Education

Yale University SOM: Fellowship (Clinical & Surgical Epilepsy, 2004), Residency (Neurology, 2002), Internship (Primary Care, 1999)
University of Miami: MD (1998), MS (Biomedical Engineering, 1994)
University of Tennessee: BS (Electrical Engineering, 1985), BA (Chemistry & Biology, Double Major, 1982)

1.) Translational Research: Applying innovative engineering, computational, and AI methods to problems in clinical epilepsy.

Decision Support for patients & family members using Large Language Models.
Advanced computational methods to detect and predict epileptic seizures.
Alternative (non-EEG) biomarkers to detect and predict epileptic seizures.
New clinical analysis tools for characterizing the brain’s “Epileptic Network” in support of epilepsy pre-surgical evaluation.
Development and validation of direct electrical brain stimulation methods to characterize normal and abnormal brain function.

2.) Basic Science Research: Leveraging simultaneous access to intracranial EEG (stimulation & recording), scalp EEG recording, behavioral data, and various biomarkers to understand brain function.