Neurosurgery Clerkship Listing*
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NSUR 304A. Neurosurgery Clerkship (SUMC) Open to Visitors
Acquaints students with the diagnosis, operative treatment and post-operative care of patients suffering from a wide variety of neurosurgical problems including tumors of the brain and spine, cerebrovascular abnormalities, infection, trauma and congenital abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system. Students work closely with the neurosurgical faculty and resident team at SUH and LPCH, evaluating patients in the out-patient clinic and in the hospital. The students observe diagnostic and operative procedures and participate in post-operative care. There are daily teaching rounds, weekly tutorial sessions, and weekly conferences in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology and Neuroradiology. This clerkship is open both to those pursuing a career in neurosurgery and to others interested in the neurological sciences.
Prereq: MED 208 or INDE 206.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 2 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Cancer Center 2222; Time: 9:00 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 2 (voluntary call for emergency cases at night)
Director: Griff Harsh, M.D.
Other Faculty: J. Adler, S. Chang, M. Edwards, R. Guzman, G. Harsh, J. Henderson, L. Katznelson, K. Park, L. Shuer, G. Steinberg, S. Mindea.
Coord: Lewis Naya (650-725-0701), Stanford Cancer Center, Room 2222A.
NSUR 304B. Neurosurgery Clerkship (PAVAMC) Open to Visitors
Acquaints students with the diagnosis, operative treatment, and postoperative care of patients suffering injuries to or diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system. Students work closely with faculty and the resident staff at the PAVAMC, evaluating patients in the outpatient clinic and in the hospital. The student participates in diagnostic procedures, observes during surgery, and participates in postoperative care. The PAVAMC rotation involves neither pediatric nor trauma cases. and the amount of acute trauma is minimal. There will be teaching and work rounds, tutorial sessions, and weekly teaching conferences at Stanford University Medical Center, focused on neurosurgery, neurology and neuroradiology. A four-week full-time clerkship is recommended for students considering neurosurgery as a career.
Prereq: MED 208 or INDE 206.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: PAVAMC, Building 100, Third floor, surgical service offices, B3-129; Time: 8:00 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 1
Director: Stephen Skirboll, M.D.
Other Faculty: S. Skirboll, M. Boakye.
Coord: Hansni Prasad (650-493-5000 x65709) Building 100, Third floor, B3 Surgical service offices, PAVAMC.
NSUR 304C. Neurosurgery Clerkship (SCVMC) Open to Visitors
The SCVMC neurosurgical service is a relatively busy surgical service. There is no surgical/neurosurgical resident rotating through this service; hence the student has direct interaction with the attendings, and has hands-on operative experience as first assistant. The attendings in this service are faculties from the main campus and are engaged in clinical and translational research. There are active clinical research projects on-going in the service ranging from cancer stem cell, to oxygenation in the injured brain.
The case volume of the service is close to 400 per year. The majority of the cases are brain tumors and complex spine. The service has two weekly CME-credited case conferences and the student has ample opportunity to interact with surgical and medical residents at this site. This environment allows the students to explore their career choice as neurosurgeon. This rotation is designed to enhance and supplement the clinical experience in Neurosurgery. It complements clerkship 304A. On call is optional and the service has physician assistants to cover the ward to optimize the operative experience for the student.
Prereq: Recommend Medicine 300A and Surgery 300A, although not absolutely required.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four or eight weeks. 1 student per period, or other period pre-arranged with Program Director.
Reporting Instructions: Where: SCVMC, 4 Neurosurgery Unit. On the first day of their rotation, all medical students must sign-in at the Housestaff Office at SCVMC, Room 1213; Time: 7:00 am.
Units: 6 or 12 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Roland Torres, M.D.
Other Faculty: W. Bergman, V. Tse, R. Torres.
Coord: Paulette Oellerich (408-885-6064), Rm. 5C092, SCVMC.
NSUR 318A. Subinternship in Neurosurgery (SUMC) S2 Open to Visitors
An advanced clerkship designed to actively engage the student in the diagnosis, operative treatment, and post-operative care of patients suffering from a wide variety of neurosurgical problems including tumors of the brain and spine, cerebrovascular abnormalities, infection, trauma, and congenital abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system. Subintern students assume a high level of responsibility, essentially functioning at the level of a first-year resident (intern), managing complex, acutely ill patients, scrubbing in on cases in the operating room, and functioning as an accountable team member. Among the responsibilities are: (1) primary work-ups of new patients; (2) writing orders, managing patients in conjunction with a resident or attending, and conducting appropriate intern-level procedures; (3) taking night call; (4) writing notes and dictating summaries as assigned by the supervising resident(s).
Prereq: SURG 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 2 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Cancer Center 2222; Time: 6:00 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 2 (voluntary call for emergency cases at night)
Director: Griff Harsh, M.D.
Other Faculty: J. Adler, S. Chang, M. Edwards, R. Guzman, G. Harsh, J. Henderson, L. Katznelson, K. Park, L. Shuer, G. Steinberg, S. Mindea.
Coord: Lewis Naya (650-725-0701), Stanford Cancer Center, Room 2222A.
NSUR 398A. Clinical Elective in Neurosurgery (SUMC, LPCH, PAVAMC, SCVMC, KPMC) Closed to Visitors
Provides an opportunity for a student in the clinical years to have a clinical experience in one of the fields of Neurosurgery, of a quality and duration to be decided upon by the student and a faculty preceptor in the Department of Neurosurgery.
Please note: Students cannot add 398A clerkships directly to their fishbowl schedules through the regular shuffles. Please contact Caroline Cheang in the Office of Student Services at cheang@stanford.edu or 650-498-7619 with the faculty preceptor’s name and email address to add this clerkship.
Prereq: MED 208 or INDE 206.
Periods Avail: 1-12.
Reporting Instructions: Where: TBA (designated faculty preceptor); Time: TBA
Units: 1 to 12 DropCode: Call
Code: 1
Director: Griff Harsh, M.D.
Other Faculty: J. Adler, M. Boakye, S. Chang, M. Edwards, R. Guzman, G. Harsh, J. Henderson, L. Katznelson, J. Park, L. Shuer, S. Skirboll, G. Steinberg, S. Mindea.
Coord: Lewis Naya (650-725-0701), Stanford Cancer Center, Room 2222A.
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"S1"=Selective Clerkship Category I (Basics in Clinical Care)
"S2"=Selective Clerkship Category II (Subinternship)
