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.

Endoscopic Skull Base Anatomy

A generational paradigm shift in skull base surgery

Microsurgical Neuroanatomy

A 360 degree understanding of the skull base anatomy

White Matter Anatomy and Fiber Tractography

Because white matter, really matters

Neurosurgical Simulation and Virtual Reality Center

The Neurosurgical Metaverse

Upcoming Events

2025 5th Annual Stanford Complex Endoscopic Endonasal Course

August 6-8, 2025 - Learn more or register

Past Events

First Stanford NeuroArt Exhibition: The Art of Brain & Skull Base Microsurgical Dissection

Photos

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

Jonathan Lamano, MD, PhD
Resident (Stanford, USA)

Bianca Paraiso
Administrative Associate

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)

Previous Fellows and Observers

Collaborators

Hiroshi Abe, MD
(Fukuoka, Japan)

Luke Brown
Media Producer

Maximiliano Alberto Nunez

Aaron Cohen-Gadol MD, MBA
Co-Director

Ahmed Mohyeldin, MD

Karam Asmaro, MD

Joshua Klein, MSMI
Medical Illustrator

Pablo Rubino, MD
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Xiaoguang Tong, MD
(Tianjin, China)

Frank Yeh, MD, PhD
(Pittsburgh, PA)

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 Opportunities

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)

Interactive Models

Created by Fellow Vera Vigo, MD, our interactive 3D models use photogrammetry from dissections.

Check Out the Models

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.

Learn About the Department