Welcome to Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
Your brain is who you are. Where you live. How you experience the world around you. As the most comprehensive neurologic care program in Orange County, our goal is to enhance your brain, repair damage, restore and improve your ability to be YOU.
You plan for everything.
We're here for the things you can't plan for. Our integrated, multidisciplinary neurosciences programs are evidence-based, use state-of-the-art technology and advanced clinical research, all focused on you.
Welcome to Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute offers world-class expertise in most conditions of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves leveraging our multidisciplinary program approach, each focusing on a specific patient issue.
Our priority is to improve patients’ lives by integrating the latest research and technology with the world-class expertise and compassionate care that defines Hoag.
Ron & Sandi Simon Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, Chief of Neurosurgery, Hoag Specialty Clinic
Neurological Specialties
- Acute Rehabilitation
- Addiction Medicine
- ASPIRE (Teen Mental Health, 13-18)
- Brain Tumor
- Chronic Pain & Neuropathy
- Concussion
- Epilepsy
- Headache
- Memory & Cognitive Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology
- Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders
- Skull Base & Pituitary Tumor
- Sleep Health
- Stroke
- Young Adult Mental Health (18-26)
Annual Report
You. Empowered By Hoag
Explore our neurosciences news, patient stories, health and wellness information, and medical innovations – aimed at empowering you to take control of your health and live your best life.
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Read MoreInstitute Awards
Access World-Class Neurosciences Care
Ranked high performing nationally by U.S. News & World Report for neurology and neurosurgery, and high performing (top 10%) for stroke care, among 4,500 hospitals.
Hoag leads the way
We are ranked in the top 10% of approximately 4,500 hospitals in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report.
Our Locations
3900 West Coast Hwy.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
1 Hoag Drive
3rd Floor West Tower
Newport Beach, CA 92663
After School Program: Intervention and Resiliency Education (ASPIRE)
ASPIRE at Hoag Irvine
Contact: 949-557-0670
16100 Sand Canyon Ave., Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92618
After School Program: Intervention and Resiliency Education (ASPIRE)
ASPIRE at Hoag Newport Beach
Contact: 949-764-6360
307 Placentia Ave., Suite 109B
Newport Beach, CA 92663
3900 West Coast Hwy.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
1 Hoag Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Brain Tumor
Marilyn Herbert Hausman Advanced Technology Pavilion (ATP)
Contact: 949-764-5938, Opt. 4
1 Hoag Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92663
3900 West Coast Hwy.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Memory & Cognitive Disorders – Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program (OCVBAP)
Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living
Contact: 949-764-6066
307 Placentia Ave.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Memory & Cognitive Disorders – Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program (OCVBAP)
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
Contact: 949-764-6066
3900 West Coast Hwy.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Memory & Cognitive Disorders – Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program (OCVBAP)
Hoag Health Center Irvine
Contact: 949-764-6066
16405 Sand Canyon Ave., Suite 260
Irvine, CA 92618
520 Superior Ave, Suite 205
Newport Beach, CA 92663
3900 West Coast Hwy., Suite 300
Newport Beach, CA 92663
510 Superior Ave., Suite 200A
Newport Beach, CA 92663
16305 Sand Canyon Avenue, Suite 230
Irvine, CA 92618
520 Superior Ave.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
16305 Sand Canyon Ave.
Irvine, CA 92618