Neurology & Neurological Sciences Divisions & Programs

Neurology Clinical Appointments can be made at (650) 723-6469

STANFORD AUTONOMIC DISORDERS PROGRAM

The Stanford Autonomic Disorders Clinic provides comprehensive evaluation of all autonomic disorders. We offer complete autonomic testing in our state of the art autonomic lab, one of the few in the country with thermoregulatory sweat testing capability. Currently we are the only active program of its kind on the West Coast. We closely coordinate care with other specialty clinics including gastroenterology, cardiology, pain management, and sleep medicine. Our clinical practice utilizes both physician and advanced care practitioners to provide collaborative and comprehensive clinical care. In addition, we actively participate in clinical research studies on various autonomic disorders.

CANCER NEUROSCIENCE AT STANFORD

The nervous system plays a central role in cancer pathogenesis. In turn, cancers and cancer therapies can alter nervous system form and function. The program in Cancer Neuroscience at Stanford (CNS) seeks to encourage multidisciplinary collaboration for the study of cancer-nervous system interactions and the development of novel therapeutic strategies to improve cancer outcomes.

STANFORD DIVISION OF CHILD NEUROLOGY

Stanford Child Neurology aims to advance novel and interdisciplinary research and treatment for children with common to rare disorders of the nervous system.  We provide comprehensive care to children in Northern California and beyond more globally.  We offer subspecialty clinics in brain tumors, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, neonatal and fetal neurology, movement disorders, stroke, neurogenomics, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, neuro-immunology, neurogenomics, neuro-psychopharmacology, neuropsychology, and headache.  

STANFORD COMPREHENSIVE NEUROLOGY PROGRAM

Stanford Comprehensive Neurology Program provides comprehensive care to a diverse group of patients with neurological disorders, encompassing those with common neurological diseases as well as others with complex disorders that require close coordination with other specialists. We take full advantage of the rich milieu of Stanford Neurology to deliver first-rate patient care. The clinical practice in addition provides an important venue for neurology residents to work closely with faculty mentors to gain a broad-based experience in the longitudinal management of neurological disorders.

STANFORD COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY PROGRAM

Stanford offers a Level IV (highest level) comprehensive epilepsy center. Patients are seen in clinics to properly diagnose and classify the type of epilepsy that they have or conditions that may imitate epilepsy. Management options include antiepileptic medications and in suitable cases, neurosurgery to treat the epilepsy. Stanford is the world leader in the new treatment method of neurostimulation to prevent seizures. Stanford has expertise with conditions, such as depression and anxiety that commonly accompany epilepsy. Pediatric Neurology manages a successful Division for children with epilepsy. Stanford has for decades comprised one of the foremost epilepsy research programs, dedicated to finding the next generation of treatments and cures.

STANFORD GLOBAL HEALTH NEUROLOGY PROGRAM

The Stanford Global Health Neurology Program aims to improve neurological care globally by building neurology capacity through sustainable and collaborative educational and research programs at partner institutions in resource limited settings.  The program emphasizes clinical bedside teaching as well as design thinking to create and implement projects with low-cost, sustainable impacts. Global Health Scholars have traveled to Haiti, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Ghana, with successes such as creation of the first stroke center in Zimbabwe. 

STANFORD HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN PROGRAM

The Headache and Facial Pain Program brings together a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Headache and related disorders. We utilize the vast resources of the Stanford Hospitals and Clinics to bring board-certified headache specialists, pain specialists, psychologists, psychiatrists, physical therapists, and integrative medicine practitioners together to develop personalized solutions to the most complicated conditions. In addition to our active consultative in-patient and out-patient programs, we have infusion centers, active clinical and translational research projects and ongoing clinical trials in which our patients may participate if they choose. It is the goal of the Headache Division to provide the best and most advanced diagnosis and care for patients referred to our program. We do not use any opioids in our treatment plans and strive to integrate changes in lifestyle with the latest pharmacologic and alternative approaches.

