Bio
Dr. Juan Fernandez-Miranda is Professor of Neurosurgery and Surgical Director of the Stanford Brain Tumor, Skull Base, and Pituitary Centers. He is internationally renowned for his expertise in minimally invasive brain surgery, endoscopic skull base and pituitary surgery, open skull base surgery, and complex brain tumor surgery. He has performed over a thousand endoscopic endonasal operations for pituitary tumors and other skull base lesions. He is highly regarded for his innovative contributions to the development and refinement of endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, for his ability to select the most effective and less invasive approach to each individual patient, and for his precise knowledge of the intricate anatomy of the white matter tracts required to maximize resection and minimize morbidity on high and low grade glioma patients.
Dr. Fernandez-Miranda completed neurosurgery residency at La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, Spain. Upon completion of his residency, he was awarded the Sanitas Prize to the best medical postgraduate trainee in the country. From 2005 to 2007, he underwent fellowship training in microsurgical neuroanatomy at the University of Florida under legendary neurosurgeon Albert L. Rhoton, Jr. From 2007 to 2010 he continued subspecialty clinical training in cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Virginia, and endoscopic endonasal and open skull base surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). During his 10-year tenure at UPMC, he pioneered endoscopic endonasal approaches to highly complex pituitary and skull base tumors, developed a world-class complex brain surgery program, and leaded a premier training and research program on surgical neuroanatomy and skull base surgery.
In 2018, he was recruited to bring to Stanford his unique technical expertise and to collaborate with world-renowned Stanford colleagues across multiple disciplines to establish the preeminent center for comprehensive treatment of complex lesions in the brain, skull base, and pituitary regions. His top priority is to provide gentle, accurate, and safe surgery, in a team-based and compassionate approach to patient care.
Clinical Focus
- Neurosurgery
- Pituitary tumor
- Craniopharyngioma
- Meningioma
- Chordoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Cushing's disease
- Acromegaly
- Prolactin-secreting adenoma
- Rathke's cleft cyst
- Low grade glioma
- High grade glioma
- Juvenile pylocitic astrocytoma
- Ependymoma
- Vestibular Schwanomma
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Trigeminal Schwanomma
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Sinonasal carcinoma
- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Cholesterol granuloma
- Epidermoid cyst
- Dermoid cyst
- skull base lesion
- brain lesion
- brain tumor
- brain metastasis
- orbital tumors
- cavernous hemangioma
- Cavernous sinus lesions
- Clival lesion
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Hemifacial spasm
- Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- fibrous dysplasia
- Basilar Invagination
- Platibasia
- Chiari Malformation
- Brainstem lesion
- Cavernoma
- Limbic glioma
- Insular glioma
- Glomus jugulare tumor
- Pineal Tumor
- Cerebellar tumor
- L'Hermitte-Duclos disease
Academic Appointments
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Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
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Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Divisions
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Surgical Director, Stanford Brain Tumor Center (2018 - Present)
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Co-Director, Stanford Skull Base Surgery Program (2018 - Present)
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Surgical Director, Stanford Pituitary Center (2018 - Present)
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Director, Surgical Neuroanatomy, Fiber Tractography, and Virtual Simulation Research Center (2018 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Honorary Visiting Professor, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital (Tianjin, China) (2018)
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Annual Faculty Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2017)
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National Investigation Award, Barclays Foundation (2009)
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Aesculap European Research Award, EANS (European Association of Neurological Surgeons) (2008)
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Pedro Mata Award – Best Neurosurgical Research, Neurosurgical Society of Madrid (2006)
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Sanitas Award – Best Medical Post-graduate Trainee in Spain, Sanitas Foundation (2006)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Co-Founder and Vice-president, Rhoton Society (2018 - Present)
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President, 1st Rhoton Society Meeting, Tianjin, China (2018 - Present)
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Fellow, American College of Surgeons (2017 - Present)
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Member, Acoustic Neuroma Association (2017 - Present)
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Patient Engagement Committee, Pituitary Society (2017 - Present)
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Editorial Board, Journal of Neurological Surgery: Skull Base (2016 - Present)
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Editorial Board, Operative Neurosurgery (2015 - Present)
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Member, Pituitary Society (2015 - Present)
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Neuroanatomy Committee, WFNS (World Federation of Neurological Surgeons) (2015 - 2017)
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MRRC (Magnetic Resonance Research Center) committee, University of Pittsburgh (2014 - 2018)
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Editorial Board, Neurocirugia (Spanish Society of Neurosurgery) (2013 - Present)
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International Outreach Committee, AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) (2013 - 2015)
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NASBS Awards Committee, NASBS (North American Skull Base Society) (2013 - 2015)
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NASBS Education and Training Committee, NASBS (2013 - 2015)
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Active member, CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons) (2012 - Present)
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Chair Management Meetings, University of Pittsburgh (2012 - 2018)
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Invited affiliate, German Skull Base Society (2010 - Present)
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Member, The Cajal Club (2010 - Present)
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Active member, EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) (2008 - Present)
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Affiliate member, AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) (2006 - Present)
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Active member, SENEC (Spanish Society of Neurological Surgeons) (2004 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship:University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2010) PA
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Fellowship:University of Virginia Medical Center (2008) VA
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Fellowship, University of Florida, McKnight Brain Institute, FL (2007)
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Residency:Hospital Universitario La Paz (2006) Spain
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Medical Education:Universidad Complutense Madrid (2000) Spain
Community and International Work
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Advanced Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Course, Shangai
Topic
Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
Fudan University, Shangai
Populations Served
Chinese ENT and Neurosurgeons
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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National Skull Base Endoscope Conference, Xi’an, China
Topic
Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
Xian Military Hospital
Populations Served
Chinese Neurosurgeons
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Neurosurgery Scientific Meeting, Banghok, Thailand
Topic
Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
Royal College of Neurological Surgeons of Thailand
Populations Served
Thai Neurosurgeons
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Neuropinamar, Pinamar, Argentina
Topic
Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
Buenos Aires Neurosurgery Society
Populations Served
Argentinean neurosurgeons
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Surgical Neuroanatomy and Techniques, Brasilia
Topic
Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery
Populations Served
Brazilian neurosurgeons
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Endoscopy Endonasal skull base surgery course, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Topic
Endoscopic endonasal surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Populations Served
Spanish neurosurgeons
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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NASBS Skull Base Summer Course, New Orleans
Topic
Skull base surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
NASBS
Populations Served
Neurosurgery and ENT residents and fellows
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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3-D Surgical Anatomy Course for Senior Residents, Houston
Topic
Surgical Anatomy
Partnering Organization(s)
CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
Populations Served
Neurosurgery residents
Location
US
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Skull Base Training Course, Memphis (TN)
Topic
Skull Base Surgery
Partnering Organization(s)
AANS and NREF
Populations Served
Neurosurgey and ENT trainees
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No