David C. Spencer, M.D.

  • Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Education and training

  • Residency

    • Stanford University, Stanford
  • Fellowship

    • Epilepsy-Stanford University, Stanford

Memberships and associations:

  • Fellow of American Academy of Neurology

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • Electrocorticography Analysis in Patients With Dual Neurostimulators Supports Desynchronization as a Mechanism of Action for Acute Vagal Nerve Stimulator Stimulation

    Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
    1. Lia D. Ernst
    2. Paul J. Steffan
    3. Priya Srikanth
    4. Jack Wiedrick
    5. David C. Spencer
    6. Proleta Datta
    7. Navya M. Joseph
    8. Magda Wernovsky
    9. Danielle A. Becker
  • Concurrent brain-responsive and vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of drug-resistant focal epilepsy

    Epilepsy and Behavior
    1. Mesha Gay Brown
    2. Stefan Sillau
    3. Danielle McDermott
    4. Lia D. Ernst
    5. David C. Spencer
    6. Dario J. Englot
    7. Hernán F.J. González
    8. Proleta Datta
    9. Ioannis Karakis
    10. Danielle Becker
    11. John D. Rolston
    12. Amir Arain
    13. Vikram R. Rao
    14. Michael Doherty
    15. Alexandra Urban
    16. Cornelia Drees
  • The IDH1 inhibitor ivosidenib improved seizures in a patient with drug-resistant epilepsy from IDH1 mutant oligodendroglioma

    Epilepsy and Behavior Reports
    1. Anh Huan Vo
    2. Prakash Ambady
    3. David Spencer
  • Epileptologists infrequently discuss the risk of intubation with patients with epilepsy in the United States

    Annals of Palliative Medicine
    1. Andrew J. Solomon
    2. Robert Macauley
    3. David Spencer
  • Electrocorticographic events from long-term ambulatory brain recordings can potentially supplement seizure diaries

    Epilepsy Research
    1. Mark Quigg
    2. Tara L. Skarpaas
    3. David C. Spencer
    4. Nathan B. Fountain
    5. Beata Jarosiewicz
    6. Martha J. Morrell
  • MR imaging features of middle cranial fossa encephaloceles and their associations with epilepsy

    American Journal of Neuroradiology
    1. D. R. Pettersson
    2. K. S. Hagen
    3. N. C. Sathe
    4. B. D. Clark
    5. D. C. Spencer
  • Nine-year prospective efficacy and safety of brain-responsive neurostimulation for focal epilepsy

    Neurology
    1. Dileep R. Nair
    2. Martha J. Morrell
    3. Tara L. Skarpaas
    4. Anthony M. Murro
    5. Yong D. Park
    6. Gregory L. Barkley
    7. Brien J. Smith
    8. Ryder P. Gwinn
    9. Michael J. Doherty
    10. Katherine H. Noe
    11. Richard S. Zimmerman
    12. Gregory K. Bergey
    13. William S. Anderson
    14. Christianne Heck
    15. Charles Y. Liu
    16. Ricky W. Lee
    17. Toni Sadler
    18. Robert B. Duckrow
    19. Lawrence J. Hirsch
    20. Robert E. Wharen
    21. William Tatum
    22. Shraddha Srinivasan
    23. Guy M. McKhann
    24. Mark A. Agostini
    25. Andreas V. Alexopoulos
    26. Barbara C. Jobst
    27. David W. Roberts
    28. Vicenta Salanova
    29. Thomas C. Witt
    30. Sydney S. Cash
    31. Andrew J. Cole
    32. Gregory A. Worrell
    33. Brian N. Lundstrom
    34. Jonathan C. Edwards
    35. Jonathan J. Halford
    36. David C. Spencer
    37. Lia Ernst
    38. Christopher T. Skidmore
    39. Michael R. Sperling
    40. Ian Miller
    41. Eric B. Geller
    42. Michel J. Berg
    43. A. James Fessler
    44. Paul Rutecki
    45. Alica M. Goldman
    46. Eli M. Mizrahi
    47. Robert E. Gross
    48. Donald C. Shields
    49. Theodore H. Schwartz
    50. Douglas R. Labar
    51. Nathan B. Fountain
    52. W. Jeff Elias
    53. Piotr W. Olejniczak
    54. Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman
    55. Stephan Eisenschenk
    56. Steven N. Roper
    57. Jane G. Boggs
    58. Tracy A. Courtney
    59. Felice T. Sun
    60. Cairn G. Seale
    61. Kathy L. Miller
    62. Tara L. Skarpaas
  • Safety and efficacy of midazolam nasal spray for the treatment of intermittent bouts of increased seizure activity in the epilepsy monitoring unit

    Epilepsia
    1. David C. Spencer
    2. Saurabh R. Sinha
    3. Eun Jung Choi
    4. Jody M. Cleveland
    5. Aliceson King
    6. Tze Chiang Meng
    7. William E. Pullman
    8. David J. Sequeira
    9. Peter J. Van Ess
    10. James W. Wheless
  • Novel use of responsive neurostimulation (RNS system) in the treatment of super refractory status epilepticus

    Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
    1. Lia D. Ernst
    2. Katie L. Krause
    3. Marissa A. Kellogg
    4. Ahmed M. Raslan
    5. David C. Spencer
  • Brain-responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

    Epilepsia
    1. Eric B. Geller
    2. Tara L. Skarpaas
    3. Robert E. Gross
    4. Robert R. Goodman
    5. Gregory L. Barkley
    6. Carl W. Bazil
    7. Michael J. Berg
    8. Gregory K. Bergey
    9. Sydney S. Cash
    10. Andrew J. Cole
    11. Robert B. Duckrow
    12. Jonathan C. Edwards
    13. Stephan Eisenschenk
    14. James Fessler
    15. Nathan B. Fountain
    16. Alicia M. Goldman
    17. Ryder P. Gwinn
    18. Christianne Heck
    19. Aamar Herekar
    20. Lawrence J. Hirsch
    21. Barbara C. Jobst
    22. David King-Stephens
    23. Douglas R. Labar
    24. James W. Leiphart
    25. W. Richard Marsh
    26. Kimford J. Meador
    27. Eli M. Mizrahi
    28. Anthony M. Murro
    29. Dileep R. Nair
    30. Katherine H. Noe
    31. Yong D. Park
    32. Paul A. Rutecki
    33. Vicenta Salanova
    34. Raj D. Sheth
    35. Donald C. Shields
    36. Christopher Skidmore
    37. Michael C. Smith
    38. David C. Spencer
    39. Shraddha Srinivasan
    40. William Tatum
    41. Paul C. Van Ness
    42. David G. Vossler
    43. Robert E. Wharen
    44. Gregory A. Worrell
    45. Daniel Yoshor
    46. Richard S. Zimmerman
    47. Kathy Cicora
    48. Felice T. Sun
    49. Martha J. Morrell
  • Brain-responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable seizures arising from eloquent and other neocortical areas

    Epilepsia
    1. Barbara C. Jobst
    2. Ritu Kapur
    3. Gregory L. Barkley
    4. Carl W. Bazil
    5. Michel J. Berg
    6. Gregory K. Bergey
    7. Jane G. Boggs
    8. Sydney S. Cash
    9. Andrew J. Cole
    10. Michael S. Duchowny
    11. Robert B. Duckrow
    12. Jonathan C. Edwards
    13. Stephan Eisenschenk
    14. A. James Fessler
    15. Nathan B. Fountain
    16. Eric B. Geller
    17. Alica M. Goldman
    18. Robert R. Goodman
    19. Robert E. Gross
    20. Ryder P. Gwinn
    21. Christianne Heck
    22. Aamr A. Herekar
    23. Lawrence J. Hirsch
    24. David King-Stephens
    25. Douglas R. Labar
    26. W. R. Marsh
    27. Kimford J. Meador
    28. Ian Miller
    29. Eli M. Mizrahi
    30. Anthony M. Murro
    31. Dileep R. Nair
    32. Katherine H. Noe
    33. Piotr W. Olejniczak
    34. Yong D. Park
    35. Paul Rutecki
    36. Vicenta Salanova
    37. Raj D. Sheth
    38. Christopher Skidmore
    39. Michael C. Smith
    40. David C. Spencer
    41. Shraddha Srinivasan
    42. William Tatum
    43. Paul Van Ness
    44. David G. Vossler
    45. Robert E. Wharen
    46. Gregory A. Worrell
    47. Daniel Yoshor
    48. Richard S. Zimmerman
    49. Tara L. Skarpaas
    50. Martha J. Morrell
  • Levetiracetam in men with epilepsy

    Epilepsy Currents
    1. David Spencer
  • Practice guideline summary

    Neurology
    1. Jerzy P. Szaflarski
    2. David Gloss
    3. Jeffrey R. Binder
    4. William D. Gaillard
    5. Alexandra J. Golby
    6. Scott K. Holland
    7. Jeffrey Ojemann
    8. David C. Spencer
    9. Sara J. Swanson
    10. Jacqueline A. French
    11. William H. Theodore
  • A NORSE with no name

    Epilepsy Currents
    1. David Spencer
  • Circadian and ultradian patterns of epileptiform discharges differ by seizure-onset location during long-term ambulatory intracranial monitoring

    Epilepsia
    1. David C. Spencer
    2. Felice T. Sun
    3. Sarah N. Brown
    4. Barbara C. Jobst
    5. Nathan B. Fountain
    6. Victoria S.S. Wong
    7. Emily A. Mirro
    8. Mark Quigg
  • Inspecting resecting

    Epilepsy Currents
    1. David Spencer
  • Interrater reliability in interpretation of electrocorticographic seizure detections of the responsive neurostimulator

    Epilepsia
    1. Mark Quigg
    2. Felice Sun
    3. Nathan B. Fountain
    4. Barbara C. Jobst
    5. Victoria S.S. Wong
    6. Emily Mirro
    7. Sarah Brown
    8. David C. Spencer