Hello all, The Wellness Committee is excited to announce that on April 26, 11 AM, we will be hosting a Yoga session at CAM’s Grand Rounds with Yoga instructor, Vince Baza! Lunch to follow. Come participate in this mind-body exercise, where you’ll enjoy the many benefits of yoga, including: Please…
Year: 2023
Neuro Brown Bag Book Club on May 17
Please pack a lunch, bring a book recommendation to share, and join us for the next Neuro Brown Bag Book Club on May 17. We’ll be reading “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness” by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz. This book is “an engrossing…
Reminder: Neuro Brown Bag Book Club on March 15
Hi everyone, this is a friendly reminder that our Brown Bag Book Club will be next Wednesday, March 15 in the CAM Plaza. Not only was “Nightcrawling” a powerful story based on real-life events, but it turns out one of our book club members has an inside connection with the…
Order your Stanford Med Pride shirt by Tuesday March 8
The Department of Neurosurgery is ordering 50 Pride t-shirts that will arrive in May and will be distributed before the June Pride event. More info on the shirts here. If you are interested in receiving a shirt please fill out the Smartsheet by tomorrow, Tuesday March 7th. Sorry for the late…
Brain Byte Wellness Tips
Neurosurgery has a new wellness team. Our goal is to improve and promote a culture of physical and mental well-being. We want to increase the connection of staff with activities and awareness regarding whole body health so that we can all be our best. Watch Brain Byte for weekly wellness…
Tom Stienstra shares his cancer journey at Stanford Medicine
In 2021, former San Francisco Chronicle writer Tom Stienstra developed a persistent cough after a few days of hiking, biking, and mountain climbing with his wife. Within a few weeks, doctors found tumors in his lungs, brain, and throughout the rest of his body. Dr. Steven Chang, and a team…