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  • Ashwin Ramayya, MD, PhD

    Ashwin Ramayya, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

    BioDr. Ramayya is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. He specializes in the treatment of patients with chronic pain, movement disorders, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. His research program will focus on understanding brain mechanisms underlying pain experience and how to alleviate pain using brain stimulation.

    Dr. Ramayya specializes in neuromodulation, including deep brain stimulation (DBS), spinal cord stimulation, MRI-guided laser therapy, and focused ultrasound. Dr. Ramayya obtained his MD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he also completed his neurosurgery residency and a fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.

    His research efforts have identified neural substrates underlying learning, memory, and decision-making using computational behavioral modeling, neurophysiology, and neuroimaging.

    Dr. Ramayya has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Neuroscience, NeuroImage, and Cerebral Cortex. He has also presented his work at national and international meetings, including those for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Pan Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference.

  • John Ratliff, MD, FACS

    John Ratliff, MD, FACS

    Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research interests focus upon preventing complications in spine surgery, assessing patient outcomes after spine surgery procedures, and developing population-based metrics for assessing surgical outcomes.

  • Lawrence Recht, MD

    Lawrence Recht, MD

    Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (Adult Neurology) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur laboratory focuses on two interrelated projects: (1) assessment of glioma development within the framework of the multistage model of carcinogenesis through utilization of the rodent model of ENU neurocarcinogenesis; and (2) assessment of stem cell specification and pluripotency using an embryonic stem cell model system in which neural differentiation is induced.

  • Nidhi Rohatgi, MD MS

    Nidhi Rohatgi, MD MS

    Clinical Professor, Medicine
    Clinical Professor (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
    Clinical Professor (By courtesy), Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

    BioNidhi Rohatgi, MD, MS, SFHM, is a Clinical Professor of Medicine and (by courtesy) Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. She served as the Chief of Surgical Co-management for Neurosurgery, ENT, and Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford. Dr. Rohatgi is also an Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Medical Imaging and the Center for Digital Health at Stanford University. She served as the Co-Director of Clinical Research and is passionate about finding innovative, value-based, and sustainable solutions in healthcare.

    Dr. Rohatgi has authored several peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals (such as NEJM, Lancet, JAMA, Nature, Annals of Surgery), led workshops and webinars, written book chapters in Perioperative Medicine, and is on the planning committee for National Society of Hospital Medicine’s learning portal on Perioperative and Consultative Medicine. She advises colleagues from across the world on surgical co-management model of care to improve the medical outcomes of surgical patients. She serves as the Chair for Society of Hospital Medicine's Global Technical Advisory Committee on co-management with surgical and other medical subspecialties. Dr. Rohatgi serves as the Editor-in-Chief for JMIR Perioperative Medicine journal. She has also published on use of LLMs for clinical text summarization and the promises and limitations of AI in Hospital Medicine.

    Dr. Rohatgi has been an invited speaker at regional, national, and international meetings. She has served on National Society of Hospital Medicine’s Research Committee, Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Perioperative Medicine Executive Council, Practice Management Committee, and Leadership committee for Hospital Medicine National Writing Challenge. She has served as a principal and co-investigator for several NIH and industry sponsored clinical trials, recognized as nation's Top Hospitalist by the American College of Physicians, and is the recipient of numerous local, national, and international awards for clinical care, quality improvement, teaching, and research. Dr. Rohatgi is a strong advocate for patient experience and serves as the Medical Director for Clinical Advice Services at Stanford.