Dr. Monje received her BA from Vassar College and her MD and PhD from Stanford University. She completed her residency training in neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Partners program. Dr. Monje then returned to Stanford to complete a clinical fellowship in pediatric neuro-oncology and a post-doctoral fellowship. Dr Monje now balances clinical practice with a robust research program. She is actively involved in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium and serves as the Chair for the Brainstem Glioma Working Group. Her laboratory focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of postnatal neurodevelopment in health and disease. Dr Monje is particularly interested in the roles for neural precursor cell function and dysfunction in the origins of pediatric brain tumors and the consequences of cancer treatment.