Stanford School of Medicine

Steven D. Chang, MD

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    Neurosurgery 300 Pasteur Dr S076 MC 5101 Stanford, CA 94305
    Telephone Work (650) 723-5573 Fax (650) 725-5032
    Neuro-Oncology Clinic 875 Blake Wilbur Dr Clinic D Stanford, CA 94305-5820
    Telephone Work (650) 725-8630 Fax (650) 725-5032
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Email sdchang@stanford.edu
    Administrative Contact
    Barbara Pedrick Administrative Assistant Tel Work 650-723-5573
    Not for medical emergencies or patient use

Clinical Focus

  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neuro Oncology
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neurosurgery
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Skull Base Tumors
  • Skull Base Tumors - Head and Neck Surgery
  • Spinal Cancer
  • Spinal Cancer - Neurosurgery
  • Spinal Cancer - Surgery
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Glioma
  • Glioma, Astrocytic
  • Glioblastoma
  • Glioblastoma with Sarcomatous Component
  • Astrocytoma
  • Ependymoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Meningioma
  • Intracranial Aneurysm
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
  • ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting, Pituitary
  • Diabetes Insipidus, Pituitary
  • Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Hypothalamic-Pituitary Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms, Hypothalamic-Pituitary
  • PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
  • Pituitary ACTH-Producing Cells
  • Pituitary ACTH-Secreting Cells
  • Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting
  • Pituitary Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Cells
  • Pituitary Apoplexy
  • Pituitary Diseases
  • Pituitary FSH Hypersecretion
  • Pituitary Gland
  • Pituitary Growth Hormone-Secreting Cells
  • Pituitary Irradiation
  • Pituitary Neoplasms
  • Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenoma
  • Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Vestibular Schwannoma
  • brain metastasis
  • Cyberknife
  • Radiosurgery, Stereotactic
  • Stereotactic Techniques
  • spinal avm
  • spinal tumor
  • Spinal Meningioma
  • spinal schwannoma
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Hemifacial Spasm
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases
  • AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Intracranial
  • Stroke
  • Brain Tumor, Primary
  • Brain Tumor, Recurrent
  • Brain Tumors
  • Malignant Primary Brain Tumors
  • Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
  • Aneurysm, Cerebral
  • Acoustic Neuroma, Cerebellopontine Angle
  • Aneurysm, Anterior Cerebral Artery
  • Aneurysm, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Aneurysm, Posterior Cerebral Artery
  • Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
  • Cerebral Cavernous Hemangioma
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage
  • Cerebral Vasculitis
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
  • Vascular Malformations, Brain
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Brain Revascularization

Department

  • Cancer > Neuro Oncology

Administrative Appointments

  • Co-Director, Stanford Cyberknife Program, Stanford , (2003– present )
  • Neuroscience Service Line Committee, Stanford , (2003– present )
  • Topic Review Editor, Editorial Board, Neurosurgery , (2005– present )
  • Capital Asset Management Committee, Stanford , (2005– present )
  • Co-Surgical Director, Pituitary Program, Stanford , (2006– 2007 )

Honors and Awards

  • Robert C. and Jeannette Powell Professor in the Neurosciences, Stanford University (2008-)

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery (2003)
  • SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (2000) CA
  • SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1999) CA
  • SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1994) CA
  • Stanford University School of Medicine (1993) CA
  • AB, Stanford University Quantitative Economics (1989)
  • BS, Stanford University Biology (1989)
  • MD, Stanford University Medicine (1993)

Postdoctoral Advisees

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Research Interests

Clinical research includes studies in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders, such as aneurysms and AVMs, as well as the use of radiosurgery to treat tumors and vascular malformations of the brain and spine.

Publications