Welcome to Stanford Neurosurgery
Stanford Department of Neurosurgery is home to 60 leading neurosurgeons and research faculty. Our neurosurgeons perform over 4,000 neurosurgical operations covering the full spectrum of neurological conditions every year. We diagnose, treat, and cure neurological conditions with the precision necessary to restore patients to their lives.
As one of the top-ranked neurosurgery programs in the nation, Stanford Neurosurgery provides comprehensive and compassionate care for our patients. We are at the forefront of scientific research, offering potential therapies not offered anywhere else in the world. Our program is committed to educating, training, and mentoring the next generation of neurosurgery leaders.
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The Latest News
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The Kalanithi legacy: ‘Paul wanted his life to have meaning’
His gift to the world was a poignant telling of a promising young life taken by cancer a decade ago.
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From the Andes to the operating room
Chief resident, Silvia Vaca, MD, was born in Bogotá, Colombia, surrounded by the chilly and foggy Andes Mountains.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee: John Adler
Neurosurgeon John Adler invented the CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) system, which enabled precision robotic, image-guided therapeutic radiation without skeletal fixation.
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From diagnosis to triumph
In honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, we are featuring Ralph Jones, a Stanford patient and brain tumor survivor.
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When a patient saves your life
But where is the protocol for the doctor, the researcher, the nurse who feels themselves deteriorating in real time (see: burnout)?
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Stanford Neurosurgery receives $29.7 million grant to restore speech for aphasic stroke patients
Stanford Medicine’s Department of Neurosurgery was awarded a $29.7 million research grant from The Marcus Foundation, a philanthropic organization that contributes broadly to biomedical research.