Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine (1984) CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery (1986)
- Internship: Stanford University School of Medicine (1979) CA
- Medical Education: University of Michigan School of Medicine (1978) MI
- B.A., University of Michigan, Biomedical Sciences (1975)
- M.D., University of Michigan, Medicine (1978)
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine - Neurosurgery (2004 - Present)
- Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Stanford School of Medicine (1996 - 2011)
- Chief of Staff, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (1996 - 2008)
Publications
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Current source density analysis of synaptic generators of human interictal spike
Heit, G., Ulbert, I., Halgren, E., Karmos, G., & Shuer, L. (1999). Current source density analysis of synaptic generators of human interictal spike. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 73(1-4), 116. -
Idiopathic giant-cell granulomatous hypophysitis - Report of a case with autopsy follow-up
Wilson, J. D., Jacobs, M., Shuer, L., Atlas, S., & Horoupian, D. S. (2000). Idiopathic giant-cell granulomatous hypophysitis - Report of a case with autopsy follow-up. CLINICAL NEUROPATHOLOGY, 19(6), 300–304. -
PLEOMORPHIC GRANULAR-CELL ASTROCYTOMA OF THE PINEAL-GLAND
Snipes, G. J., Horoupian, D. S., Shuer, L. M., & Silverberg, G. D. (1992). PLEOMORPHIC GRANULAR-CELL ASTROCYTOMA OF THE PINEAL-GLAND. CANCER, 70(8), 2159–2165. -
Comparison of endovascular and surface cooling during unruptured cerebral aneurysm repair
Steinberg, G. K., Ogilvy, C. S., Shuer, L. M., Connolly, E. S., Solomon, R. A., Lam, A., … Allgren, R. L. (2004). Comparison of endovascular and surface cooling during unruptured cerebral aneurysm repair. NEUROSURGERY, 55(2), 307–14. -
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STEREOTAXIC HELIUM ION BRAGG PEAK RADIOSURGERY FOR INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS - DETAILED CLINICAL AND NEURORADIOLOGICAL OUTCOME
Steinberg, G. K., FABRIKANT, J. I., Marks, M. P., Levy, R. P., Frankel, K. A., Phillips, M. H., … Silverberg, G. D. (1991). STEREOTAXIC HELIUM ION BRAGG PEAK RADIOSURGERY FOR INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS - DETAILED CLINICAL AND NEURORADIOLOGICAL OUTCOME. STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY, 57(1-2), 36–49. -
Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by cerebral amyloid angiopathy in a 53-year-old man
Campbell, D. M., Bruins, S., Vogel, H., Shuer, L. M., & Wijman, C. A. C. (2008). Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by cerebral amyloid angiopathy in a 53-year-old man. JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 255(4), 597–598. -
Two-year-old girl with cervicomedullary junction stenosis and an unknown type of skeletal dysplasia
Cheshier, S. H., Kalani, M. Y. S., Pendakaur, A., Higgins, D., Kahn, D., Shendel, S., & Shuer, L. (2008). Two-year-old girl with cervicomedullary junction stenosis and an unknown type of skeletal dysplasia. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-PEDIATRICS, 2(3), 200–202. -
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Episodic encephalopathy due to an occult spinal vascular malformation complicated by superficial siderosis
Gonella, M. C., Fischbein, N. J., Lane, B., Shuer, L. M., & Greicius, M. D. (2010). Episodic encephalopathy due to an occult spinal vascular malformation complicated by superficial siderosis. CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, 112(1), 82–84. -
Predictors of Clinical and Angiographic Outcome After Surgical or Endovascular Therapy of Very Large and Giant Intracranial Aneurysms
Darsaut, T. E., Darsaut, N. M., Chang, S. D., Silverberg, G. D., Shuer, L. M., Tian, L., … Steinberg, G. K. (2011). Predictors of Clinical and Angiographic Outcome After Surgical or Endovascular Therapy of Very Large and Giant Intracranial Aneurysms. NEUROSURGERY, 68(4), 903–15. -
OCCULT VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS OF THE OPTIC CHIASM - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL LASER RESECTION
Steinberg, G. K., Marks, M. P., Shuer, L. M., SOGG, R. L., Enzmann, D. R., & Silverberg, G. D. (1990). OCCULT VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS OF THE OPTIC CHIASM - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL LASER RESECTION. NEUROSURGERY, 27(3), 466–470. -
Neurosurgical interventions for spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita: clinical presentation and assessment of the literature.
