Neurohospitalist Program
Providing Comprehensive, Patient-Centered Care
The Stanford Neurohospitalist Program was built to serve the needs of hospitalized patients with neurologic disease who require expert multidisciplinary care. A neurohospitalist is a neurologist who completed additional training to care for acutely ill, clinically complex patients with neurologic disease.
213 Quarry Road
Palo Alto,
CA
94304
What We Offer You
- Specialized expertise from board-certified neurologists who are expert clinicians, adept at caring for patients with multisystem disease, and leaders of a multidisciplinary team committed to providing a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan. Go to Conditions Treated
- Innovation in how we care for hospitalized patients with neurologic disease who are oftentimes uniquely vulnerable due to physical and/or cognitive difficulties. We are national leaders in healthcare quality innovation and strive to continuously improving the quality of care we provide for patients. Go to Innovation
- Treatment and transfer, collaborating with our outpatient neurology colleagues to ensure highly integrated and seamless care at every transition. Our diagnostic expertise is sought out by teams from all disciplines in the hospital and neurologists across the region. Go to Treatment and Transfer
- Team-based approach to build a personalized treatment plan that includes disease management from experts, patient education, and a personalized rehabilitation plan. Go to Your Care Team
- Ease of access to other specialists at Stanford, if needed. Go to Accessing Care
Our neurohospitalist team is specially trained to care for people with a broad spectrum of neurological conditions, including:
- Autoimmune or paraneoplastic disorders
These are a group of rare disorders that are triggered by an abnormal immune system response to a cancerous tumor. These syndromes are thought to happen when cancer-fighting antibodies or white blood cells (known as B and T cells) mistakenly attack normal cells in the nervous system. - Central nervous system (CNS) cancers
A central nervous system (CNS) tumor begins when healthy cells in the brain or the spinal cord change and grow out of control, forming a mass. A tumor can be either cancerous or benign. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body. - Cerebrovascular diseases
Cerebrovascular disease refers to a group of conditions, diseases, and disorders that affect the blood vessels and blood supply to the brain. If a blockage, malformation, or bleeding prevents the brain cells from getting enough oxygen, brain damage can result. - Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis and other neuromuscular disorders
Neuromuscular disorders affect your neuromuscular system. They can cause problems with your muscles, the nerves that control your muscles, and communication between your nerves and muscles. These disorders can cause your muscles to become weak and waste away. You may also have symptoms such as spasms, twitching, and pain.
- Meningitis, encephalitis and other CNS infections
Central nervous system infections caused by bacteria or fungi can lead to a brain abscess or bacterial meningitis. Central nervous system infections caused by viruses can lead to viral meningitis or encephalitis. - Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of a number of potentially disabling diseases of the brain and spinal cord. The immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body. - Refractory seizures and epilepsy
Epilepsy is a disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures. - Spinal disorders
Spinal disorders include various diseases of the back or spine transverse myelitis, polyradiculitis and cauda equina syndrome.
What We Do
Our faculty lead both primary and consultative services at Stanford Hospital. We care for patients with a wide variety of illnesses ranging from autoimmune encephalitis to acute myasthenia gravis exacerbation, Guillain-Barre syndrome, refractory epilepsy, meningitis, headache, primary and secondary brain cancers, and encephalopathy. We collaborate with our outpatient neurology colleagues to ensure highly integrated and seamless care at every transition. Our diagnostic expertise in evaluating patients with multisystem disease and experience in treating both acute primary neurologic disease as well as neurologic complications of systemic disease is sought out by teams from all disciplines in the hospital and neurologists across the region.
In Collaboration with these Neurology Divisions
Transfers
We accept hospital transfers from all over the region and across the country. Referring physicians can reach us for transfer requests and consultations through the Stanford Transfer Center at 1-800-800-1551.
- Movement Disorders
- Behavioral Neurology
- Stroke
- Neurocritical Care
In Collaboration with these Stanford Clinical Programs & Departments
The Stanford Neurohospitalist Program is deeply committed to continuously improving the quality of care for patients. We are inspired by our patients and their families and humbled by the task of making our health care system operate more effectively for their needs – meticulously patient-centered, highly effective, safer, more efficient, and equitable. Our faculty have led and sustained multiple successful quality improvement innovations including care pathway development, improving timely appointments and communication post discharge, reducing unnecessary labs and procedures, and improving the experience for hospitalized patients. Learn more about Quality
- MyHealth Share Access Program
As a Stanford Health Care patient, you can give permission to another adult (18 and over) to access your medical information via MyHealth, allowing your designated representative to help manage your health care.
- Caregiver support
The Stanford Caregiver Program is located on the 3rd floor of the hospital and is a resource for caregivers and families looking for additional education, connection to community resources and support. Our Neurosciences Health Center offers several additional resources specifically for our neurology patients. - Neuroscience supportive care program
Your Care Team
Your Doctors
Neurohospitalist
A neurohospitalist is a neurologist who completed additional training to care for acutely ill, clinically complex patients with neurologic disease.
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Multidisciplinary
Neurohospitalist Multidisciplinary Team
Our inpatient multidisciplinary neurohospitalist team is committed to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care. Our fellowship-trained neurohospitalist faculty work closely with our bedside nurses, nursing leadership, case manager, social worker, and inpatient rehabilitation team both in direct patient care and in quality improvement projects to improve how we care for patients.
Support Services
Supportive Care Program provides a variety of FREE support groups, classes, workshops, personal one-on-one consultations and services that are open to all patients and families in the community regardless of where you receive care.
Caregiver support
The Stanford Caregiver Program is located on the 3rd floor of the hospital and is a resource for caregivers and families looking for additional education, connection to community resources and support. Our Neurosciences Health Center offers several additional resources specifically for our neurology patients.
Our Neurohospitalist Program offers easy access, close to home, to a health care team with a high level of expertise in neurological diagnosis, and will work closely with you, your family and our clinic team to ensure a smooth transition to ongoing care in our clinics, as needed.
For Referring Physicians
PHYSICIAN HELPLINE
Fax: 650-320-9443
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Stanford Health Care provides comprehensive services to refer and track patients, as well as the latest information and news for physicians and office staff. For help with all referral needs and questions, visit Referral Information.
You may also submit a web referral or complete a referral form and fax it to 650-320-9443 or email the Referral Center at ReferralCenter@stanfordhealthcare.org.
