David S. Liebeskind, MD, FAAN, FAHA, FANA, FSVIN, FWSO is Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he is Director of Outpatient Stroke and Neurovascular Programs. He is Director of the Neurovascular Imaging Research Core, leading global efforts to advance data science and precision medicine of stroke imaging for prevention, acute therapies and recovery after stroke. He is Director of the UCLA Cerebral Blood Flow Laboratory, Director of the UCLA Stroke Center and Director of the UCLA Vascular Neurology Residency Program, training the next generation of vascular neurologists and stroke experts. He trained in chemical engineering at Columbia University and completed his MD at New York University School of Medicine. Postgraduate medical training included internship at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston and neurology residency at UCLA.