Stanford Neurosurgery Program Alumni

Graduation Year

Name

Current Professional Activity

2024

David Dadey, MD, PhD, MBA

Staff Neurosurgeon, The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

2024

Michael Jensen, MD, PhD

Complex Spine Fellow, University of Washington, Seattle WA

2024

David Purger, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

2023

Kevin Kumar, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX

2023

Parastou Fatemi, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC

2023

Michael Zhang, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, CA

2022

Zachary Medress, MD

Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Neurosurgeon, Providence Brain and Spine, Portland, OR

2022

Jonathon Parker, MD, PhD

Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgeon, Mayo Clinic, AZ

2022

Jennifer Quon, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

2021

Allen Ho, MD

Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, Orange County, CA

2021

Eric Sussman, MD

Endovascular Neurosurgeon, Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, CT

2021

Arjun Pendharkar, MD

Attending Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Redwood City, Redwood City, CA

2020

Kwong-Hon (Kevin) Chow, MD, PhD

Neurosurgeon, Boulder Neurosurgical and Spine Associates, Boulder, CO

2020

Aditya Iyer, MD, MEng

Neurosurgeon, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Burbank, CA

2020

Derek Yecies, MD

Neurosurgeon of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Kaiser Redwood City, Redwood City, CA

2019

Yi-Ren Chen, MD

Chief of Neurosurgery, Mercy Medical Group/ Dignity Health Foundation, Sacramento County, CA
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2019

Adrienne Moraff, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth Health, Hanover, NH

2019

Laura Prolo, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanford, CA

2018

Kai Miller, MD, PhD

Consultant, Neurological Surgery

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2018

Linda Xu, MD

Attending Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Redwood City, Redwood City, CA

2017

Maziyar Kalani, MD

Senior Associate Consultant in Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

2017

Henry Jung, MD

Attending Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2016

Terry C. Burns MD, PhD

Consultant, Neurological Surgery

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2016

Achal Singh Achrol, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

2015

Allyson Alexander, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Colorado

2015

Anand Veeravagu, MD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford, CA

2015

Omar Choudhri, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, PA

2014

Robert Lober, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Wright State University School Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton Children’s Hospital

2014

Melanie Gephart Hayden, MD

Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford, CA

2014

Paul Kalanithi, MD (1977-2015)

In Loving Memory of a Distinguished Neurosurgeon, Scientist, Writer, Husband and Father

2013

Ashley Grosvenor Tian, MD

Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Banner Health, Mesa, AZ

2013

Justin Santarelli, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

2012

Shih-Chun "David" Lin, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

2012

Kevin Chao, MD

Staff Pediatric and Adult Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Redwood City, CA

2011

Gordon Li, MD

Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2011

Nandan Lad MD, PhD

Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC

2010

Scott Berta, MD

Neurosurgeon, St. Joseph Health Queen of the Valley, Napa, CA

2010

Gordon Sakamoto, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Mills-Peninsula (Sutter Health), Burlingame, CA

2010

Chirag Patil, MD, MSE

Professor and Program Director, Neurosurgery Training Program

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2009

Lewis Hou, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA

2009

Jenny Zou, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

2008

Sam Cheshier, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital

2008

Justin Massengale, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

2007

Arnett Klugh III, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, US Navy Medical Center, San Diego, CA

2007

Michael Lim, MD

Department Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2006

Jesse Babbitz, MD

Neurosurgeon, Mercy Medical Group, Sacramento, CA

2006

Stephen Ryu, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

2005

Robert Dodd, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2005

Paul Jackson, MD, PhD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

2004

Toki Oyelese, MD, PhD

azsSProfessor, Brown University, Providence, RI

2003

Jeff Dembner, MD

Neurosurgeon, Regional Medical San Jose, CA

2003

Odette Harris, MD, MPH

Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2002

Sivakumar Jaikumar, MD

Associate Professor, UNC Chapel Hill

2001

Jeffrey Lee, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA

2000

Carter Beck, MD

Private Practice, Missoula, MT

1999

Steven Chang, MD

Professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

1998

Gary Heit, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA

1997

Victor Tse, MD, PhD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA

1996

Marc Vanefsky, MD

Head of Southern California Kaiser Neurosurgery, Anaheim, CA

1995

Kimberly Page, MD

Private Practice, Redding, CA

1994

Allen Efron, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA

1993

Monte Weinberger, MD

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

1992

John Duncan, MD, PhD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA

1991

William Sheridan, MD

Staff Neurosurgeon, Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA

1990

Mark Belza, MD

Private Practice, Bend, OR

1989

Robert Lieberson, MD

Neurosurgeon, Mercy General Hospital, Carmichael, CA

1988

Bart Guthrie, MD

Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL

1987

Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD

Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1986

Russ Andrews, MD

Private Practice, San Jose, CA

1985

Rod Sanden, MD

Private Practice, Roseville, CA

1984

Lawrence Shuer, MD

Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1983

Todd Helle, MD

Private Practice Muskegan, MI (retired)

1982

Marshal Rosario, MD

Private Practice, San Jose

1981

Mark Anderson, MD

Private Practice, Orange County, CA

1980

Dennis Becker, MD

Neurosurgery, Montgomery, AL

1979

Kenneth Burres, MD

Private Practice, San Fernando Valley, CA (deceased)

1978

Richard Britt, MD, PhD

Faculty, Stanford, CA (deceased)

1977

Michael Kendrick, MD

Private Practice, Bend, OR (retired)

1976

Denver Nelson, MD

Private Practice, Eureka, CA (retired)

1975

Frances Conley, MD

Professor, Stanford, CA (retired)

1974

Thomas Clancy, MD

Private Practice, Mountain View, CA (retired)

1973

Gerald Silverberg, MD

Professor (former chair), Stanford, CA (retired)

1972

John Runnels, MD

Professor, Stanford, CA (retired)

1971

George Koenig, MD

Private Practice, Redwood City, CA (retired)

1970

Donald Prolo, MD

Professor, Stanford, CA (retired)

1969

Ray Miller, MD

Private Practice, Mountain View, Lake Osugo, Bend, Carmel, PAMF (retired)

1968

Dewitt Gifford, MD

Private Practice, Alameda, CA (retired)

1967

Jan Belza, MD

Private Practice, Carmel, CA (retired)

1966

Richard Brown, MD

Private Practice, Santa Barbara, CA (retired)

1965

Manard Pont, MD

Private Practice, San Leandro, CA (deceased)

1964

William Lewis, MD

Private Practice, Monterey, CA (retired)