Veeravagu, A., Lad, S. P., Camara-Quintana, J. Q., Jiang, B., & Shuer, L. (2013). Neurosurgical interventions for spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita: clinical presentation and assessment of the literature. World Neurosurgery, 80(3-4), 437 e1–8. -
EFFECT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA ON NEURONAL CHANGES IN A RABBIT MODEL OF FOCAL CEREBRAL-ISCHEMIA
KRAFT, S. A., Larson, C. P., Shuer, L. M., Steinberg, G. K., BENSON, G. V., & Pearl, R. G. (1990). EFFECT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA ON NEURONAL CHANGES IN A RABBIT MODEL OF FOCAL CEREBRAL-ISCHEMIA. STROKE, 21(3), 447–50. -
Fungal infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: histoplasmosis diagnosis and treatment.
Veeravagu, A., Ludwig, C., Camara-Quintana, J. Q., Jiang, B., Lad, N., & Shuer, L. (2013). Fungal infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: histoplasmosis diagnosis and treatment. World Neurosurgery, 80(1-2), 222 e5–13. -
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Rehospitalization and emergency department use rates before and after vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: use of state databases to provide longitudinal data across multiple clinical settings.
Kalanithi, P. S. A., Arrigo, R. T., Tran, P., Gephart, M. H., Shuer, L., Fisher, R., & Boakye, M. (2014). Rehospitalization and emergency department use rates before and after vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: use of state databases to provide longitudinal data across multiple clinical settings. Neuromodulation , 17(1), 60–64. -
STEREOTAXIC HEAVY-CHARGED-PARTICLE BRAGG-PEAK RADIATION FOR INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS
Steinberg, G. K., FABRIKANT, J. I., Marks, M. P., Levy, R. P., Frankel, K. A., Phillips, M. H., … Silverberg, G. D. (1990). STEREOTAXIC HEAVY-CHARGED-PARTICLE BRAGG-PEAK RADIATION FOR INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 323(2), 96–101. -
HYPERGLYCEMIA DECREASES ACUTE NEURONAL ISCHEMIC CHANGES AFTER MIDDLE CEREBRAL-ARTERY OCCLUSION IN CATS
ZASSLOW, M. A., Pearl, R. G., Shuer, L. M., Steinberg, G. K., LIEBERSON, R. E., & Larson, C. P. (1989). HYPERGLYCEMIA DECREASES ACUTE NEURONAL ISCHEMIC CHANGES AFTER MIDDLE CEREBRAL-ARTERY OCCLUSION IN CATS. STROKE, 20(4), 519–23. -
CORONARY VASOSPASM DURING PERCUTANEOUS TRIGEMINAL RHIZOTOMY
Swerdlow, B., Shuer, L., & ZELCER, J. (1988). CORONARY VASOSPASM DURING PERCUTANEOUS TRIGEMINAL RHIZOTOMY. ANAESTHESIA, 43(10), 861–863. -
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REDUCTION CRANIOPLASTY AND SEVERE HYPOTENSION
Parsons, D., SAMUELS, S. I., Steinberg, G., & Shuer, L. (1988). REDUCTION CRANIOPLASTY AND SEVERE HYPOTENSION. ANESTHESIOLOGY, 68(1), 145–146. -
MULTIPLE-SUTURE SYNOSTOSIS SUBSEQUENT TO VENTRICULAR SHUNTING
Schendel, S. A., & Shuer, L. M. (1994). MULTIPLE-SUTURE SYNOSTOSIS SUBSEQUENT TO VENTRICULAR SHUNTING. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, 93(5), 1073–1077. -
Central neurocytoma: One associated with a fourth ventricular PNET/medulloblastoma and the second mixed with adipose tissue
