Stephen Skirboll
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Clinical Offices
VA Neurosurgery - Palo Alto 3801 Miranda Ave Ste 112N Neurosurgery Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 852-3450 Fax (650) 852-3430
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurosurgery
Professional Education
| Residency: | University of Washington Medical Center, WA USA (1997) |
| Board Certification: | Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery (2002) |
| Internship: | University of Washington Medical Center, WA USA (1990) |
| Medical Education: | University of Pennsylvania PA (1989) |
| BA: | Case Western Reserve University, Psychology and Natural Sciences (1983) |
| MD: | University of Pennsylvania, Medicine (1989) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My research focuses on the identification and characterization of cancer stem cells in human brain tumors, particularly malignant gliomas. We are pursuing this with several projects: 1) developing screening strategies using a novel colony-forming antibody live cell microarray, and 2) a novel micro-immunopanning device, 3) phage display to identify tumor specific markers and screen for cancer stem cells using assays in #1 and #2, and 4) examining EGFRvIII as a possible cancer stem cell marker
Publications
- Cargo areas of pickup trucks: an avoidable mechanism for neurological injuries in children. J Neurosurg. 2007; (5 Suppl): 368-71
- "Paradoxical" transtentorial herniation due to CSF drainage in the presence of a hemicraniectomy. Neurology. 2006; (8): 1513-4
- Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula causing a myelopathy. Spinal Cord. 2002; (9): 438-42
- Neurotrophin-3 modulates noradrenergic neuron function and opiate withdrawal. Mol Psychiatry. 2001; (5): 593-604
- Magnetic source imaging and brain surgery: presurgical and intraoperative planning in 26 patients. J Neurosurg. 2000; (1): 79-90
- Intracranial vascular anastomosis using the microanastomotic system. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 1998; (4): 676-81
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