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Laura Prolo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and has a courtesy appointment in Pediatric Neurology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in the surgical treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors, including conditions such as craniosynostosis, Chiari malformation, moya-moya disease, spasticity, spinal dysraphism, and myelomeningocele. Her clinical focus also includes neuro-endoscopy and epilepsy management, specifically for tethered spinal cord syndrome. Prolo completed her residency in Neurosurgery at Stanford University in 2019 and holds board certifications in Pediatric Neurological Surgery and Neurological Surgery from the American Board. She further advanced her training with a fellowship at Seattle Children's Hospital in 2020. Prolo obtained her PhD in Neuroscience from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2012. She is actively involved in research related to GD2 CAR T cell therapy for treating diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas and spinal diffuse midline gliomas, as well as evaluating the safety of panitumumab-IRDye800 in pediatric patients undergoing brain surgery. Throughout her academic career, she has guided numerous students on research projects and doctoral dissertations.
Stanford University • Palo Alto, CA
Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery with a courtesy appointment in Pediatric Neurology.
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