Stanford Neurosurgery Events
2020
May May 09 Sat 2020
2020 Neuroscience Symposium in Hong Kong
Neurology and Neurosurgery experts will travel to Hong Kong to present the latest in novel therapies for neurologic disorders.
Mar March 07 Sat 2020
Acromegaly Patient Education Day at Stanford
The Stanford Pituitary Center invites patients with acromegaly disease, their family and friends to Stanford's Acromegaly Patient Education Day!
Jan January 09 - Mar 12 Thu-Thu 2020
Essentials of Clinical Research Course
This 10-session course introduces the basics of clinical research design, including biostatistics, design of diagnostic and predictive test studies, and required/desired elements of clinical trial protocols. Open to faculty and staff. Certificate of completion awarded to those who attend a minimum of 8 of 10sessions.
Sessions are held on Thursdays from 3:30 – 5:30 pm, beginning January 9.
2019
Dec December 12 Thu 2019
Dopamine, striatal circuits and reward learning
Patricia Janak, PhD
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor,
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Host: John Huguenard
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Dec December 05 Thu 2019
SLM-based methods for 3D control and imaging in the brain
Darcy Peterka, PhD
Senior Scientist and Director of Cellular Imaging in the Zuckerman
Mind Brain Behavior Institute and Director of Technologies, NeuroTechnology Center,
Columbia University
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Nov November 14 Thu 2019
The many layers of touch
Randy Bruno, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University
Host: Lu Chen
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Nov November 07 Thu 2019
Promoting cognitive & neural system recovery in early phases of psychotic iIllness
Sophia Vinogradov, MD
Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Nov November 02 - 03 Sat-Sun 2019
2019 National Facial Pain Conference
Features Dr. Steven D. Chang
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Oct October 31 Thu 2019
Building and rebuilding the retina and hypothalamus one cell at a time
Seth Blackshaw, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Oct October 24 Thu 2019
Circadian regulation of sleep and arousal in flies and mice
Mark Wu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology,
Johns Hopkins University
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Oct October 17 Thu 2019
Probing the role of the extended amygdala circuits in motivated behavior
Thomas Kash, PhD
John Andrews Distinguished Professor,
Department of Pharmacology,
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Oct October 10 Thu 2019
Neuron-glia signaling after nervous system injury
Marc Freeman, PhD
Director and Senior Scientist,
Vollum Institute at Oregon Health & Science University
Host: Michelle Monje
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Oct October 07 Mon 2019
2019 LGBTQ+ Forum
3:00 - 6:30 pm
Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center
Stanford School of Medicine
Oct October 04 Fri 2019
Motor and Cognitive Outcomes
Stanford’s 5th Annual Stroke Recovery Symposium
Friday October 4, 2019 | 8am –1pm
Oct October 03 Thu 2019
High channel count electrophysiology, hardware data analysis and scaling: Can we record from the “whole brain”?
Timothy Harris, PhD
Janelia Senior Fellow,
Janelia Research Campus - HHMI
12:00pm to 1:00pm Clark Center Auditorium
Sep September 11 Wed 2019
Trigeminal Neuralgia Patient Education Webinar
Features Dr. Steven D. Chang
5:30-6:30PM
Streaming Live, Registration Required:
Aug August 24 Sat 2019
Acoustic Neuroma Association Patient Education Day at Stanford
Arriallaga Alumni Center, Stanford
Hosted by the Stanford Departments of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology.
Aug August 24 Sat 2019
8th Annual Navigating Spine Care Conference
Arriallaga Alumni Center and Fisher Conference Center, Stanford
Hosted by the Stanford Departments of Neurosurgery and of Orthopedics
Aug August 15 - 17 Thu-Sat 2019
Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery: Hands-On Course
Dissesction Lab, Milpitas, CA
Hosted by Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS, Peter H. Hwang, MD, and Zara M. Patel, MD
Jun June 29 Sat 2019
Stanford Moyamoya Center Annual Picnic
Mitchell Park (Pine Grove Area) 600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto
A special gathering of Moyamoya patients and the Stanford Moyamoya team.
Please RSVP: amandah@stanford.edu or 650.723.5575
June 24
Clark Center S361
Circuit-based interventions targeting the dentate gyrus rescue epilepsy-associated cognitive dysfunction
Douglas A. Coulter, PhD
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine and the Research Institute at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jun June 07 Fri 2019
2019 Neuroscience Research Forum
Odette Harris, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford
May May 18 Sat 2019
Pituitary Patient Day
Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel
The Stanford Pituitary Center invites patients with pituitary disease, their family and friends to Stanford's Pituitary Patient Education Day!
