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Laura Prolo
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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Bio
Bio
Teaching
Publications
Clinical Focus
Brain and spinal cord tumors
Craniosynostosis
Chiari malformation
Moya-moya disease
Spasticity
Spinal dysraphism
Myelomeningocele
Neuro-endoscopy
Epilepsy
Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
Neurosurgery
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor - University Medical Line,
Neurosurgery
Member,
Bio-X
Member,
Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
Member,
Stanford Cancer Institute
Member,
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Professional Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery (2023)
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery (2023)
Board Certification, American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery (2023)
Fellowship: Seattle Children's Hospital Neurosurgery Fellowship (2020) WA
Residency: Stanford University Dept of Neurosurgery (2019) CA
Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (2012) CA
PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Neuroscience (2012)
Contact
Academic
lmprolo@stanford.edu
Clinical (Primary)
This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.
Pediatric Neurosurgery
730 Welch Rd
Palo Alto CA 94304
Tel: (650) 723-0991
Fax: (650) 725-5086
Additional Clinical Info
Stanford Health Care
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Links
Prolo Lab
2024-25 Courses
Fundamentals of Clinical Reasoning in Neurosurgery
NSUR 232 (Win)
Narratives in Neurosurgery
NSUR 200 (Aut)
Independent Studies
Community Health and Prevention Research Master's Thesis Writing
CHPR 399 (Win, Spr)
Curricular Practical Training and Internship
CHPR 290 (Aut, Win)
Directed Reading in Neurosurgery
NSUR 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
Graduate Research
CBIO 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
Graduate Research
NSUR 399 (Aut, Win, Sum)
Medical Scholars Research
NSUR 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
Fundamentals of Clinical Reasoning in Neurosurgery
NSUR 232 (Win)
Narratives in Neurosurgery
NSUR 200 (Aut)
2022-23 Courses
Narratives in Neurosurgery
NSUR 200 (Aut)
Stanford Advisees
Med Scholar Project Advisor
Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
,
Cesar Garcia
,
Ella Nettnin
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (NonAC)
Cesar Garcia
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Publication Topics For This Person
Adenosine Triphosphate
Biological Clocks
Brain
Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
Calcium
Cell Count
Cell Cycle Proteins
Cell Movement
Cells, Cultured
Cerebral Cortex
Child, Preschool
Circadian Rhythm
Defecation
Exocytosis
Gastrointestinal Motility
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Information Dissemination
Intestines
Language
Longevity
Luciferases
Mice, Knockout
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Organic Anion Transporters
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Stem Cells
Symporters
Transcription Factors