Department: Neurosurgery

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  Kaplan, Michael 
  Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line,  Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),  Neurosurgery
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Cancer  >  Head and Neck Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Head and Neck Cancers - Head and Neck Surgery
  Research Interest

  1) New therapeutic approaches for head and neck cancer, including immune stimulation possibilities (IRX-2 protocol), integration of biological modifiers, and, eventually, genetic approaches. 2) Head and neck cancer stem cells: identification, characterization, control--in conjunction with the Irv Weissman and Michael Clarke labs in the Stem Cell Institute 3) Development of innovative surgical methods at the anterior cranial base

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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  Katznelson, Laurence 
  Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line,  Neurosurgery
  Professor - Med Center Line,  Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Cancer  >  Neuro Oncology
  • Endocrine
  • Endocrine - Endocrinology
  Research Interest

  Dr. Katznelson is an internationally known neuroendocrinologist and clinical researcher, with research expertise in the diagnosis and management of hypopituitarism, the effects of hormones on neurocognitive function, and the development of therapeutics for acromegaly and Cushing’s syndrome, and neuroendocrine tumors. Dr. Katznelson is the medical director of the multidisciplinary Stanford Pituitary Center, a program geared for patient management, clinical research and patient education
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  Khan, Fahd 
  Academic Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor,  Neurosurgery
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Neurosurgery