STANFORD CENTER FOR MEMORY DISORDERS

The Stanford Center for Memory Disorders cares for patients with a range of cognitive disorders including Alzheimer’s Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, and mild cognitive impairment. Our physicians work side-by-side with a team of neuropsychologists, nurse specialists, and social workers to provide an accurate diagnosis, develop a treatment plan, and help the patient and family with the social challenges that commonly arise in these disorders.

STANFORD MOVEMENT DISORDERS CENTER

The Stanford Movement Disorders Center provides excellence in comprehensive medical and neurosurgical care for patients with a wide variety of movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Huntington’s disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy/Corticobasal Syndrome, Ataxia, Tics/Tourette’s syndrome, and many others.  We are at the forefront clinical and translational research providing opportunities for interested patients to be involved with clinical research and interventional clinical trials.  We prioritize education for our patients and community while providing wellness and lifestyle classes geared toward people with movement disorders.

STANFORD NEUROCRITICAL CARE PROGRAM

The Stanford neurocritical care program provides unparalleled care for patients with critical neurologic illness. The neurocritical care program is dedicated to the tripartite academic neurocritical care mission to: (1) provide excellent clinical care for the sickest, most vulnerable patients, (2) educate the future generation of practitioners including physicians, nurses, and advanced practice providers, and (3) perform cutting edge research to bring discovery to the bedside and improve patient outcomes.

STANFORD NEUROGENETICS AND NEUROGENOMICS PROGRAM

The Stanford Neurogenetics and Neurogenomics Program is a collaborative effort amongst multiple clinics, research laboratories and other medical professionals at Stanford who specialize in neurogenetic conditions that affect children and adults.  In the Adult and Pediatric Neurogenetics and Neurogenomics clinics, we evaluate, diagnose and provide comprehensive care including genetic counseling and testing for rare neurologic disorders. Our research collaborators include basic science, translational and clinical researchers who share the common goal of better understanding the disorders we diagnose and manage with the ultimate goal of developing and providing novel treatments and cures. We coordinate with other specialists to ensure optimal care for each patient and their families.  

STANFORD NEUROHOSPITALIST PROGRAM

The Stanford Neurohospitalist Program was founded in 2014 and has quickly risen to national prominence as a center for the multidisciplinary care of acutely ill, clinically complex patients with neurologic disease. Our diagnostic expertise in evaluating patients with multisystem disease and experience in treating both acute primary neurologic disease as well as neurologic complications of systemic disease is sought out by teams from all disciplines in the hospital and neurologists across the region and even internationally. Our faculty is deeply invested in patient safety & quality improvement for neurology patients, having led multiple successful innovations including care pathway development, improving timely appointments and communication post discharge, reducing unnecessary labs and procedures, and improving the experience for hospitalized neurology patients.

STANFORD NEUROIMMUNOLOGY PROGRAM

The Stanford Neuroimmunology Program specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, research and education of immune-mediated diseases of the human nervous system, including Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, transverse myelitis, optic neuritis, MOGAD, stiff person syndrome, and the broadening range of autoimmunity manifest with neurologic end-organ effect. Clinic care is provided at our interdisciplinary Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, designed for optimized patient access and convenience according to a patient-centric model of comprehensive holistic care. Our program is committed to the research, investigation and discovery of the conditions we treat. Our clinical efforts are interwoven in collaboration with world-renowned Stanford scientists to offer enterprising translational research. We share our work and study with our subspecialty Fellows, Neurology residents, and Stanford University School of Medicine students in our nationally acclaimed teaching programs.

STANFORD NEURO-IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY PROGRAM

Cancer cellular therapy is emerging as a promising treatment for aggressive cancers of the central nervous system (CNS). The Neuro-Immuno-Oncology (NIO) Program engages clinicians and scientists across Stanford’s pediatric and adult hospitals to provide specialized, comprehensive clinical care to children and adults receiving CAR T cell therapy for CNS cancers and patients with other forms of cancer experiencing neurological complications of immunotherapies. Members of the clinical team with expertise in neurology, oncology, neuro-oncology, neurocritical care, neurosurgery, neurohospitalist medicine, and psycho-oncology work closely together to care for patients. Together with teams studying cutting edge neuroscience, manufacturing cell and gene therapies, and conducting correlative science, the Neuro-Immuno-Oncology Program works in collaboration with the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy to advance the clinical application and scientific understanding of immuno-oncological therapies for CNS malignancies.  