Apr April 27 Sat 2019
Sports Concussion Summit
Save the Date! The first Stanford Sports Conucssion Summit organized by the Stanford Concussion and Brain Performance Center will be held on April 27th in Kissick Auditorium at the Arrillaga Family Sports Center.
Mar March 01 - 03 Fri-Sun 2019
CNS Updates in Neurology
Includes talks by Dr. Gary Steinberg and Dr. Casey Halpern. The meeting focuses on a variety of topics related to surgery for neurological disorders.
This is a CME event.
Feb February 26 Tue 2019
The epileptic brain: from the mathematics of seizure dynamics to a clinical trial
Christophe Bernard, PhD
Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes
Aix-Marseille Université, France
Tuesday Feb 26th, 2019 - 01:30PM
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC)
LK130 Classroom
Special Seminar Sponsored by the Epilepsy Training Program and Department of Neurosurgery
Host: Ivan Soltesz, PhD
Jan January 31 Thu 2019
Dendritic Ca2+ spikes and coincidence detection in parvalbumin-expressing interneurons during hippocampal sharp-wave ripples in awake mice
Speaker: Balazs Rozsa, PhD
Laboratory of 3D Functional Network and Dendritic Imaging, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Date/Time: Thursday Jan 31st, 2019 - 10:30AM
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC) - LK304/305 Seminar Classroom
Relevant Publication: Szalay et al., Fast 3D Imaging of Spine, Dendritic, and Neuronal Assemblies in Behaving Animals. Neuron 2016
Host: Ivan Soltesz, PhD
Admin Contact: Nichole Zito (nicholez@stanford.edu)
Jan January 25 Fri 2019
Maternal & Child Health Research Speaker Series
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Room # 101
Featuring Gerald Grant, MD, FACS, Professor Neurosurgery and, by Courtesy, of Neurology
Jan January 11 Fri 2019
Dean's Lecture Series
Henry Marsh
Neurosurgeon and Author of
Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon
Fireside chat about making decisions in surgery, communicating with patients,
and writing about medicine.
2018
Dec December 14 Fri 2018
Neurosurgery: 2018 Coding and Reimbursement Update
Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC
Consultant, Karen Zupko & Associates Inc.
Friday, December 14, 2018
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Alway M114
Dec December 04 Tue 2018
Webinar: Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Spinal Tumors and Spinal AVMs
Webinar, 9:00AM-10:00AM
Stanford's Dr. Steven D. Chang and Dr. Scott Soltys review the classification of benign spinal tumors, examine the outcomes of surgery, radiotherapy and radiosurgery for treating benign spinal tumors and discuss the role of radiosurgery for spinal cord AVMs.
Nov November 03 Sat 2018
2018 Parkinson's Disease Symposium
JW Marriott Union Square
The San Francisco Neurological Society is hosting its annual Parkinson's Disease Symposium, featuring Stanford Neurosurgeon Dr. Anand Veeravagu, who will discuss spine surgery in Parkinson's Disease.
Oct October 26 Fri 2018
20th Annual Thomas J. Fogarty Lecture: Focus on Innovation
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Clark Center Auditorium, Stanford, CA
This event features John R. Adler, Jr., MD, world-renowned inventor of the CyberKnife and the related field of image-guided therapeutic radiation. This event is sponsored by the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and the Fogarty Institute for Innovation.
Oct October 12 - 13 Fri-Sat 2018
Bridging Breakthroughs in Neuroscience from Bench to Bedside
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Stanford University
The 9th Annual Program brings together experts from the Stanford Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Oct October 05 Fri 2018
Stanford 4th Annual Stroke Recovery Symposium
Clark Center Auditorium, Stanford, CA
As part of Stanford's Stroke Recovery Program, this year's Symposium "Developing Treatments for Stroke Recovery" brings together Stanford's neuroscience, engineering, and clinical research faculty.
Sep September 20 Thu 2018
Stanford International Oncology Symposium
Stanford, CA
Stanford will host a delegation of oncologists from China for a 5 day Symposium. Stanford Neurosurgeon, Dr. Steven D. Chang, will meet with the delegation to present on the current status and latest advances for brain tumor diagnosis and treatment.
