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Dawn Duane
Clinical Professor, Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Professor (By courtesy), PediatricsCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsI am a general pediatric neurologist. My interest is in clinical diagnosis and treatment of common neurologic diseases in pediatric patients and teaching feature doctors, neurologists and pediatric neurologists about pediatric neurology.
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Rachelle Dugue, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Neurology
BioDr. Dugue is a board-certified neurologist within the Neurohospitalist Division. She cares for patients at both Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. She received her MD and PhD at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she completed a thesis studying novel treatments for traumatic brain injury. Dr. Dugue then completed her neurology residency at Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian, followed by a vascular neurology fellowship at Stanford University Hospital.
Dr. Dugue provides comprehensive, individualized care for patients with a wide range of neurological conditions. She has been recognized for her dedication to excellence in patient care, medical education, and student mentorship.
Her research interests are centered on acute neurologic care, clinical trials, stroke, and neuroinfectious disease. Dr. Dugue has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including The Neurohospitalist, Practical Neurology, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, and Neurology. -
Shefali Dujari, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Adult Neurology
BioDr. Dujari is a board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained neurohospitalist, specializing in the care of acute neurologic disorders. She practices at both Stanford Hospital and Stanford ValleyCare. She completed her medical training at Boston University, internal medicine preliminary year at California Pacific Medical Center, neurology residency at Stanford University where she served as chief resident in her final year, and neurohospitalist fellowship at Stanford University. She joined the Stanford Neurohospitalist Program in 2021. Dr. Dujari serves as the Associate Program Director for the Stanford Adult Neurology Residency Program and Director of Quality for Neurosciences at Stanford Health Care - TriValley. She is currently the Vice President of the Neurohospitalist Society.
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Jeffrey Dunn, MD
Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsTranslational research in the human application of emerging immunotherapies for neurological disease, focusing on Multiple Sclerosis, CIS, transverse myelitis and Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO). Collaborative research with Stanford and extramural scientific faculty to identify biomarkers of disease activity and treatment response in humans. Clinical trials to assess efficacy of emerging treatments for MS, CIS and NMO.
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Tina Duong MPT, PhD
Sr Res Scientist-Basic Life, Adult Neurology
BioAs the Director of Clinical Outcomes and Research Development, and the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Neuro-IGNITE Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine, I focus on translational rehabilitation science, psychometric measurement theory, clinical outcomes development, trial design, and digital health technology for individuals with neuromuscular disorders.
My research is guided by a simple premise: measurement determines access. Individuals who are harder to measure, and constructs that are meaningful to patients but difficult to quantify, are frequently overlooked in clinical trials, limiting both trial participation and treatment access. Complementing established functional scales, our team works to bridge this gap by defining the concept of interest and context of use with patients, clinicians, and regulators, then developing and validating fit-for-purpose clinical outcome assessments and digital endpoints across neuromuscular disorders, including spinal muscular atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. This alignment supports a clearer regulatory path so that patients who have been difficult to measure can qualify for trials, demonstrate meaningful benefit, and gain access to therapies.
Bridging clinical expertise and computational engineering, I collaborate with bioengineers to integrate digital health tools, including markerless motion capture (OpenCap) and multimodal sensors (wearables, video and imaging biomarkers, cardiopulmonary exercise testing) into clinical research. Together, we aim to better understand disease mechanisms and functional impact across the drug development pipeline. This work has contributed high-resolution, video-based kinematic datasets and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) thresholds that inform regulatory benchmarks for clinical trials and therapeutic evaluations.
Key Academic & Research Focus Areas:
•Outcome Measure Development & Psychometrics: Developing and validating functional instruments and digital biomarkers designed to meet regulatory standards in rare diseases.
•Digital Biomechanics & Kinematic Modeling: Applying markerless motion capture and wearable inertial sensors to quantify disease progression and subtle changes in movement.
•Translational Clinical Trial Design: Advising on endpoint selection and contributing to international natural history studies to improve trial readiness, reduce participant burden, and strengthen statistical sensitivity.
•Scientific Leadership & Mentorship: Leading multi-center academic consortia, publishing peer-reviewed research, and mentoring the next generation of clinical researchers. -
Margaret S. Ferris, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Neurology
Clinical Assistant Professor (By courtesy), NeurosurgeryBioDr. Ferris is a fellowship-trained neurologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders.
She diagnoses and treats a breath of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. She recognizes the broad effects of these conditions on daily living and aims to develop personalized, comprehensive treatment plans that optimize health and quality of life.
Dr. Ferris research interests focus on access to interventional therapies for movement disorders. She has participated in investigations sponsored by the National Institutes of to evaluate advanced treatments for complications of Parkinson’s disease.
She has co-authored articles in publications such as Nature, The Neurohospitalist, and BioMed Central (BMC) Genomics. She has presented her insights about innovations in the understanding, detection, and management of movement disorders at conferences including, the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Pan American Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Congress.
She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Movement Disorder Society.
Essential tremor patient story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV6BzyU9b3c -
Anna Finley Caulfield, MD
Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Finley joined the Stanford Stroke Center in 2004 from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She cares for acute stroke patients and other neurologically critical ill patients in the intensive care unit. Currently, her research interests include hypothermia after cardiac arrest and comparing health care provider's predications of future neurological function in neurologically critical ill patients to their 6-month outcome.
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Paul Graham Fisher, MD
Beirne Family Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Professor of Pediatrics and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery and of Epidemiology and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsClinical neuro-oncology: My research explores the epidemiology, natural history, and disease patterns of brain tumors and other cancers in childhood, as well as prospective clinical trials for treating these neoplasms. Research interests also include neurologic effects of cancer and its therapies.
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Robert Fisher, MD, PhD
The Maslah Saul, MD, Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Fisher is interested in clincal, laboratory and translational aspects of epilepsy research. Prior work has included: electrical deep brain stimulation for epilepsy, studied in laboratory models and clinical trials; drug delivery to a seizure focus; mechanisms of absence epilepsy studied with in vitro slices of brain thalamus; hyperthermic seizures; diagnosis and treatment of non-epileptic seizures, the post-ictal state; driving and epilepsy; new antiepileptic drugs; surgery for epilepsy.
