Dr Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD, is a dual-trained neurosurgeon and neurobiologist. He is known for undertaking complex cancer operations and overseeing groundbreaking science at the Jandial Lab in Los Angeles. 
 Through his non-profit International Neurosurgical Children's Association (INCA) he travels around the world performing and teaching brain surgery in under-served hospitals in Central and South America, south-east Asia and eastern Europe. 
 Many first came to know him from his columns in 
Vice and his appearances on American news shows and international channels, including 
Discovery and 
National Geographic, among others. His first book was 
Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon.