Distinguished in Chordoma

Dr. Steven Chang

Neurosurgery | General Surgery
Stanford Health Care
500 Pasteur Dr, 
Palo Alto, CA 
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Distinguished in Chordoma
Stanford Health Care
500 Pasteur Dr, 
Palo Alto, CA 
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Overview

Steven Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chordoma. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Meningioma, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 283 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Chordoma.

Specialties
Neurosurgery
General Surgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Stanford Health Care
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Blue Shield of California
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Cigna
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Health Plan of San Mateo
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Locations

Stanford Health Care
500 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Call: 650-497-3306
Other Locations
Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation Program
213 Quarry Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Call: 650-723-6469

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Chang has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Arm, Open-Label, Controlled Trial of ASP-1929 Photoimmunotherapy Versus Physician's Choice Standard of Care for the Treatment of Locoregional, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients Who Have Failed or Progressed On or After at Least Two Lines of Therapy, of Which at Least One Line Must Be Systemic Therapy
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Arm, Open-Label, Controlled Trial of ASP-1929 Photoimmunotherapy Versus Physician's Choice Standard of Care for the Treatment of Locoregional, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients Who Have Failed or Progressed On or After at Least Two Lines of Therapy, of Which at Least One Line Must Be Systemic Therapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Combination product
Study Drugs: ASP-1929, Docetaxel, Cetuximab, Methotrexate, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 3
PRO-ACTIVE: Comparing The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Swallow Intervention for Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
PRO-ACTIVE: Comparing The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Swallow Intervention for Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 10, 2024
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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283 Total Publications

Erratum: Global Growth and Distribution of CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Bibliometric Analysis: Corrigendum.
Erratum: Global Growth and Distribution of CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Bibliometric Analysis: Corrigendum.
Journal: Neurosurgery practice
Published: December 11, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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  • Arachnoid Cysts
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  • Awake Craniotomy
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  • Brain Herniation
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  • Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly
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  • Absence Seizure
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  • Anal Cancer
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  • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
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