General Info

Atman Desai, MD, FAANS, FACS, is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Neurosurgical Spine Oncology at Stanford University. Dr. Desai received his medical degree from the University of Cambridge. He completed his residency in Neurological Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and completed a further fellowship in Spinal Oncology and Complex Spinal Reconstruction at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His clinical practice focuses on the surgical treatment of spine and spinal cord tumors. His research interests include the study and development of artificial intelligence and augmented reality in spine surgery, and the use of smartphone and wearable technology to accurately measure spine health.