Society. He is an active scientist and holds appointments both at UCSF and UC Berkeley.

Beyond his surgical precision and academic career, Dr. Goldschmidt is driven by a personal mission to reduce the impact of brain surgery in patients’ lives. From a young age, he discovered his passion for medicine through a high school that valued scientific curiosity and critical thinking.. Known for his warm, communicative approach, Dr. Goldschmidt ensures patients and families can always reach him directly at all times—because healing extends beyond the operating room. Outside the hospital, he enjoys time with his family and pets (that are like family), swimming, mentoring future neurosurgeons, and constantly exploring opportunities to better the brain health of our community.