Stanford Neurosurgery

11/18/2025

We are excited to announce the Gary K. Steinberg Lectureship in Neurosurgery. The inaugural lecture featured Dr. Kevin M. Cockroft, Chair and Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery at Penn State College of Medicine and a past trainee of Dr. Steinberg.

The Lectureship celebrates Dr. Steinberg’s remarkable 25+ years as Department Chair and recognizes his profound impact on the department and his many trainees over the years.

We thank and honor you, Dr. Steinberg.

11/17/2025

Stanford researchers, led by Dr. Moss Zhao and Dr. Gary Steinberg, have developed a non-invasive MRI technique, arterial spin labeling (ASL), to measure blood flow in children with moyamoya disease. This innovative method eliminates contrast agents, making it safer and eco-friendly.

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A team of Stanford researchers developed a non-invasive and contrast-free MRI method that successfully measures blood flow in children with moyamoya disease or with high risk of stroke.

11/14/2025

In October, department chair Dr. Michael Lim and Assistant Professor Dr. Spyridon Karadimas presented at the American Academy of Neurological Surgery in Athens. Dr. Lim shared groundbreaking work uncovering mechanisms that drive immune exhaustion in brain tumors. Dr. Karadimas presented on the long-term outcomes of surgically treated brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs), highlighting temporal and spatial plasticity in eloquent bAVMs and outcomes in intermediate-grade lesions.

10/24/2025

Chief resident, Danny Huang was awarded the Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Resident Basic Science Award for his abstract "Invasive Network Mapping Enables
Personalized Multi-nodal Deep Brain Stimulation For Treatment-refractory Chronic Pain.” Congratulations on this fantastic achievement!

10/21/2025

Earlier this month, our team welcomed visiting professor Dr. Dean Chou who presented his talk: “Adult scoliosis and modern treatment principles: does everyone need T10 to the pelvis?” Dr. Chou is the Bennett M. Stein Professor of Neurosurgery and the Chief of the Spine Division and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery at the Columbia University.

10/20/2025

New research from the Prolo Lab reveals that circadian rhythms play a key role in pediatric high-grade glioma treatment. The timing of chemotherapy delivery may significantly impact treatment efficacy and the study shows that temozolomide sensitivity varies with circadian gene expression cycles—opening doors for chronotherapy approaches in pediatric brain cancer.

Learn more:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17461-9

Pediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGG) are highly invasive with poor survival outcomes. Timing of Temozolomide administration has been shown to affect survival of adult patients with glioblastoma. We investigated whether pHGGs express circadian genes rhythmically and whether underlying rhythms affect T...

10/17/2025

🌟Breast Cancer Awareness Month Feature: Meet Shruti Jain, MS, PhD, Basic Life Research Scientist in the Melanie Hayden-Gephart Lab and a brain cancer researcher who is also a triple negative breast cancer survivor. She is dedicated to raising awareness for early detection. 💖 With a groundbreaking model to study how cancer evades the brain's immune system, Shruti is inspired by her mentor, Dr. Hayden to empower others and make a difference. ✨

10/17/2025

This October, we're raising awareness for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)—abnormal tangles of blood vessels that can occur in the brain and spine. Early detection and treatment are crucial. Our neurosurgery team is dedicated to advancing care and improving outcomes for AVM patients.

10/16/2025

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Stanford Medical Student Matthew Abikenari presents his talk on the role of reprogramming the innate immune system to slow GBM Progression.

10/16/2025

In honor of Facial Pain Awareness Month-- Meet Sheena, a resilient warrior who found hope through Dr. Lim and Dr. Wilson at Stanford after battling debilitating facial and head pain. 💪✨ Through their compassionate care and expertise, they transformed her life, providing relief and renewed purpose.

Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oIsUOES3OTI

10/15/2025

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Picture 1: Dr. Seunggu Han and Dr. Silvia Vaca serving as panelists for the Women in Neuroscience Global Symposium panel on mentorship.

Picture 2: Dr. Seunggu Han and Dr. Silvia Vaca alongside Mission:Brain leadership at the Women in Neuroscience Global Symposium

10/15/2025

Dr. John Choi from Stanford gave two podium talks at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons meeting in Los Angeles detailing novel mechanisms of recruiting immune cells to target cancer. For his work with Dr. Michael Lim, he was given this year's Journal of Neuro-Oncology award!