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    MediFind found 93 doctor with experience in Brain Stem Cancer near Palo Alto, CA. Of these, 69 are Experienced, 21 are Advanced, 2 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    93 providers found
      Elite in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Elite in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michelle Monje is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Monje is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, Brain Stem Cancer, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Melanie Hayden-Gephart is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Hayden-Gephart is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawrence Shuer is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Shuer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Choroid Plexus Papilloma, Pallister-Hall Syndrome, Awake Craniotomy, and Thrombectomy.

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      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Lim is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Lim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Microvascular Decompression, and Rhizotomy.

      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Chang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Meningioma, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sonia Partap is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Partap is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Medulloblastoma, Glioma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Posterior Fossa Tumor.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laura Prolo is a Neurosurgery provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Prolo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Craniosynostosis, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Cynthia Campen is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Campen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Medulloblastoma, and Optic Glioma.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology

      Lpch Medical Group Div Of Lucile

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Liora Schultz is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Schultz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Leukemia, Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, Brain Stem Cancer, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology

      Lpch Medical Group Div Of Lucile

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sneha Ramakrishna is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Ramakrishna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Osteosarcoma, Neuroblastoma, and Hepatoblastoma.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawrence Recht is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Recht is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Felix Chang is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Chang has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Cormac Maher is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Maher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gary Steinberg is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Steinberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gordon Li is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Li is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Juan Fernandez is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Craniopharyngioma, Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kate Therkelsen is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Therkelsen has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Glioma.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Seunggu Han is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Han is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Reena Thomas is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Thomas has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Ependymoma, and Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Leslie Lee is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Arteriovenous Malformation, and Brain Stem Cancer.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Brain Stem Cancer?

      Brainstem cancers are usually astrocytomas or gliomas that are classified by their location in different areas of the brainstem and include focal brainstem gliomas, diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), and diffuse midline gliomas. Depending on the type and location, brainstem cancers may progress slowly or rapidly, range from grades I–IV, and may occur in children and adults.

      When should I see a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Brain Stem Cancer doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Brain Stem Cancer doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Stem Cancer doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Brain Stem Cancer doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Brain Stem Cancer doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Brain Stem Cancer doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Brain Stem Cancer doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Brain Stem Cancer doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Stem Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Brain Stem Cancer doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Brain Stem Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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