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Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Neurological Surgery

Residency · Palo Alto, CA

Sponsored by Stanford Health Care · Director John Ratliff

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Class size
4
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary
$97k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20223/3
20233/4
20243/3
20254/4
20264/4

Who started, by class

Started 20267 on record of 4 seats · 4 US MD · 5 published before starting
  • Zane Schnurman32 papers · 14 first author · 3 reviews
  • Simon LevinsonDavid Geffen Sch of Med at UCLA15 papers · 6 first author · 3 reviews
  • Sameer SundraniVanderbilt University School of Medicine13 papers · 5 first author
  • Maria GuinleStanford University School of Medicine11 papers · 4 first author · 3 reviews
  • Brandon BergsneiderStanford University School of Medicine9 papers · 4 first author · 2 reviews
  • Cameron Hill
  • Sarah Schurr
Started 20254 on record of 4 seats · 4 US MD · 4 published before starting
  • Astrid HengartnerYale School of Medicine35 papers · 8 first author · 1 case report · 4 reviews
  • Pavan ShahKeck Sch of Med of the Univ of Southern Calif25 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 8 reviews
  • Jay GillAlpert Medical School11 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report
  • Maria BedersonCarle Illinois College of Medicine8 papers · 3 reviews
Started 20246 on record of 3 seats · 5 US MD · 5 published before starting
  • Vera OngJohn A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi33 papers · 6 first author · 3 case reports · 17 reviews
  • Bo LearDuke University School of Medicine20 papers · 3 first author · 3 reviews
  • Jamasb SayadiHarvard Medical School12 papers · 5 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Dennis LondonNew York University9 papers · 6 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Adel AndemeskelOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine1 paper · 1 review
  • Christine XuStanford University School of Medicine

Training

6 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • Stanford Health Care62 mo
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Redwood City)9 mo
  • Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford5 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System4 mo
  • Santa Clara Valley Healthcare4 mo
  • Sequoia Hospital1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship8
  • Vascular Neurology Fellowship5
  • Neurological Surgery Fellowship4
  • Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship1
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship1
  • Complex Spine Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Stanford Health Care22
  • Permanente Medical Group Inc6
  • Duke University Hospital2
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital2
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science2
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital2

Research

77% of current residents have a paper since 2023

23 of 30, 306 papers between them

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment

People

Leadership

  • John RatliffNeurosurgery Resident Program Director
  • Bina KakusaChief Resident
  • John ChoiChief Resident
  • Kevin KumarChief Resident, PGY-7

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 81°, winters fall to 41°.

Weather by month

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Commute

368k people live within 20 minutes of Stanford Health Care by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $3,310 a month within 10 miles of Stanford Health Care.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • LNDS
  • Drought

Publishes with residents

  • Laura ProloNeurological Surgery, 11 residents
  • Gerald GrantNeurological Surgery, 8 residents
  • Atman DesaiNeurological Surgery, 6 residents
  • Vivek BuchNeurological Surgery, 6 residents