Horoupian, D. S., Shuster, D. L., KAARSOOHERRICK, M., & Shuer, L. M. (1997). Central neurocytoma: One associated with a fourth ventricular PNET/medulloblastoma and the second mixed with adipose tissue. HUMAN PATHOLOGY, 28(9), 1111–1114. -
Intracranial ictal recordings in mesial frontal lobe epilepsy
Toczek, M. T., Morrell, M. J., Risinger, M. W., & Shuer, L. (1997). Intracranial ictal recordings in mesial frontal lobe epilepsy. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 14(6), 499–506. -
A model of coccidioidal meningoencephalitis and cerebrospinal vasculitis in the rabbit
Williams, P. L., Sobel, R. A., Sorensen, K. N., Clemons, K. V., Shuer, L. M., Royaltey, S. S., … Stevens, D. A. (1998). A model of coccidioidal meningoencephalitis and cerebrospinal vasculitis in the rabbit. JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 178(4), 1217–1221. -
CSF PULSATIONS WITHIN NONNEOPLASTIC SPINAL-CORD CYSTS
Enzmann, D. R., ODONOHUE, J., Rubin, J. B., Shuer, L., Cogen, P., & Silverberg, G. (1987). CSF PULSATIONS WITHIN NONNEOPLASTIC SPINAL-CORD CYSTS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, 8(3), 517–525. -
Comparison of endovascular cooling to surface cooling during unruptured cerebral aneurysm repair
Steinberg, G. K., Bell-Stephens, T. E., Shuer, L. M., Ogilvy, C. S., Connolly, E. S., Solomon, R., … Allgren, R. L. (2003). Comparison of endovascular cooling to surface cooling during unruptured cerebral aneurysm repair. STROKE, 34(1), 246–246. -
CSF PULSATIONS WITHIN NONNEOPLASTIC SPINAL-CORD CYSTS
Enzmann, D. R., ODONOHUE, J., Rubin, J. B., Shuer, L., Cogen, P., & Silverberg, G. (1987). CSF PULSATIONS WITHIN NONNEOPLASTIC SPINAL-CORD CYSTS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 149(1), 149–157. -
EVOLUTION AND OUTCOME IN MALIGNANT ASTROGLIAL NEOPLASMS OF THE CEREBELLUM
Steinberg, G. K., Shuer, L. M., CONLEY, F. K., & HANBERY, J. W. (1985). EVOLUTION AND OUTCOME IN MALIGNANT ASTROGLIAL NEOPLASMS OF THE CEREBELLUM. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 62(1), 9–17. -
LONG-TERM USE OF DIAZEPAM
Hollister, L. E., CONLEY, F. K., BRITT, R. H., & Shuer, L. (1981). LONG-TERM USE OF DIAZEPAM. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 246(14), 1568–1570. -
Clinical comments
Shuer, L. M. (1997). Clinical comments. CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE, 7(1), 72–72. -
TUMORS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS-SYSTEM STUDIED BY COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUND
Enzmann, D. R., Wheat, R., Marshall, W. H., Bird, R., MURPHYIRWIN, K., KARBON, K., … Shuer, L. (1985). TUMORS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS-SYSTEM STUDIED BY COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUND. RADIOLOGY, 154(2), 393–399. -
Noninvasive measurement of pulsatile intracranial pressure using ultrasound
Ueno, T., Ballard, R. E., Shuer, L. M., Cantrell, J. H., Yost, W. T., & Hargens, A. R. (1998). Noninvasive measurement of pulsatile intracranial pressure using ultrasound. Presented at the 10th International ICP Symposium, WILLIAMSBURG,VIRGINIA: SPRINGER-VERLAG WIEN. -
Rehospitalization and emergency department use rates before and after vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: use of state databases to provide longitudinal data across multiple clinical settings.
