Bio


Jesus (Jay) Navoa, PA-C, graduated with a bachelor’s Degree in biology from Stony Brook University and continued his Physician Assistant education at St. John’s University in NY. He has over 18 years of neurosurgery and neurocritical care experience at Mount Sinai and Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospitals and has been with Stanford since relocating to the west coast in 2016 as the lead for the inpatient neurosurgery and neurocritical care APP teams. He also has an additional year of thoracic surgery experience at Georgetown University Hospital. Throughout his career, Jay has helped in expanding the roles of the advanced practice providers in the neurosciences by assisting in the development of the service line coverage in neurosurgery and neurology. Since joining SHC, Jay contributed to the growth and expansion of the inpatient neurosurgery and neurocritical care teams by helping to standardize workflow and expectations. Jay sat as the co-chair for the APP General Council in 2019-2020, and now holds a position as Manager of Advanced Practice Providers with the Center for Advanced Practice supporting operational and programmatic initiatives for advanced practice providers throughout Stanford Medicine.

Clinical Focus


  • Physician Assistant
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Manager of Advanced Practice Providers

Honors & Awards


  • Clinical Effectiveness Leadership Training, Stanford Health Care/Stanford Medicine ((2019-2020))

Professional Education


  • Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of PA, Physician Assistant (2003)
  • Professional Education: Saint Johns University Physician Assistant Program (2003) NY

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