Overview
Stanley Prusiner is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Prusiner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome, and Kuru.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 90 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 23 articles in the study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
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Clinical Research
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University Of California San Francisco
Michael Geschwind is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Geschwind is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.
University Of California Sfgh Medical Group
Sara Lahue is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lahue is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Brain Abscess, Concussion, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Tissue Biopsy.
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Scott Josephson is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Josephson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Stroke, MELAS Syndrome, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseDr. Prusiner isDistinguished. Learn about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
- Advanced
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Prusiner isAdvanced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- DementiaDr. Prusiner isAdvanced. Learn about Dementia.
- Familial DysautonomiaDr. Prusiner isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Dysautonomia.
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome
- KuruDr. Prusiner isAdvanced. Learn about Kuru.
- Multiple System AtrophyDr. Prusiner isAdvanced. Learn about Multiple System Atrophy.
- Experienced
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Corticobasal DegenerationDr. Prusiner isExperienced. Learn about Corticobasal Degeneration.
- Down SyndromeDr. Prusiner isExperienced. Learn about Down Syndrome.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Prusiner isExperienced. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- Frontotemporal DementiaDr. Prusiner isExperienced. Learn about Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Movement DisordersDr. Prusiner isExperienced. Learn about Movement Disorders.