STANFORD INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING PROGRAM (IONM)

Stanford University Medical Center is renowned for its premier program in intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM), which was one of the first to obtain formal accreditation nationwide.  The comprehensive clinical service is very active, led by a dedicated team of five neurologists that assist in a wide diversity of surgeries for both pediatric and adult populations.

STANFORD DIVISION OF NEUROMUSCULAR MEDICINE   

The Stanford Division of Neuromuscular Medicine conducts comprehensive clinics, laboratory testing, research, teaching, and clinical trials in neuromuscular diseases. Stanford treats patients with muscle, neuromuscular junction and peripheral nerve disorders in our weekly outpatient Neuromuscular Disorders Clinic and Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)/ALS Clinic. In addition to clinic consultation, we provide a full range of services including electromyography and nerve conduction study, autonomic function testing, muscle, nerve and skin biopsy, physical & occupational therapy, as well as other services available at Stanford University Medical Center.

STANFORD NEURO-ONCOLOGY PROGRAM

The Stanford Neuro-Oncology Program is a multidisciplinary, collaborative group dedicated to understanding and treating brain tumors and neurological problems associated with cancer. In patient care, the neuro-oncology team employs a high-tech, high-touch approach to treating patients, in recognition of the particular needs of those who have cancers involving the neurological system. In research, the division supports investigations into the cellular biology of brain cells and brain cancers, the role of imaging and cell markers in early detection of brain cancers, and whole-genome analysis of gliomas and other cancers. The division also conducts clinical trials aimed at trying to improve outcomes for neuro-oncological disorders.

STANFORD NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY PROGRAM

The neuro-ophthalmology service takes care of patients with loss of vision, double vision, eye movement abnormalities, infection, inflammation, and other conditions. In addition to comprehensive clinical assessments of visual acuity, we also provide state-of-the-art clinical testing of the nerves of the eye and enhance public awareness of neuro-ophthalmologic diseases through education and research.

STANFORD NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CLINIC

Neuropsychology is the study of brain-behavior relationships. Neuropsychologists use objective, psychometrically validated measures to assess individuals’ cognitive and psychological functioning The Stanford Neuropsychology Service provides neuropsychological evaluations for patients with concerns about their cognitive functioning. We provide detailed assessment of multiple domains including learning and memory, attention, executive functioning, language, spatial abilities, and mood in order to assist with differential diagnosis and treatment planning.  Our neuropsychologists have specialized expertise in assessing cognitive functioning in individuals with a wide range of neurological conditions. These include traumatic brain injury, concussion, encephalitis, brain tumors, neurodegenerative disorders, stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders, and multiple sclerosis. We work closely with several multidisciplinary programs, including the Stanford Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Stanford Memory Disorders Center, Stanford Center for Movement Disorders, and Stanford Concussion Clinic.

STANFORD ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER (ADRC)

The Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) is part of a nationwide network supported by the National Institutes of Health.  These centers work together to support research to improve diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related brain disorders.  The Stanford ADRC focuses on mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and healthy brain aging.

STANFORD STROKE CENTER

The Stanford Stroke Center is recognized as a world leader in stroke research and treatment. The Center has pioneered major breakthroughs in stroke imaging, treatment and prevention of stroke as well as major advances in neurocritical care, neurosurgical techniques, and interventional neuroradiologic procedures. Recently, Stanford Stroke Center research led to an extension of the treatment window for selected stroke patients from 6 to 24 hours.

Tri-Valley Neurology

Stanford Tri-Valley Neurology strives to bring state-of-the-art comprehensive neurological care that is typically associated with quarternary academic medical centers closer to home in the TriValley region and beyond. Tri-Valley Neurology prioritizes improving access to neurological care as well as coordinating complex care when needed for our patients. Tri-Valley Neurology is also committed to providing a unique learning experience for students and trainees in a community hospital setting.