Our Team
Yuen So, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Director, Department of Neurology Residency Programs
Director, Neurology Clinics
Co-Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic at Stanford
Dr. So joined Stanford in 1999, and his special areas of interest include neuromuscular diseases, myasthenia gravis, and peripheral neuropathy. He received his Ph.D. From Rockefeller University, and his M.D. From the Yale University School of Medicine in 1982. He did both a residency and a fellowship at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco.
He is Board Certified Clinical Neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, in Electrodiagnostic Medicine by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
In 1999, Dr. So won the L. Forno Award for Teaching Excellence. He is also the co-founder of the biotechnology company Satoris, which works on blood-based protein biomarkers for neurological disorders. He has also been included in Best Doctors list.
Dr. So's research interests include the diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of peripheral neuropathy, nerve injury, and muscle diseases. He is also interested in the application of clinical neurophysiology to neurological diagnosis, and the neurological complications of HIV infection.
S. Charles Cho, MD
Dr. Cho recently joined the Intraoperative Monitoring Service at Stanford, transferring from the Massachusetts General hospital at the Harvard Medical School.
His interests are in the neurophysiology and electrical functions of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
He is currently involved in recognizing reversible ischemia and preventing strokes during surgical and interventional neuroradiology procedures.
Les Dorfman, MD
Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Director, Residency Program in Clinical Neurophysiology
Director, Stanford Neurodiagnostic Laboratories
Director, SHC/LPCH Evoked Potential Laboratories and Electromyography Laboratories
Director, Stanford Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Dr. Dorfman has been on the staff at Stanford for more than 30 years, and specializes in clinical neurophysiology, multiple sclerosis, and electromyography.
Dr. Dorfman received his M.D. From Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1968. He completed residencies at Greenwich Hospital in 1970, and at Stanford in 1973. In 1974 he did fellowships at the National Hospital in London and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
He is Board Certified in Clinical Neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Electrodiagnostic Medicine by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Dorfman is a past president of the American Association for Electrodiagnostic Medicine, the AAEM Foundation for Research and Education, and the Association of California Neurologists. He has also been a Director of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and is on the Clinical Advisory Board of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Dr. Dorfman's research interests include the clinical electrophysiology of the peripheral and central nervous systems, including nerve conduction velocity; electromyography (EMG); and visual, auditory and somatosensory evoked potentials. He also studies the application of digital signal processing techniques in clinical neurophysiology for the diagnosis of neurological disorders, and for neurological rehabilitation.
He is also interested in implementing new methodologies for teaching clinical neuroscience to undergraduate, graduate and medical students, residents and fellows.
Jaime Lopez, MD
Dr. Lopez completed his residency in Neurology and fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Diseases at Stanford.
In 1994, Dr. Lopez established the Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring Program at Stanford. The program has expanded to more than 500 cases annually.
Dr. Lopez continues to research the use of innovative techniques for monitoring different regions of the nervous system during a variety of neurovascular surgical procedures, endovascular embolizations, and spinal cord and orthopedic surgeries.
Ching Wang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurological SciencesDirector, Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Northwestern University in 1983, and his M.D. from Northwestern University in 1986. He completed his residency at Children's Medical Center of Dallas in 1989, and a fellowship at The Neurological Institute of New York in 1992.
Dr. Wang is Board Certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. In 2002, he was honored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association with their Best Physician's Gold Award.
Dr. Wang's research activities cover both basic molecular neurogenetics and clinical trials in spinal muscular atrophy. His research lab is currently using cellular and animal models to study the pathogenesis of motor neurons diseases.
His clinical research team is currently engaged in therapeutic trials in an attempt to identify effective therapeutic agents for children with spinal muscular atrophy.