Michael Lim, MD

Today is Trigeminal Neuralgia Day! This is a condition that manifests as severe chronic facial pain. Here at Stanford, our multi-disciplinary team offers a range of services from diagnosis, pain management, physical therapy, and in some cases neurosurgical therapy. #TN

Congratulations to PGY-3 resident Dr. Yi Zhang on receiving the 2025 Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. Chosen by Stanford med students, this honor recognizes six residents for their clinical excellence and outstanding commitment to teaching.

Congratulations to PGY-5 resident Dr. John Choi on receiving the Professionalism Award, which is given to residents who work across disciplines and make institutional impacts on all levels of healthcare. Amazing achievement! 👏

Exciting work from the @kaltschmidt_lab demonstrating a role for glutamatergic neurons in regulating gut motility is featured on the front cover of Neuron. Congratulations! 👏

Was an honor to receive the Resident Basic Science Research Award along with my co-residents who were also recognized for their outstanding work! But was even more privileged to present this year’s Teaching Award to Dr. Saleh 🙏😊 @StanfordNsurg #residentlife

We're excited to virtually welcome Melanie Hayden Gephart to Duke on May 22! Dr. Hayden Gephart is a brain tumor neurosurgeon at @StanfordNsurg. Find more information and the Zoom link here: calendar.duke.edu/show?fq=id%3AC…

A rare headache turned into a life-altering emergency for Ralph Jones during a Las Vegas vacation. After experiencing severe symptoms, @HaydenGephartMD removed a hemangioblastoma. Today, he's grateful for each pain-free day. Read his story: med.stanford.edu/neurosurgery/n…

Last week, Stanford Neurosurgery held its third annual Neurosurgery Department Awards. Awards were given to both residents and med students who have shown exemplary work and research in their areas of interest. Congratulations!

Join us for this special event. Thank you to #ProjectDream for supporting my work. I’m excited to share the advances we are making. @StanfordNsurg @Stanford_Neuro @spinesection

Stanford Neurosurgery Clinical Research Coordinator II, Sasha Alexander M.S., shares a powerful story about a life-changing encounter with a patient who helped her through burnout, highlighting the deep connections in healthcare.  Read Sasha’s story: stanforddaily.com/2025/04/29/whe…

May is #BrainTumorAwarenessMonth. Stanford Brain Tumor Center supports and empowers the brain tumor community. This month we feature our inspirational patients and dedicated physicians. We hope you'll join us in sharing their stories and spreading awareness. #GoGrayinMay

Another annual #Chair pic at #AANS2025 @AANSNeuro The tradition lives strong I get older, @MichaelLimMD stays the same & wiser @StanfordNsurg @StanfordMed @Stanford @MayoClinic @MayoClinicNeuro @MayoClinicSOM

Our chair @MichaelLimMD moderated one of the final #AANS2025 sessions. He defined complications and their impact on surgeons and their patients. We are proud of our leadership at Stanford for guiding the next generation of neurosurgeons to engage in compassionate care.

Medical student, Bhav Jain, presenting: Trends and Disparities in Reported Industry Payments to Neurosurgeons (2017-2023) at #AANS2025👏

Quick group photo from Stanford Neurosurgery's AANS reception. Great change of pace after another fantastic day at #AANS2025!

Dr. Anand Veeravagu (@AnandMed) presented twice on Sunday at #AANS2025. His talks were: "Asymptomatic Misplaced Screw in Foramen Transversarium" and "Surgical Mishaps"

John Choi closed out the tumor section at #AANS2025 with this year’s Stryker Central Nervous System Tumor Award for his work on new therapies for glioblastoma.

Congratulations Dr. Suzanne Tharin (@SpineTharin) for being this year’s Miller Lecturer at #AANS2025!

Undergraduate student, Shreyas Annagiri, presenting his poster board: Survival Outcomes and Prognostic Factors for Pediatric Gliomas: A SEER Database Analysis Oncologists: 2014-2022 at #AANS2025

Medical student, Karthik Ravi, BS, MPhil, from the Prolo Lab presenting: Combined Genomic and Epigenomic Analysis Improves Classification of Hemispheric Pediatric High-grade Gliomas at #AANS2025