Kalanithi, P. S. A., Arrigo, R. T., Tran, P., Gephart, M. H., Shuer, L., Fisher, R., & Boakye, M. (2014). Rehospitalization and emergency department use rates before and after vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: use of state databases to provide longitudinal data across multiple clinical settings. Neuromodulation , 17(1), 60–65. -
Fungal infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: histoplasmosis diagnosis and treatment.
Veeravagu, A., Ludwig, C., Camara-Quintana, J. Q., Jiang, B., Lad, N., & Shuer, L. (2013). Fungal infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: histoplasmosis diagnosis and treatment. World Neurosurgery, 80(1-2), 222 e5–222 e13. -
A survey of human brain transcriptome diversity at the single cell level
Darmanis, S., Sloan, S. A., Zhang, Y., Enge, M., Caneda, C., Shuer, L. M., … Quake, S. R. (2015). A survey of human brain transcriptome diversity at the single cell level. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(23), 7285–90. -
Building an electronic health record integrated quality of life outcomes registry for spine surgery.
Azad, T. D., Kalani, M., Wolf, T., Kearney, A., Lee, Y., Flannery, L., … Ratliff, J. K. (2016). Building an electronic health record integrated quality of life outcomes registry for spine surgery. Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine, 24(1), 176–85. -
Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse
Zhang, Y., Sloan, S. A., Clarke, L. E., Caneda, C., Plaza, C. A., Blumenthal, P. D., … Barres, B. A. (2016). Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse. NEURON, 89(1), 37–53. -
Building an electronic health record integrated quality of life outcomes registry for spine surgery
Azad, T. D., Kalani, M., Wolf, T., Kearney, A., Lee, Y., Flannery, L., … Ratliff, J. K. (2016). Building an electronic health record integrated quality of life outcomes registry for spine surgery. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 24(1), 176–85. -
Cervical Osteochondroma Causing Myelopathy in Adults: Management Considerations and Literature Review.
Veeravagu, A., Li, A., Shuer, L. M., & Desai, A. M. (2016). Cervical Osteochondroma Causing Myelopathy in Adults: Management Considerations and Literature Review. World Neurosurgery. -
Predicting complication risk in spine surgery: a prospective analysis of a novel risk assessment tool.
Veeravagu, A., Li, A., Swinney, C., Tian, L., Moraff, A., Azad, T. D., … Ratliff, J. K. (2017). Predicting complication risk in spine surgery: a prospective analysis of a novel risk assessment tool. Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine, 1–11. -
Real-Time Fluoroscopic and C-Arm Computed Tomography Evaluation of Ommaya Reservoir Integrity.
Moraff, A. M., Hayden Gephart, M., Shuer, L. M., & Heit, J. J. (2017). Real-Time Fluoroscopic and C-Arm Computed Tomography Evaluation of Ommaya Reservoir Integrity. Cureus, 9(3). -
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Comparison of porcine and bovine collagen dural substitutes in posterior fossa decompression for Chiari I malformation in adults.
Lee, C. K., Mokhtari, T., Connolly, I. D., Li, G., Shuer, L. M., Chang, S. D., … Gephart, M. H. (2017). Comparison of porcine and bovine collagen dural substitutes in posterior fossa decompression for Chiari I malformation in adults. World Neurosurgery. -
Outcomes of cervical laminoplasty-Population-level analysis of a national longitudinal database.
