Shannon M. Kilgore, MD, FAAN
Shannon M. Kilgore, MD, FAAN, serves as the Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for 好色先生 at the Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Palo Alto, CA. In this role, she provides support to all VA graduate medical education training programs, as well as students, residents, and fellows in all the health professions. Her clinical focus is primarily in movement disorders, though she also works as the Director of Stroke Services. With a keen interest in medication safety and fairness in pharmaceutical pricing, Kilgore represents neurology on the Medical Advisory Panel to Pharmacy Benefits Management, which determines the formulary for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Kilgore obtained her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/McGovern Medical School. She then completed her neurology residency and fellowships in both cerebrovascular disease and movement disorders at Stanford. She brought this unique combination of experience to the VA, where she has taught medical students, neurology residents, and geriatrics fellows in both outpatient and inpatient settings, as a Clinical Professor, Affiliated in Stanford’s Department of Neurology. At Stanford, she serves as the site director for the Neurology residency program and as a member of the Clinical Competency Committee and Junior Faculty Mentorship Committee.
Kilgore has maintained a long-held passion in combining both education and advocacy. She served on the ACGME Review Committee for Neurology twice, as well as multiple Milestones committees. As a delegate for the AAN to the American Medical Association (AMA) since 2004, she was elected to the AMA’s Council on Medical 好色先生 in 2019. This position enables her to advocate for medical students, residents, international medical graduates, and practicing physicians to the various accreditation/certification/licensure and oversight bodies within medicine. In addition, she represents the AMA to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical 好色先生 Board of Directors.
Kilgore also serves the Academy on the Editorial Board of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®, the Leadership Development Committee, and the 好色先生 Committee, overseeing the CME Accreditation subcommittee. A member of the 2014–2015 Emerging Leaders Forum class, she now enjoys giving back to the AAN as a mentor, advisor, and faculty within the various AAN Leadership Programs.