
Gordon Li MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
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300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000
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Summary
- Dr. Gordon Li is a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Stanford Health Care and VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He received his medical degree from University of California Davis School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, skull base surgery, and spine surgery.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2005 - 2011
Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher, 2007 - 2009
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2004 - 2005
University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 2004, MD
Certifications & Licensure
HI State Medical License 2022 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2005 - 2027
OR State Medical License 2021 - 2027
NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
AK State Medical License 2021 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2021 - 2023
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- Phase I Rindopepimut After Conventional Radiation in Children w/ Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
- A Study of Rindopepimut/GM-CSF in Patients With Relapsed EGFRvIII-Positive Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
- Cetuximab-IRDye 800CW in Detecting Tumors in Patients With Malignant Glioma Undergoing Surgery Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Surgical resection versus stereotactic radiosurgery for succinate dehydrogenase-related hereditary head and neck paragangliomas.Paul M Harary, Yusuke S Hori, Fred C Lam, Deya Abu-Reesh, Sara C Emrich
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2026-01-14 - Adaptive immunotherapeutic paradigms in diffuse midline glioma: integrating epigenetic reprogramming, neuron-glioma interactions, and tumor microenvironment modulation.Justin Liu, Joseph H Ha, Matthew Abikenari, Matthew Adam Sjoholm, Shreyas Annagiri
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2025-12-29 - Efficacy and Safety of CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Occipital Condyle Metastasis.David J Park, Harini Voruganti, Shreyas Annagiri, Elaheh Shaghaghian, Yusuke S Hori
Neurosurgery Practice. 2025-12-01
Journal Articles
- Developmental Phosphoproteomics Identifies the Kinase CK2 as a Driver of Hedgehog Signaling and a Therapeutic Target in MedulloblastomaGordon Li, Sharareh Gholamin, Science Magazine
- The incidence of multifocal glioblastoma.Thomas R, Xu L, Lober R, Li G*, and Nagpal S*, Journal of Neuro-Oncology
- Mult-institutional validation of a pre- operative scoring system which predicts survival for patients with glioblastoma.Chaichana K, Pendelton C, Chambless L, Camara-Quintana J, Nathan J, Hassam-Malani L, Li G, Harsh G, Thompson R, Lim M, and Quinones-Hinojosa A, . Journal of Neurosurgery
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Usefulness of the anterior-posterior cervical spine radiograph in the initial trauma evaluation.Li G, Hald J, Hartman J, and Kim K, North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
- Discovery of epidermal growth factor variant iii expression (egfrviii) in diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (dipg) leading to a phase 1 clinical trial studying egfrvii...Li G, Mitra S, Monje M, Guzman R, Edwards M, Fisher P, and Wong A, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Meeting
- Cyberknife radiosurgery for treatment of secondary trigeminal neuralgia.Li G, Tuniz F, and Adler J, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Press Mentions
Brain Surgery Advances — Precision TargetingJanuary 21st, 2020
Brain Tumor Breached with Ultrasound in Medical FirstJanuary 13th, 2016
Grant Support
- The Role Of Gab1:Jnk2alpha2 Complex In Glial TumorigenesisNational Cancer Institute2008–2009
Professional Memberships
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