Veeravagu, A., Azad, T. D., Zhang, M., Li, A., Pendharkar, A. V., Ratliff, J. K., & Shuer, L. M. (2017). Outcomes of cervical laminoplasty-Population-level analysis of a national longitudinal database. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. -
Predictors of Clinical and Angiographic Outcome Following Surgical or Endovascular Therapy of Very Large and Giant Intracranial Aneurysms
Darsaut, T. E., Darsaut, N. M., Chang, S. D., Silverberg, G. D., Shuer, L. M., Tian, L., … Steinberg, G. K. (2010). Predictors of Clinical and Angiographic Outcome Following Surgical or Endovascular Therapy of Very Large and Giant Intracranial Aneurysms. STROKE, 41(4), E266. -
A giant cell tumor of the cranial base treated by stereotactic radiosurgery
Kim, E.-Y., Murovic, J. A., Gibbs, I. C., Shuer, L. M., & Chang, S. D. (2011). A giant cell tumor of the cranial base treated by stereotactic radiosurgery. JOURNAL OF RADIOSURGERY AND SBRT, 1(4), 333–37. -
Unholy Alliance, Pathway to Scholarly Work, or Just an Association?
Shuer, L. M. (2017). Unholy Alliance, Pathway to Scholarly Work, or Just an Association? WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 104, 985–86. -
Patient Satisfaction and Press Ganey Scores for Spine Versus Nonspine Neurosurgery Clinics.
Chen, Y.-R., Johnson, E., Montalvo, C., Stratford, S., Veeravagu, A., Tharin, S., … Park, J. (2019). Patient Satisfaction and Press Ganey Scores for Spine Versus Nonspine Neurosurgery Clinics. Clinical Spine Surgery. -
Contemporaneous evaluation of patient experience, surgical strategy, and seizure outcomes in patients undergoing stereoelectroencephalography or subdural electrode monitoring.
Kim, L. H., Parker, J. J., Ho, A. L., Feng, A. Y., Kumar, K. K., Chen, K. S., … Halpern, C. H. (2020). Contemporaneous evaluation of patient experience, surgical strategy, and seizure outcomes in patients undergoing stereoelectroencephalography or subdural electrode monitoring. Epilepsia. -
Intracranial Grade II Meningioma Oligometastatic to the Cervical Spine
Natarajan, J. M., Born, D. E., Harsh, G., Shuer, L. M., & Soltys, S. G. (2021). Intracranial Grade II Meningioma Oligometastatic to the Cervical Spine. CUREUS, 13(1). -
Intracranial Grade II Meningioma Oligometastatic to the Cervical Spine.
Natarajan, J. M., Born, D. E., Harsh, G., Shuer, L. M., & Soltys, S. G. (2021). Intracranial Grade II Meningioma Oligometastatic to the Cervical Spine. Cureus, 13(1), e12809. -
External validation of a predictive model of adverse events following spine surgery.
Fatemi, P., Zhang, Y., Han, S. S., Purington, N., Zygourakis, C. C., Veeravagu, A., … Ratliff, J. K. (2021). External validation of a predictive model of adverse events following spine surgery. The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society. -
Mechanisms of Peer Review and their Potential Impact on Neurosurgeons: A Pilot Survey.
Lepard, J. R., Yaeger, K., Mazzola, C., Stacy, J., Shuer, L., & Kimmel, K. (2022). Mechanisms of Peer Review and their Potential Impact on Neurosurgeons: A Pilot Survey. World Neurosurgery. -
Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection: a rare cause of a ring-enhancing central nervous system lesion. Illustrative case.
Levinson, S., Kumar, K. K., Wang, H., Tayyar, R., Dunning, M., Toland, A., … Shuer, L. (2022). Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection: a rare cause of a ring-enhancing central nervous system lesion. Illustrative case. Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons, 3(15). -
Stanford University School of Medicine: Our Neurosurgical Heritage.
Veeravagu, A., Kim, L. H., Rao, V. L., Lim, M., Shuer, L. M., Harris, O. A., & Steinberg, G. K. (2023). Stanford University School of Medicine: Our Neurosurgical Heritage. Neurosurgery. -
Utilization of Locum Tenens in Neurosurgery.
Camarano, J., Lefever, D., Kandregula, S., Abushehab, N., Benzil, D., Huntoon, K., … Guthikonda, B. (2024). Utilization of Locum Tenens in Neurosurgery. World Neurosurgery.
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