HARJUS BIRK, M.D.

<p>Dr. Harjus Singh Birk, M.D. is a neurological surgeon and neurologist based in Palo Cedro, California, a community in Shasta County in the northern Sacramento Valley region. The National Provider Identifier registry, maintained by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, confirms NPI 1275064396 under the taxonomy category of Psychiatry &amp; Neurology — Neurology (code 2084N0400X), with a California medical license (No. 164164) that reflects an active certification date of August 2026 in the public NPI record. Physician directory profiles indexed by U.S. News Health and the Doximity physician network further identify Dr. Birk as practicing across the neurosurgery and neurology disciplines.</p><p>Dr. Birk received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 2017. He subsequently completed residency training in Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, a program spanning the 2017–2019 period. His NPI-registered practice address is on file at 4301 X Street in Sacramento, corresponding to the UC Davis Medical Center campus, reflecting academic medical center ties alongside his northern California community presence.</p><p>Neurological surgery and neurology together encompass the evaluation and clinical management of conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system. These include traumatic cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine injuries; intervertebral disc disorders; and intracranial conditions such as hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury. This scope of practice frequently intersects with California personal injury matters arising from motor vehicle accidents and premises liability incidents, where post-traumatic neurological assessment and operative or non-operative spinal care may be documented through lien-based and letter-of-protection (LOP) treatment arrangements common in the PI ecosystem.</p><p>Public physician directory records, including a WebMD physician profile, list hospital affiliations at UC San Diego Medical Center Hillcrest and UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Published academic contributions attributed to Dr. Birk include research addressing spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, catalogued through online research platforms. Board certification status was not confirmed through publicly available sources at the time of this writing; current credentialing details are verifiable through the California Medical Board's public license lookup tool. Dr. Birk's practice draws patients from across Shasta County and surrounding northern California communities.</p>