Jos'lyn Woodard, M.D.

  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Jos’lyn Woodard is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon specializing in pediatric and peripheral nerve neurosurgery. Her clinical expertise is in pediatric tumors, chiari malformations, hydrocephalus and spinal dysraphism, as well as peripheral nerve tumors, compressions and injury and repair in children and adults alike. A thoughtful and thorough surgeon, she is an avid believer and practitioner in addressing neurosurgical illness — the physical, emotional and mental impact of a disease on its carrier and their family.

In addition to an unwavering commitment to her patients, she is dedicated to strengthening the future of neurosurgery through teaching, mentoring and making improvements in surgical education on a local and national level.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2006, Yale University
    • M.Ed., 2008, National Louis University
    • M.D., 2013, Stanford University

  • Fellowship

    • Peripheral Nerve Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2022
    • Pediatric Neurosurgery, Oregon Health & Science University, 2021

Memberships and associations:

  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Gold Humanism Honor Medical Society

Publications

Publications

  • Patient Satisfaction Ratings of Male and Female Residents Across Subspecialties

    Neurosurgery
    1. Methma Udawatta
    2. Yasmine Alkhalid
    3. Thien Nguyen
    4. Vera Ong
    5. Jos'lyn Woodard
    6. John P. Sheppard
    7. Courtney Duong
    8. Sonia Iyengar
    9. Christopher W. Migdal
    10. Virgie Mosley
    11. Isaac Yang

  • Neurenteric cyst of the conus medullaris

    Surgical Neurology International
    1. D. Diaz-Aguilar
    2. T. Niu
    3. S. Terterov
    4. R. Scharnweber
    5. A. Tucker
    6. J. Woodard
    7. H. Brara
    8. C. Merna
    9. H. Shah
    10. S. Wang
    11. S. Rahman

  • Primary central nervous system gamma delta cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma

    Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
    1. Kelly L. Mooney
    2. Winward Choy
    3. Joslyn Woodard
    4. Rena R. Xian
    5. Taylor M. Deal
    6. Ryan F. Kendle
    7. Jonathan Said
    8. Wayne Grody
    9. Isaac Yang

  • Using bioabsorbable fixation systems in the treatment of pediatric skull deformities leads to good outcomes and low morbidity

    Child's Nervous System
    1. Melanie G. Hayden Gephart
    2. Joslyn I. Woodard
    3. Robert T. Arrigo
    4. H. Peter Lorenz
    5. Stephen A. Schendel
    6. Michael S.B. Edwards
    7. Raphael Guzman

  • Janus-like opposing roles of CD47 in autoimmune brain inflammation in humans and mice

    Journal of Experimental Medicine
    1. May H. Han
    2. Deborah H. Lundgren
    3. Siddhartha Jaiswa
    4. Mark Chao
    5. Kareem L. Graham
    6. Christopher S. Garris
    7. Robert C. Axtell
    8. Peggy P. Ho
    9. Christopher B. Lock
    10. Joslyn I. Woodard
    11. Sara E. Brownell
    12. Maria Zoudilova
    13. Jack F.V. Hunt
    14. Sergio E. Baranzini
    15. Eugene C. Butcher
    16. Cedric S. Raine
    17. Raymond A. Sobe
    18. David K. Han
    19. Irving Weissman
    20. Lawrence Steinman

  • Moyamoya disease can masquerade as multiple sclerosis

    Neurologist
    1. Leslie J. Dorfman
    2. Nancy J. Fischbein
    3. Joslyn I. Woodard
    4. Omar Choudhri
    5. Teresa E. Bell-Stephens
    6. Gary K. Steinberg