Les Dorfman
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Contact Information
- Academic
Offices
Administrative Contact Ruth Jackson Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-723-6888
Professional Snapshot
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Residency Program in Clinical Neurophysiology (1995 - present)
- Director, Stanford Neurodiagnostic Laboratories (1994 - present)
- Director, SHC/LPCH Evoked Potential Laboratories (1991 - present)
- Director, SHC/LPCH Electromyography Laboratories (1991 - present)
- Director, Stanford Multiple Sclerosis Clinic (1974 - present)
Honors and Awards
- President, American Association for Electrodiagnostic Medicine (1997-98)
- President, AAEM Foundation for Research and Education (1997-98)
- Director, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (1999-2005)
- President, Association of California Neurologists (2002-04)
Professional Education
| BSc: | McGill University, Physiological Psychology (1964) |
| MD: | Albert Einstein, Medicine (1968) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community & International Work
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Clinical electrophysiology of the peripheral and central nervous systems, including nerve conduction velocity; electromyography (EMG); and visual, auditory and somatosensory evoked potentials. Application of digital signal processing techniques in clinical neurophysiology for diagnosis of neurological disorders and for neurological rehabilitation. Multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and treatment. Implementation of new methodologies for teaching clinical neuroscience to undergraduate, graduate and medical students, residents and fellows.
Publications
- Effect of moyamoya disease on neuropsychological functioning in adults. Neurosurgery. 2008; (5): 1048-51; discussion 1051-2
- AAEM minimonograph #47: normative data in electrodiagnostic medicine. ff. Muscle Nerve. 1997; (1): 4-14
- Phase 1 clinical trial of chimeric monoclonal anti-CD4 antibody in multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 1994; (3 Pt 1): 413-9
- A comparison of turns analysis and motor unit analysis in electromyography. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1991; (1): 8-17
- Quantitative clinical electrophysiology in the evaluation of nerve injury and regeneration. Muscle Nerve. 1990; (9): 822-8
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