Neurosurgery: About Our Department

The Neurosurgery Team

Our neurosurgical team provides thorough evaluations, diagnoses, and treatments for brain, nerve, and spinal cord diseases and disorders in children and adults by integrating training, research, and technology with clinical practice.

Department Chair
	Gary K. Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D., Lacroute-Hearst Professor, Neurosurgery Co-Director, Stanford Stroke Center
Clinical Faculty
	John R. Adler, M.D., Professor; Director; Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Surgery Maxwell Boakye, M.D., Assistant Professor Steven D. Chang, M.D., Assistant Professor; Director of Cyberknife Radiosurgery Michael S. B. Edwards, M.D., Clinical Professor, Director of Regional Pediatric Neurosurgery Griffith R. Harsh IV, M.D., MBA, Professor; Director, Surgical Neuro-oncology, and Surgical Director, Pituitary Center M. Peter Heilbrun, M.D., Consulting Professor Jaimie M. Henderson, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor; Director, Functional Neurosurgery Stephen L. Huhn, M.D., Associate Professor; Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery Laurence Katznelson, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Director, Pituitary Center Daniel H. Kim, M.D., Associate Professor; Director, Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Jon Park, M.D., Assistant Professor Lawrence M. Shuer, M.D., Professor; Chief of Staff, Stanford Univ. Hospital and Clinics Gerald D. Silverberg, M.D., Professor Emeritus Stephen L. Skirboll, M.D., Assistant Professor Michael S. Taekman, M.D., Volunteer Clinical Faculty Victor C-K. Tse, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Research Faculty
	Pak H. Chan, Ph.D., Professor of Neurosurgery & Neurology; Director, Neurosurgical & Neurological Research Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., Ph.D., Consulting Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Image Guidance Laboratories Theodore D. Palmer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Ramin Shahidi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery; Director, Image Guidance Laboratories Midori A. Yenari, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurosurgery & Neurology David W. Schaal, Ph.D., Senior Research Scholar, Neurosurgery
Adjunct/Visiting/Consulting Faculty
	Da-Tong Ju, MD, Visiting Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery Vera Kallmeyer, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Consulting Professor, Neurosurgery David J. Mishelevich, MD, PhD, Consulting Professor, Neursurgery M. Bret Schneider, MD, Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Neurosurgery