Stanford Neurosurgery

10/03/2025

Congratulations to Michael Jensen, MD, PhD, on his appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Endoscopic Spine Surgery at Stanford Health Care! Dr. Jensen completed his residency with Stanford Neurosurgery in 2024 and we excited to have him continue his work with us.

Dr. Jensen specializes in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery and will be conducting most of his procedures at Sequoia Hospital.

10/03/2025

The October LiveLung Virtual meeting will feature Seema Nagpal, MD, Clinical Professor of Neurology at Stanford Health Care. Dr. Nagpal will present “Leptomeningeal Metastases,” and highlight this serious complication of cancer, share how it is diagnosed and treated, and highlight advances in treatment that are helping patients live longer and better.

This free virtual educational meeting, held on **Wednesday, October 8 at 9:00 am PST.**

Learn more and register:
https://www.livelung.org/meetings/virtual

10/02/2025

Congratulations to Spyridon (Spyros) Karadimas, MD, PhD, on his appointment as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery! Dr. Karadimas is also a hybrid cerebrovascular neurosurgeon at Stanford Health Care. Dr. Karadimas earned his medical degree from the University of Athens, a PhD in Medicine from the University of Patras, and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Toronto. We are excited to have him join us here at Stanford Neurosurgery!

Learn more about Dr. Karadimas:
https://med.stanford.edu/neurosurgery/news/2025/spyros

09/17/2025

Our Chair, Dr. Michael Lim, spoke and shared his expertise during the Tumor Board session at the American Brain Tumor Association National Conference in Schaumburg, IL. It was an insightful and impactful session!

09/11/2025

Stanford Brain Tumor Center, along with Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, recently co-sponsored the American Brain Tumor Association 5K Run and Walk! Our team gathered at Lake Merritt in Oakland to raise awareness for brain tumors and to support over 1 million people currently living with a brain tumor. Thank you to those who participated and made this event possible!

09/04/2025

One of our senior residents Dr. John Choi (PGY-6) won the 40th annual Young Investigator award for the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. He is invited to give a talk on his research for leveraging the immune system to develop a novel cure for glioblastoma in Washington DC. Congratulations!👏

09/03/2025

🎉 A big thank you to Dr. Gordon Li for his insightful presentation on “Incidental Brain Findings in MRI” at the California Academy of Family Physicians Santa Clara Chapter dinner on August 28th! 🧠✨ Over 30 physicians joined us for an engaging evening. Huge shoutout to the SHC staff for making this event a success! 🙌

08/28/2025

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Cancer Data Science (CDS) Shared Resources Core, co-directed by Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Dr. Summer Han and Dr. Allison Kurian! This initiative provides researchers with specialized cancer databases and tools that simplify data analysis and enhance research collaboration.

From Dr. Han, “We’re focused on improving how researchers access this data and making it easier for them to find what they need.”

Learn more:

Two Stanford professors have joined forces to lead a new initiative called the Cancer Data Science (CDS) Shared Resources Core, which provides researchers with access to specialized cancer databases and tools designed to simplify data analysis.

08/23/2025

Yesterday, our team welcomed Dr. Miki Fujimura who presented his talk: Basic pathology and surgical management of Moyamoya disease: Impact of RNF213 susceptibility gene. Dr. Fujimura is a Professor and Chairman for the Department of Neurosurgery at Hokkaido University.

08/22/2025

Join us for the Neurosurgery Masterclass from Stanford Medicine - a premier educational event designed to advance clinical expertise. Please join us for our first CME Webinar with Dr. Thomas J. Wilson.

Date/Time: Sept. 24, 2025, 12pm-1pm

Register here:
https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=53743

08/19/2025

Stanford Neurosurgery is proud to highlight the groundbreaking work of our own Dr. Seunggu Han and Dr. Silvia Vaca who recently traveled to Sierra Leone to support Dr. Alieu Kamara, the country's first and only neurosurgeon. Together with Mission Brain, they helped perform the nation's first-ever spine surgery, giving mobility back to a patient who had been paralyzed from the neck down. This collaborative effort demonstrates the global impact of neurosurgical training and the power of medical partnerships.

Read more about this inspiring story in NPR's latest feature:

Alieu Kamara is the first and only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone. "Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope," said professor Kehinde Oluwadiya of the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex.

08/18/2025

Last Friday, our team welcomed visiting professor Dr. David Adelson who presented his talk: Innovations in the Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Epilepsy. Dr. Adelson is a professor in the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, vice chair of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and executive director of the WVU Medicine Children’s Neuroscience Center of Excellence.