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Who is Dr. Shuer, Neurosurgeon in Stanford, CA?
Dr. Lawrence Shuer, MD is a Neurosurgeon, who primarily practices in Stanford, CA. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Shuer completed his residency at Stanford Univ Hosp, Neurological Surgery; Stanford Univ Hosp, General Surgery. Dr. Shuer is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Shuer’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Shuer’s office at (650) 723-6093.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Shuer?
Dr. Lawrence Shuer, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Neurosurgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Shuer empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Brain & Spinal Tumors, Chiari Malformations, Epilepsy, Syringomyelia & Spinal Cord Diseases, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Stanford/CA community, Dr. Shuer is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Shuer go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Stanford Univ Hosp, Neurological Surgery; Stanford Univ Hosp, General Surgery
Medical School: University of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi
Is Dr. Shuer board certified in Neurosurgeon?
Yes, Dr. Lawrence Shuer, MD is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
What languages does Dr. Shuer speak?
Dr. Shuer and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
Spanish
What conditions does Dr. Shuer treat?
As a Neurosurgeon, Dr. Shuer diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Shuer. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Lower Back Spinal Stenosis with Nerve Pain in Legs
- Neck Spinal Stenosis
- Lower Back Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Neck Injuries and Disorder
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Claudication
- Narrowing of Lower Back Spinal Canal with Leg Pain
- Nerve Compression in Lower Back with Walking Pain
- Narrowing of Neck Spinal Canal
- Cervical Spinal Canal Narrowing
- Cervical Stenosis
- Narrowing of Lower Back Spinal Canal
- Lumbar Spinal Canal Narrowing
- Lumbar Stenosis
ICD-10 Codes:
- M48062: Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication
- M4802: Spinal stenosis, cervical region
- M48061: Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication
Also known as:
- Benign Meningioma
- Benign Tumor
- Non-cancerous brain or spinal lining tumor
- Meningeal tumor
- Brain membrane tumor
ICD-10 Codes:
- D329: Benign neoplasm of meninges, unspecified
Also known as:
- Other Brain Disorder
- Pressure on the Brain
- Brain Disorder
- Brain Disease
- Various Brain Conditions
- Uncommon Brain Problems
- Specified Brain Disease
- Brain Compression
- Intracranial Pressure
- Brain Swelling
- Brain Condition
- Brain Problem
- Unspecified Brain Disease
ICD-10 Codes:
- G9389: Other specified disorders of brain
- G935: Compression of brain
- G939: Disorder of brain, unspecified
Also known as:
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscle Spasms
- Charley Horse
- Leg Cramps
ICD-10 Codes:
- R252: Cramp and spasm
Also known as:
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Hydrocephalus
- NPH
- Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
ICD-10 Codes:
- G912: (Idiopathic) normal pressure hydrocephalus
Also known as:
- Neck Pain
- Neck Injuries and Disorder
- Cervical Pain
- Sore Neck
- Neck Ache
ICD-10 Codes:
- M542: Cervicalgia
Also known as:
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Device
- CSF Shunt
- Ventricular Shunt
- Hydrocephalus Device
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z982: Presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device
Also known as:
- Other Post-Surgery Condition
- Postoperative State
- Recovery After Surgery
- Surgical Follow-up
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z98890: Other specified postprocedural states
Also known as:
- Pinched Nerve in Lower Back
- Back Pain
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lower Back Nerve Compression
- Compressed Nerve in Lower Back
ICD-10 Codes:
- M5416: Radiculopathy, lumbar region
Also known as:
- Lower Back Disc Disorder with Nerve Pain
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- Spine Injuries and Disorder
- Herniated Disc in Lower Back with Radiculopathy
- Slipped Disc in Lower Back causing Nerve Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
ICD-10 Codes:
- M5116: Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
Also known as:
- Low Back Pain
- Back Pain
- Lumbago
- Lower Back Ache
- Backache
ICD-10 Codes:
- M5450: Low back pain, unspecified
Also known as:
- Traumatic Subdural Brain Bleed
- Subdural Hematoma
- Head Bleed
- Brain Hemorrhage
- Head Injury
ICD-10 Codes:
- S065XAA: Traumatic subdural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness status unknown, initial encounter
Also known as:
- Neurostimulator Management
- Nerve Stimulator Adjustment
- Implantable Neurostimulator Care
- Deep Brain Stimulator Management
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z4542: Encounter for adjustment and management of neurostimulator
Also known as:
- Benign Cranial Nerve Tumor
- Benign Tumor
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- Non-cancerous cranial nerve growth
- Benign cranial nerve neoplasm
ICD-10 Codes:
- D333: Benign neoplasm of cranial nerves
Also known as:
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy
- Epilepsy
- Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
- Difficult-to-Treat Partial Seizures
- Refractory Focal Epilepsy
ICD-10 Codes:
- G40019: Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, without status epilepticus
Also known as:
- Benign Brain Tumor
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Disease
- Non-cancerous brain growth
- Brain adenoma
- Non-malignant brain mass
ICD-10 Codes:
- D330: Benign neoplasm of brain, supratentorial
Does Dr. Shuer accept my insurance?
