Stanford School of Medicine
Neuroscience Institute at Stanford–

John R. Adler, Jr.

Profile: http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Adler/

Contact:
Name: Barbara Pedrick
Title: Administrative Associate
Email: bpedrick@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5573

Academic Appointments
Appointment
Organization
Professor - Med Center Line
Neurosurgery
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Neurosurgery ;
 
Honors & Awards
Title
Organization
Date(s)
The Inaugural Ideals of Entepreneurship Award
Emerging Entepreneurs in Biomedical Technology, Biodesign Group, Stanford University
2005
Outstanding Achievement in Medicine
Santa Clara Valley Medical Association
2007
Administrative Appointments
Title
Organization
Start Year
End Year
Founder and Member of the Board of Directors
Accuray, Inc.
1991
-
President
Cyberknife Society
2003
2007
Vice President
Western Neurosurgical Society
2005
2006
Chief Medical Officer
Stanford
2002
2006
Chairman
Accuray, Inc.
1999
2004
6  appointments: view full list
Professional Education
Degree
Awarding Institution
Field of Study
Year of Graduation
MD
Harvard University
Medicine
1980
AB
Harvard College
-
1976
Research Interests

The development and implementation of computerized, image-guided surgical tools to be utilized during minimally invasive brain operations. The clinical outcome of new technologies, and in particular the application of radiosurgery, for the treatment of brain tumors. The creation of new radiosurgical techniques for a wide array of brain and spine disorders which includes 1) trigeminal neuralgia 2) spinal cord AVM 3) pituitary tumors 4) skull base meningioma 5) benign peri-optic tumors 6) brain metastases 7) acoustic neuroma 8) glomus jugulare tumors 9) brain and spine schwannoma 10) painful facet syndrome 11) radiomodulation for functional disease of the brain

Publications
  • Lee M, Kalani MY, Cheshier S, Gibbs IC, Adler JR, Chang SD "Radiation therapy and CyberKnife radiosurgery in the management of craniopharyngiomas." Neurosurg Focus 2008; 24: 5: E4 More »
  • Lipani JD, Jackson PS, Soltys SG, Sato K, Adler JR "Survival Following CyberKnife Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme." Technol Cancer Res Treat 2008; 7: 3: 249-56 More »
  • Gibbs IC, Kamnerdsupaphon P, Ryu MR, Dodd R, Kiernan M, Chang SD, Adler JR "Image-guided robotic radiosurgery for spinal metastases." Radiother Oncol 2007; More »
  • Ho AK, Fu D, Cotrutz C, Hancock SL, Chang SD, Gibbs IC, Maurer CR, Adler JR "A STUDY OF THE ACCURACY OF CYBERKNIFE SPINAL RADIOSURGERY USING SKELETAL STRUCTURE TRACKING." Neurosurgery 2007; 60: 2 Suppl 1: 147-156 More »
  • Roberts BK, Ouyang DL, Lad SP, Chang SD, Harsh GR, Adler JR, Soltys SG, Gibbs IC, Katznelson L "Efficacy and safety of CyberKnife radiosurgery for acromegaly." Pituitary 2007; More »
85 publications:   view full list

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