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The Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford Medicine is a world-class center dedicated to humanitarian clinical care, groundbreaking scientific discovery, and elite academic training. Neurological sciences explore the intricate biology of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles, while clinical neurology applies these insights to treat acute and chronic nervous system disorders.
Operating in close partnership with Stanford Health Care opens in a new tab and Stanford Medicine Children's Health opens in a new tab, the department delivers highly specialized care at the state-of-the-art Stanford Neuroscience Health Center. The department's mission is to rapidly translate laboratory breakthroughs in neurobiology, genomics, and computational medicine into life-changing diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for patients worldwide.
The Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences offers some of the most competitive and comprehensive educational programs opens in a new tab in the country, designed to train compassionate clinicians, innovative educators, and leading physician-scientists:
Residency Programs: The department hosts premier, highly sought-after residency programs that provide rigorous, hands-on clinical training:
Adult Neurology Residency: A comprehensive three-year program (following an internship year) designed to prepare residents for outstanding academic and clinical careers.
Child Neurology Residency: An integrated, five-year program focused on the specialized diagnosis, management, and treatment of neurological conditions in infants, children, and adolescents.
Clinical and Research Fellowships: Offering elite post-graduate fellowship training across all major subspecialties of neurology, including Stroke, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Neuro-oncology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neuroimmunology, Sleep Medicine, and Cognitive/Behavioral Neurology.
Medical Student Clerkships: Administering the required Core Neurology Clerkship for Stanford medical students, alongside advanced clinical electives, research rotations, and mentorship.
Graduate and Postdoctoral Research: Supporting doctoral students from the interdepartmental Neurosciences Ph.D. Program and a vibrant community of postdoctoral scholars conducting advanced research in department laboratories.
Ranked consistently among the top neurology programs in the nation, department faculty and researchers lead high-impact clinical trials and basic science investigations across several critical areas:
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease: Advancing acute stroke interventions, vascular neurosurgery, and neuro-critical care through the Stanford Stroke Center.
Neurodegenerative Diseases and Memory Disorders: Investigating the cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and other dementias to develop protective and restorative therapies.
Epilepsy and Brain Mapping: Developing advanced imaging, surgical interventions, and neuromodulation therapies to control seizures and map functional brain networks.
Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Unraveling the autoimmune mechanisms of MS and related inflammatory disorders to design highly targeted immunotherapies.
Neuro-Oncology: Pioneering novel clinical trials, immunotherapies, and molecular diagnostics to combat primary brain tumors and metastatic cancers of the nervous system.