Bio

Dr. Zach Roberts is a board-certified neurologist and epileptologist with Stanford Health Care’s Comprehensive Neurology Program. He is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences. He completed two years of epilepsy fellowship training at New York University Langone Health where he gained extensive experience using neuromodulatory devices and managing epilepsy that is difficult to treat. Prior to this fellowship, he completed his neurology residency at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Roberts specializes in caring for patients with epilepsy. He creates personalized, comprehensive care plans tailored to each patient’s unique needs. He is skilled in the use of neuromodulatory devices for treating epilepsy, including vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), responsive neurostimulation (RNS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS). His additional clinical interests include the interpretation of electroencephalography (EEG) studies as well as the treatment of sleep disorders.

Dr. Roberts has had a passion for medical education throughout his training as a doctor. He has taught and created content related to neurology and epilepsy for medical students, residents, fellows, and patients. He has designed a simulation-based learning module for the treatment of prolonged seizures and lectured on neurology for a physician assistant program in Pennsylvania. He is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of both his peers and patients.

His research interests include quality improvement as well as using technology to aid health care delivery—both in treating epilepsy and in the field of neurology. Dr. Roberts’ work has been featured on posters presented at national and international conferences. He has also published a peer-reviewed journal article on doctors’ experiences with teleneurology in Telemedicine and e-Health.

Dr. Roberts is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association, and the American Epilepsy Society.

Clinical Focus

  • Epilepsy
  • Neurology
  • Focal Epilepsy
  • Drug Refractory Epilepsy
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Responsive Neurostimulation

Academic Appointments

Honors & Awards

  • Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania
  • Dean’s List, University of Pennsylvania

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy (2022)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology (2021)
  • Fellowship: NYU Langone Medical Center GME Programs (2023) NY
  • Fellowship: NYU Langone Medical Center GME Programs (2022) NY
  • Residency: Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania GME Verifications (2021) PA
  • Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Dept of Internal Medicine (2018) PA
  • Medical Education: Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania (2017) PA

Contact

  • Academic
    University - Academic staff Department: Adult Neurology Position: Clinical Assistant Professor
    • 5575 W Las Positas Blvd Ste 330
    • Pleasanton,  California  94588-5804 
  • Clinical (Primary)  Neurology Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A301 MC 5235 Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 498-6326 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Additional Info

  • Other Names:
    Zach Roberts

All Publications

  • Provider Experience with Teleneurology in an Academic Neurology Department. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association Tropea, T. F., Fuentes, A., Roberts, Z., Spindler, M., Yuan, K., Perrone, C., Do, D., Jacobs, D., Wechsler, L. 2022; 28 (3): 374-383

    Abstract

    Introduction: Teleneurology has become widely adopted during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. However, provider impressions about the teleneurology experience are not well described. Methods: A novel questionnaire was developed to collect provider impressions about video teleneurology encounters. All providers in the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) Neurology Department (N = 162) were asked to complete a questionnaire after each video teleneurology patient encounter between April and August 2020. Individual patient and encounter-level data were extracted from the electronic medical record. Results: One thousand six hundred three surveys were completed by 55 providers (response rate of 10.12%). The history obtained and the ability to connect with the patient were considered the same or better than an in-person visit in almost all encounters. The quality of the physician-patient relationship was good or excellent in 93%, while the overall experience was the same as an in-person visit in 73% of visits and better in 12%. Sixty-eight percent of respondents reported that none of the elements of the neurological examination if performed in person would have changed the assessment and plan. Assessment of the visit as the same or better increased from 83% in April to 89% in July and 95% in August. Headache (91%), multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology (96%), and movement disorder (89%) providers had the highest proportion of ratings of same or better overall experience and neuromuscular providers the lowest (60%). Conclusions: Provider impressions about the teleneurology history, examination, and provider-patient relationship are favorable in the majority of responses. Important differences emerge between provider specialty and visit characteristics groups.

    View details for DOI 10.1089/tmj.2021.0096

    View details for PubMedID 34077285

    View details for PubMedCentralID PMC9022168