Stanford Surgical Epilepsy Program Team

Jaimie Henderson, MD
John and Jene Blume - Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor of Neurosurgery

Dr. Henderson is the director of the program in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and has a special interest in movement disorders and epilepsy. Dr. Henderson received his M.D. from Chicago's Rush Medical College in 1988. After completing his residency in Neurosurgery at Saint Louis University and fellowship training in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, he started the movement disorders surgery program at St. Louis University where he remained on the faculty for 6 years. He joined the Neurosurgery staff of the Cleveland Clinic in 2001, and Stanford's Neurosurgery Department in 2004. Dr. Henderson is an expert in invasive monitoring for surgical evaluation of patients with drug resistant epilepsy.


Lawrence Shuer, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery

Dr. Shuer performs surgical procedures on patients with uncontrolled seizures. He trained in surgery, neurosurgery and neuropathology at Stanford and joined the faculty in 1984.  He has been part of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Team at Stanford since 1992. His interests in neurosurgery include the management of craniofacial anomalies, degenerative spine disorders, syringomyelia, surgical treatment of epilepsy and hypothermic brain protection. He was a consultant for Neuropace as it developed the responsive brain stimulator for medically refractory epilepsy. He is past president of the California Association of Neurological Surgeons, past president of the Western Neurosurgical Society and is chair of the California Medical Association Scientific Advisory Panel on Neurosurgery.


Michael S. B. Edwards, MD
Emeritus Faculty, Neurosurgery


Vivek P. Buch, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery  

Dr. Buch is a neurosurgeon with fellowship training in epilepsy, functional, and minimally invasive neurosurgery. He is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery of Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Buch focuses his expertise on the open and minimally invasive treatment of epilepsy, brain disorders, spinal injury and disease, and other conditions. For each patient, he develops a personalized care plan that is designed to be both comprehensive and compassionate.


Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD, MAS
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD, MAS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Hayden Gephart’s research and clinical expertise in the treatment of central nervous system tumors and open epilepsy surgery. Her translational research focuses on understanding and halting the mechanisms driving tumor growth in the brain and spinal cord to develop and implement new treatments for neurosurgery patients.

Dr. Hayden Gephart received her medical and masters degrees from University of California at San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. She completed her residency and served as Chief Resident in Neurosurgery at Stanford University Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Hayden Gephart runs an NIH-funded laboratory in addition to her clinical service.