Comprehensive Neurology Team
Yuen So, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Chief, Neurology Clinics
Dr. So has over 30 years of experience in the diagnosis and management of neuromuscular neurological diseases. He received his Ph.D. From Rockefeller University, and his M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his Neurology Residency and Electrophysiology Fellowship training at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco. Dr. So held faculty positions at University of California at San Francisco and Oregon Health Sciences University before joining Stanford in 1999, where he is currently Professor of Neurology, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, and Chief of the Neurology Clinics.
Dr. So is board certified in Neurology with added Qualification in Neuromuscular Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in Electrodiagnostic Medicine by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. His areas of interest include most areas of nerve and muscle diseases, in particular, myasthenia gravis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and neuropathy. His research focuses on peripheral neuropathy, ALS and myasthenia gravis.
Dr. So is passionate about teaching. He directed the Neurology Residency Training at Stanford for 11 years. He won the L. Forno Award for Teaching Excellence in the Neurology Department in 1999. He was nominated by Stanford medical students in 2005 for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award. He has also been included in Best Doctors list for many years.
Olga Fedin Goldberg, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Dr. Goldberg is board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She provides comprehensive neurologic care to patients with a broad range of neurologic conditions, including those who have multiple neurologic conditions. She is interested in medical education for neurology residents and for referring primary care providers and serves as Director of Neurology Resident Continuity Clinic. Additionally, she completed the Stanford CELT (Clinical Education Leadership Training) Program for developing skills in quality improvement. She has led or played a key role in multiple quality improvement projects in the Department of Neurology, including those focused on increasing patient understanding of their neurologic medications upon hospital discharge, improvement of outcomes for headache patients seen in primary care, and in optimizing clinic processes involved in collection of cerebrospinal fluid.
Kathie Lin, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Dr. Lin practices both Neuromuscular Medicine and Comprehensive Neurology in Emeryville and Palo Alto. She has a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disease including neuromuscular junction disorders, motor neuron disease, and focal neuropathy. Additionally, she is interested in medical education and developing a practical framework for teaching neurology and neurophysiology to medical students and neurology residents.
She earned her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where was awarded a Dean's Scholarship and the Dr. Tryphena Humphrey Student Award in Neurology. She completed neurology residency at the Harvard Neurology Program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where she served as an administrative chief resident in her final year and was awarded the Michael Ronthal Resident Teaching Award. She then went on to complete her neuromuscular medicine fellowship at Stanford.
Christopher Lock, MBBS, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Dr. Lock studied medicine at King’s College London and Westminster Hospital Medical School. He worked in the Neurology Department at King’s College Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital, and at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratory (now Cancer Research UK), in London. After coming to Stanford, he did immunology research with Dr. Hugh McDevitt, neurology residency, and then a fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Lawrence Steinman. Dr. Lock is interested in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological conditions, and in providing comprehensive care for general neurology patients.
Steven Lee McIntire, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Dr. McIntire earned his MD from Harvard Medical School and his PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard University, where he was awarded a Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship and Carl Walter Fellowship. He then completed Neurology residency training at UCSF. He is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He has been named a Robert Ebert Clinical Scholar and Culpepper Medical Science Scholar. Dr. McIntire has published extensively in the fields of molecular neurobiology and neurogenetics.
Dr. McIntire’s interests are in general/comprehensive neurology. He is also interested in medical education and the training of medical students and neurology residents.
Rebecca Miller-Kuhlmann, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Rebecca Miller-Kuhlmann, MD is board certified in Neurology and in Electrodiagnostic Medicine and practices as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences. She earned her MD from UCSF School of Medicine and residency and fellowship training at Stanford University. Her fellowship training in Comprehensive Clinical Neurology had primary foci in movement disorders, memory/cognitive disorders, neuromuscular medicine/EMG/NCS studies, and therapeutic applications of botulinum toxin with supplementary training in multiple sclerosis/neuroimmunology, epilepsy, and headache medicine. Her clinical focus is diagnosis and treatment of neurologic conditions with committment to maintaining a wide-breadth of knowledge in order to best treat complex patients with multiple neurologic conditions.
As a former public school teacher, she is also passionate about medical education. She completed a health professions education pathway during medical school and earned an honors certificate in medical education from Stanford during her residency training, during which time she also served as an education chief resident for her program. She continues to deeply enjoy working with medical students and residents in the clinic as well as the classroom. She associate-directs the Neurology Block for second year medical students and in 2020 has had the privilege to begin directing the Science of Medicine course which comprises ~40% of the preclinical curriculum. She is also a graduate of the Stanford Clinical Effectiveness Leadership Program which develops skills in quality improvement and change management. She enjoys teaching and fostering quality improvement work as well as associate directing a novel communication coaching program within the Stanford Neurology Residency.
An additional interest of importance to Dr Miller-Kuhlmann is mitigation of the epidemic of physician burnout. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Neurology's Live Well Lead Well Leadership program and has co-developed and directs a wellness program for neurology residents and fellows. She also serves as the Neurology Department Wellbeing Director for faculty through which she has worked on projects to improve wellbeing with focus on increasing efficiency of practice through close partnership with departmental quality improvement experts.
Eric Rider, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Dr. Rider is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neuromuscular neurologist with the Neuromuscular Program at the Stanford Neuroscience Health Center. He is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Rider specializes in treating neuromuscular disease, including motor neuron disease, disorders of the neuromuscular junction, peripheral and focal neuropathies, as well as other acquired or genetic conditions that cause muscular deterioration, muscle weakness, and nerve damage. He practices both Comprehensive Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine in Palo Alto and Emeryville.
Dr. Rider earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco and completed residency at Stanford. He also completed fellowship training in Neuromuscular Medicine at UCSF. He has a passion for teaching neurology to students and patients. He was awarded the Fishers and Dunn teaching award for medical student teaching as a resident. Dr. Rider is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Calvin Santiago, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Dr. Santiago is board-certified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, specializing in Neurology. He completed his Adult Neurology residency at the University of Toronto and is now a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Comprehensive Neurology at Stanford University. He provides comprehensive neurological care to patients with a broad range of neurological conditions. His academic interests focus on improving access to neurological care, such as reducing wait times and stream-lining referrals so that patients are directed to the most appropriate care provider.