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Yusuke Hori, MD

Yusuke Hori, MD

Clinical Instructor, Neurosurgery
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine, Brain Organoids and Disease Modeling (NeoPasca Lab) (2023)
International Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship (2022)
Chief Clinical Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, OH, Neurosurgical Oncology and Radiosurgery Fellowship (2021)
Clinical Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, OH, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship (2019)
Resident, NHO Okayama Medical Center, Okayama University, Japan, Neurosurgical Residency (2018)
Intern, Asahi General Hospital, Japan, Mandatory Postgraduate Clinical Training Program (2015)
M.D., Sapporo Medical University, Japan (2013)
Medical Student Research Fellow, Sapporo Medical University, Japan, Molecular Pharmacology (Dr. Horio Lab) (2013)
Visiting Student Research Fellow, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan, Human Genetics (Dr. Niikawa Lab) (2011)
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Dr. Hori received his MD from Sapporo Medical University, Japan, and during that time he served as a Medical Student Research Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology. He explored the functional role of the SIRT1 gene, a longevity-associated gene, and its association with various conditions such as muscular dystrophy. He also completed a Visiting Student Research Fellowship at the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido and participated in Human Genetics projects focusing on an association between the 27-bp deletion and 538G>A mutation in the ABCC11 Gene.

After graduating from medical school, Dr. Hori completed a neurosurgery residency at National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center in Japan. Subsequently, he completed a Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship and then a Neurosurgical Oncology and Radiosurgery Fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic. He also completed an International Neurosurgery Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. In 2022, he moved to Stanford University as a postdoctoral fellow, and under the supervision of Dr. Anca Pasca, he participated in brain organoid research focusing on hypoxic brain injuries.

Since July 2023, Dr. Hori has been working as a Clinical Instructor (Neurosurgical Oncology and Radiosurgery) in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford under the supervision of Dr. Steven D. Chang. His clinical interests include malignant brain and spine tumors in both adult and pediatric patients. His clinical research focuses on the application of minimally invasive treatments such as laser interstitial thermal therapy, focused ultrasound, and radiosurgery to treat various neurosurgical conditions. His current lab research aims to develop an organoid model for radiation-induced brain injuries and a high-throughput screening platform to identify novel therapeutic compounds, for which he received a Clinician Educator Grant from Stanford University Maternal and Child Health Research Institute. Outside of medicine, he enjoys playing music including guitar and drums.