Wusthoff Lab Team

Courtney J. Wusthoff, MD, MS

Dr. Courtney Wusthoff is an Associate Professor of Neurology and by courtesy, Pediatrics (Neonatal and Developmental Medicine) at Stanford University. She is the Neurology Director for the Neurology Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Director of Neurocritical Care at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. She received her B.A. in neuroscience and behavior at Columbia University in New York, her M.D. at the University of California, San Francisco, and her M.S. at Stanford University. Dr. Wusthoff completed her pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital Oakland, and her neurology and neurophysiology training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. After her fellowship, Dr. Wusthoff served as Consultant in Perinatal Neurology at the Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College in London. She is board certified in pediatrics, child neurology, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology.

Dr. Wusthoff leads the neonatal neurology and neurocritical care clinical and research teams. She also is a member of the pediatric epilepsy group, with a focus on the care of newborns and infants with seizures. Her clinical and research interests include neonatal seizures, brain monitoring during critical illness, and medical ethics.