The Stanford Skull Base Surgery Team

Our Skull Base team is made of Stanford Medicine's best surgeons across all disciplines related to skull base treatment, surgery, and recovery.

Anterior/Endoscopic Skull Base Surgeons

Zara M. Patel, MD
Zara M. Patel, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery

Director of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Director of Neurorhinology - Advanced Sinus & Skull Base Surgery Fellowship

Peter H. Hwang, MD
Peter H. Hwang, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery

Vice Chair of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery Department
Chief of Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Jayakar V. Nayak, MD, PhD
Jayakar V. Nayak, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery

Lateral Skull Base Surgeons

Konstantina M. Stankovic, MD, PhD, FACS
Konstantina M. Stankovic, MD, PhD, FACS
Bertarelli Foundation Professor and Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery

Chief of Otology & Neurotology Division, Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery

Nikolas Blevins, MD
Nikolas Blevins, MD
Larry and Sharon Malcolmson Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery

Chief of Otology & Neurotology Division, Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery

Robert K. Jackler, MD
Robert K. Jackler, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor, Emeritus, of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
Jennifer Alyono, MD, MS
Jennifer Alyono, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery

Residency Program Associate Director

Neurosurgeons: Brain Tumor Center

Juan Carlos Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS
Juan Carlos Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS
Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery

Chief, Skull Base and Pituitary Division

Steven D. Chang, MD
Steven D. Chang, MD
Robert C. and Jeannette Powell Neurosciences Professor and, by courtesy, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Melanie Hayden Gephart
Melanie Hayden Gephart
Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Robert Dodd, MD, PhD
Robert Dodd, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
Gordon Li, MD
Gordon Li, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)
Michael Lim, M.D.
Michael Lim, M.D.
Stanford Medicine Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Radiation Oncology, of Medicine, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences

Chief, Department of Neurosurgery

Lawrence Shuer, MD
Lawrence Shuer, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery

Pediatric Neurosurgeon

Kelly Mahaney
Kelly Mahaney
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Head & Neck Surgeon

Vasu Divi, MD
Vasu Divi, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery

Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Director of the Clinician-Scientist Training Program

Oculoplastic Surgeon

Andrea Lora Kossler, MD, FACS
Andrea Lora Kossler, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Neuro-Ophthalmologists

Y. Joyce Liao, MD, PhD
Y. Joyce Liao, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences

Neuroradiologist

Nancy Fischbein
Nancy Fischbein
Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS), of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, of Neurosurgery & of Radiation Oncology
Shannon Beres, MD
Shannon Beres, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology Clinical Associate Professor (By courtesy), Ophthalmology
Heather E. Moss, MD, PhD
Heather E. Moss, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences

   

Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS
Professor of Neurosurgery, Medicine & ORL/Head-Neck
Chief, Skull Base and Pituitary Division
Stanford Medicine

drjfm@stanford.edu

   

Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS

Surgical Director of Stanford Skull Base and Pituitary Centers

#1 Neurosurgeon Expert in Skull Base Surgery — US Pacific Zone*
Top 5 Neurosurgeon Expert in Skull Base Worldwide

#1 Neurosurgeon Expert on Skull Base Tumors — US Pacific Zone*
Top 3 Neurosurgeon Expert on Skull Base Tumors Worldwide

* Expertscape objectively ranks physicians by their expertise.
* Based on peer-review scientific publications 2010-2021.
* Rankings are 100% objective, with no elements of a popularity contest, nor any way for an institution to spin marketing dollars into a higher ranking.