Sep September 06 Thu 2018
Stanford Brain Metastases Consortium: Research Speed-Dating Symposium
Thursday, September 6, 2018
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Beckman Center, Room B302
Bringing our experts together to collaborate on research goals, all Consortium faculty encouraged to attend.
Aug August 25 Sat 2018
7th Annual Navigating Spine Care
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Stanford University
A Continuing Medical Education Conference presented by the Divisions of Neurosurgery and Orthopedics at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Jul July 10 Tue 2018
Webinar: Radiation Treatment for Brain Tumors
Online, 1:00PM - 2:00PM CST
Stanford Neurosurgeon, Dr. Steven Chang, will present on the topic of "Whole Brain Radiation vs. Stereotactic Radiosurgery." This event is hosted by the American Brain Tumor Association.
Jun June 30 Sat 2018
Stanford Moyamoya Center Annual Picnic
Mitchell Park (Pine Grove Area) 600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto
A special gathering of Moyamoya patients and the Stanford Moyamoya team.
Please RSVP: amandah@stanford.edu or 650.723.5575
Jun June 25 - 27 Mon-Wed 2018
Brain Connectivity Workshop
Founded in 2002, the Brain Connectivity Workshop (BCW) is an annual international meeting for in-depth discussions of all aspects of brain connectivity research. This meeting has a unique format in that it features short presentations, followed by intense discussion. The 17th edition of this workshop, taking place at Stanford University from June 25-27, 2018, begins with an educational day followed by two days devoted to presentations and discussions in multiple domains in relation to connectivity in both psychiatry and neurology.
Jun June 08 Fri 2018
Stanford Neuroscience Forum
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge
7:00AM - 2:00PM
This exciting and thought-provoking annual event highlights research accomplishments of Residents, Fellows, Medical Students, Trainees and Post-Graduates in the Neurosciences and related fields.
Jun June 03 Sun 2018
Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon
A team of Stanford neurosurgery residents and clinical instructors are participating in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon this year with TeamCindy to raise funds to support the Brain Aneurysm Foundation.
May May 06 - 08 Sun-Tue 2018
Stanford Neurosciences Institute Retreat
Pajaro Dunes, Watsonville, California
The retreat is open to our faculty affiliates and members of their laboratories. Application Deadline is February 9.
Apr April 29 - May 03 Sat-Wed 2017
AANS 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting
Neurosurgery: The Privilege of Service
April 29-May 3, New Orleans, LA
Apr April 20 Fri 2018
Center for Molecular Neuroscience in Health and Disease (CMN)
Lokey Stem Cell Research Building - G1002 • 9:30am - 5:15pm
Dr. Sudhof is launching the new Center for Molecular Neuroscience in Health and Disease (CMN). We welcome you to join us this Friday, April 20, 2018 for the first CMN symposium.
CMN is virtual center that aims to engage a community of scientific projects on the molecular and cellular basis of brain function and dysfunction in health and disease. For more information, please visit our website: http://med.stanford.edu/cmnhd.html
Mar March 23 - 25 Fri-Sun 2018
San Francisco Neurological Society 70th Annual Meeting
Napa, CA
This year's meeting will review a broad range of neurologic disorders ranging from spinal disease and brain tumors to epilepsy and ALS.
Mar March 24 Sat 2018
Facial Pain Regional Conference
McCaw Hall, Arrilaga Alumni Center, 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA
Hosted at Stanford, the 2018 FPA Regional Conference brings together patients, caregivers, and experts in the field of chronic facial pain and trigeminal neuralgia.
Mar March 08 Thu 2018
Brain Tumor Lab Tour
Lorey I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building, Stanford
Tour two of Stanford's cutting-edge research laboratories, and meet some of our leading brain tumor scientists.
Mar March 03 - 06 Sat-Tue 2018
Sunderland Society Meeting
Stanford, California
The 2018 international gathering of the world's experts on peripheral nerve surgery. This meeting is for Society Members only, and closed to the public.
Feb February 22 Thu 2018
Information coding and calcium dynamics in hippocampal mossy fiber terminals
Katalin Tóth, PhD
Professor, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval
Thursday Feb 22nd, 2018 •
03:45PM
Munzer Auditorium, Stanford University
Hosts: Ivan Soltesz, PhD & Michael Lin, MD PhD
Feb February 02 Fri 2018
Stanford Brain Injury Awareness Symposium
Clubhouse Ballroom, Stanford, CA
The Stanford Brain Injury Support Group is hosting their first symposium, including talks, panel discussion, and hands-on activities. The symposium is free and open to the public.