Donna Ferriero, MD

Dr. Donna Ferriero is a neurologist who specializes in caring for children and newborns with complex brain conditions. She earned her medical degree from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and completed her residency at University of California. With 47 years of experience in neurology, Dr. Ferriero has dedicated her career to understanding and treating neurological disorders in young patients. She is fluent in Chinese, Spanish, and English.

Dr. Ferriero practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California. Her expertise includes treating hydrocephalus, a condition where fluid builds up in the brain, and retinopathy of prematurity, an eye condition that can affect premature babies. She also performs therapeutic hypothermia, a specialized treatment that carefully lowers body temperature to protect the brain after injury.