Overview
Stanley Prusiner is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Prusiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. 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 4 articles in the study of Down Syndrome.
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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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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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.