Stanford University School of Medicine

401 Quarry Road, MC5795

Stanford, CA  94305-5795

skesler@stanford.edu

My clinical background is in neuropsychological assessment and cognitive rehabilitation of brain-based disorders, particularly acquired brain injuries and medically-related cognitive disorders. My research focuses on the neurobiologic effects of cancer and its treatments.  My studies currently include women with breast cancer, children with leukemia and children with posterior fossa brain tumor.  I use neuroimaging methods to examine brain structure, function and chemistry and evaluate the influence of genetic, demographic, immunologic and hormonal factors on neurobiologic status.  I am also interested in the development of cognitive flexibility, pattern recognition and associative learning and the influence of  these skills on cognitive proficiency and progression.  I also design and test web-based training curricula to treat individuals with executive function and memory impairments.