NEUROTRAIN Center
The Stanford Neurosurgical Training and Innovation Center
The main theme of Stanford NeuroTraIn Center is “From the Lab to the OR” as a reflection of a true translational effort to introduce novel anatomical concepts and innovative surgical technique into real surgical practice. We are teaching the next generation of neurosurgeons the art of microsurgical dissection to spread this knowledge and to influence Neurosurgery worldwide.
Upcoming Events
2025 5th Annual Stanford Complex Endoscopic Endonasal Course
Past Events
First Stanford NeuroArt Exhibition: The Art of Brain & Skull Base Microsurgical Dissection
2nd Rhoton Society Virtual Meeting and 8th International Zoomposium on Microneurosurgical Anatomy
September 11-13 & 18-20, 2020
Watch Video Recordings from the Meeting
Our Team
Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS
Director
Vera Vigo, MD, PhD
Co-Director
Yuanzhi "Julius" Xu, MD
Co-Director
Jennie Rivera Visitacion
Lab Manager/
Coordinator
Matei A. Banu, MD
Clinical Instructor
Ali Palejwala, MD
Clinical Instructor
Visiting Appointments (Research Fellows)
Ana Sofia Alvarez, MD
(Madrid, Spain)
Dilan Ozaydin
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Erik Burgos-Sosa, MD
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Yuhei Sangatsuda, MD, PhD
(Fukuoka, Japan)
Masahiro Hirayama, MD
(Japan)
Tatsuya Uchida, MD, PhD
(Tokyo, Japan)
Collaborators
Research Opportunities
Research fellowship positions are offered in the lab throughout the year. Minimum length of the fellowship program is 12 months; shorter periods of time might be considered under special circumstances.
Funding for personal expenses is not available, but the lab will provide the anatomical and technical material needed to complete your training and research projects. Fellows will focus on areas of their interest under the guidance of the lab faculty.
For any questions, please contact us at neurotrain@stanford.edu
Lab Resources
Equipment available to Surgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory personnel include the following:
Five (5) HD endoscopic stations (courtesy of Storz and Hotry)
Four (4) operating microscopes (courtesy of Zeiss and Hotry)
Three (3) image-guidance system (courtesy of Medtronic and Stryker)
Eleven (11) high speed electric drills (courtesy of Medtronic and Stryker)
One 3D recording and viewing system (courtesy of Zeiss)
Abundant and high-quality anatomical specimens
3D stereoscopic curved HD-TV for educational presentations
Research fellow office with two (2) High-Definition Fiber Tracking (HDFT) stations (CPU 17, 3.07GHz, QuadCore w/hyperthreating, 12 Gb RAM, nVidia QuadroFX 5800 w/4Gb RAM)
3D-HD TV 55 inches
Microsurgical instrumentation (courtesy of MIZUHO)
Endoscopic instrumentation (courtesy of Storz)
Department of Neurosurgery
The Stanford Surgical Neuroanatomy, Fiber Tractography, and Virtual Reality Laboratory is part of the Stanford School of Medicine's Department of Neurosurgery.
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