Dr. Shuer accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (650) 723-6093 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Shuer accept in Stanford, CA?
Dr. Shuer in Stanford, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
Alignment Health Plan
All Other Third Party
AllCare Health Plan
Blue Shield of California
Central California Alliance for Health
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Medicaid
Medicare
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Shuer's office located?
Recognitions
Publications
Rehospitalization and emergency department use rates before and after vagus nerve stimulation for
Neuromodulation, 2014
Neurosurgical interventions for spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
World neurosurgery, 2013
Fungal infection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: histoplasmosis diagnosis and treatment.
World neurosurgery, 2013
Predictors of Clinical
NEUROSURGERY, 2011
Episodic encephalopathy due to an occult spil v
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, 2010
Two-year-old girl with cervicomedullary junction stenosis and an unknown type of skeletal dysplasia
JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-PEDIATRICS, 2008
Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by cerebral amyloid angiopathy in a 53-year-old man
JOURL OF NEUROLOGY, 2008
Primary paraspil leiomyosarcoma invading the cervical spil cal successfully treated with surgery
JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 2007
Comparison of endovascular and surface cooling during unruptured cerebral aneurysm repair
NEUROSURGERY, 2004
Idiopathic giant-cell granulomatous hypophysitis - Report of a case with autopsy follow-up
Wilson, J. D., Jacobs, M., Shuer, L., Atlas, S., Horoupian, D. S., 2000
Current source density alysis of syptic generators of human interictal spike
Stereotactic and functiol neurosurgery, 1999
Intracranial ictal recordings in mesial frontal lobe epilepsy
JOURL OF CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 1997
Central neurocytoma: One associated with a fourth ventricular PNET
HUMAN PATHOLOGY, 1997
MULTIPLE-SUTURE SYNOSTOSIS SUBSEQUENT TO VENTRICULAR SHUNTING
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, 1994
PLEOMORPHIC GRANULAR-CELL ASTROCYTOMA OF THE PINEAL-GLAND
CANCER, 1992
STEREOTAXIC HELIUM ION BRAGG PEAK RADIOSURGERY FOR INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS
Steinberg, G. K., FABRIKANT, J. I., Marks, M. P., Levy, R. P., Frankel, 1991
Materlly administered esmolol decreases fetal as well as materl heart rate.
Jourl of clinical anesthesia, 1990
OCCULT VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS OF THE OPTIC CHIASM - MAGNETIC
NEUROSURGERY, 1990
STEREOTAXIC HEAVY-CHARGED
NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINE, 1990
EFFECT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA ON NEUROL CHANGES IN A RABBIT MODEL OF FOCAL CEREBRAL-ISCHEMIA
STROKE, 1990
HYPERGLYCEMIA DECREASES ACUTE NEUROL ISCHEMIC CHANGES AFTER MIDDLE CEREBRAL
STROKE, 1989
CORORY VASOSPASM DURING PERCUTANEOUS TRIGEMIL RHIZOTOMY
AESTHESIA, 1988
PEEP DOES NOT AFFECT LEFT ATRIAL-RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE DIFFERENCE IN NEUROSURGICAL PATIENTS
ANESTHESIOLOGY, 1988
REDUCTION CRANIOPLASTY AND SEVERE HYPOTENSION
ANESTHESIOLOGY, 1988
What is Dr. Shuer's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Shuer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1386701159.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Shuer?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Shuer
What is Dr. Lawrence Shuer's specialty?
Dr. Shuer is a Neurosurgeon near Stanford, CA. A neurological surgeon is responsible to provide the operative and non-operative management which includes prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, & rehabilitation of various disorders related to the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems. This includes their supporting structures and vascular supply, the complete evaluation and treatment of pathological process which is known to modify function or activity of the nervous system, the operative & non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon has specialization in treating patients with disorders of the nervous system which includes conditions affecting the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, such as the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries. They also manage disorders related to the pituitary gland, spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those that may require spinal fusion or instrumentation. In addition to this, they treat conditions affecting the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their course in the body. Contact Dr. Shuer to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Lawrence Shuer affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Shuer is affiliated with Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Lawrence Shuer accepting new patients in Stanford, CA?
Yes, Dr. Lawrence Shuer is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Lawrence Shuer offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Shuer's office at (650) 723-6093 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with Lawrence Shuer?
Please contact Dr. Shuer's office at (650) 723-6093 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.
Which board certifications does Dr. Lawrence Shuer have?
Dr. Lawrence Shuer is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
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