Department: Neurosurgery
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Academic Appointments Visiting Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
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Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Clinical Focus- Neuroradiology
Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital -
Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
Clinical Focus- Epilepsy
- Neurology
- EEG
Research InterestDr. Fisher is interested in clincal, laboratory and translational aspects of epilepsy research. Prior work has included: electrical deep brain stimulation for epilepsy, studied in laboratory models and clinical trials; drug delivery to a seizure focus; mechanisms of absence epilepsy studied with in vitro slices of brain thalamus; hyperthermic seizures; diagnosis and treatment of non-epileptic seizures, the post-ictal state; driving and epilepsy; new antiepileptic drugs; surgery for epilepsy.
Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital -
Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Member, Child Health Research Institute
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics
Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
Clinical Focus- Cancer > Neuro Oncology
- Neurology - Child Neurology
- Neuro-Oncology
Research InterestClinical neuro-oncology: My research explores the epidemiology, natural history, and disease patterns of brain tumors in childhood, as well as prospective clinical trials for treating these neoplasms. Research interests also include neurologic effects of cancer and its therapies, and childhood headaches.
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Academic Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Clinical Focus- Physical Medicine and Rehab
- Pain Management, Spine, Sports, Acupuncture, Nerve Conduction Studies
