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Robert Cowan, MD, FAAN
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Department of Neurology 300 Pasteur Drive Room A343 MC 5235 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-6469 Fax (650) 725-0390
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 724-9753Alternate Contact Edylen Anit Administrative Associate Email Tel Work 650-723-5184Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neurology
- Headache Medicine
Administrative Appointments
- Program Director, Headache Cooperative of the Pacific (2007 - present)
- Director,Stanford Headache Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2011 - present)
- Chair, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Special Interest Section (CAMSIS), American Headache Society (2009 - present)
- Vice President, Headache Cooperative of the Pacific (2007 - present)
- Board Member, Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (2008 - present)
- Program Director, Headache Cooperative of the Pacific (2007 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology (2006)
- Fellow, Merck Foundation Fellowship in Headache (2000)
- Chief Resident, LAC/USC, Los Angeles, California (1989)
- Woodrow Wilson Scholar, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts (1972)
- Magna Cum Laude, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts (1972)
Professional Education
| Residency: | LAC & USC Medical Center CA (1990) |
| Board Certification: | Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1997) |
| Internship: | LAC & USC Medical Center CA (1987) |
| Medical Education: | Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern CA CA (1986) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Current interest focus on patient education technology and patient/physician communication with a particular emphasis on tools which increase encounter efficiency and improve outcomes. Present projects include development of on-line tools to generate detailed patient histories and delineation of diagnostic impressions based on established criteria, generation of criteria for standardized credentialing of educators in headache, including training, testing and certification.
Publications
- Cerebrospinal fluid phosopholipase C activity increases in migraine. Cephalalgia. 2011: 456-462
- Capillary Endothelial Na+, K+, ATPase Transporter Homeostasis and a New Theory for Migraine Pathophysiology. Headache. 2010: 459-78
- The morphology and biochemistry of nanostructures provide evidence for synthesis and signaling functions in human cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal Fluid Res.. 2009: 6:10
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Sodium Increases in Migraine Headache. 2006: 1128-1135
- Prostaglandin D Synthase Isoforms from Cerebrospinal Fluid Vary with Brain Physiology. Disease Markers. 2006: 73-81
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