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Office
300 Medical Plz
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Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-794-1195Fax+1 310-794-7491
Summary
- Dr. John Stern is Professor and Director of the Epilepsy Clinical Program in the Department of Neurology at the Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is also Director of UCLA’s Epilepsy Fellowship Training Program and Medical Director of UCLA’s Seizure Disorder Center.
Dr. Stern’s education includes concurrent bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wesleyan University with a master’s thesis in physical biochemistry. His medical degree is from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, medical internship was at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, and neurology residency and epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology fellowship were at UCLA.
Focused on seizures, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Stern maintains an active clinical practice that includes outpatient and inpatient care for seizures and epilepsy. He also has extensive experience as an investigator in clinical research studies and clinical trials related to epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. His 335 publications include 6 books and 195 peer-reviewed research papers, chapters, and reviews. Among the publications, one was awarded best clinical research publication of the year by Epilepsia Open, and another was recognized as among the best of the year by Epilepsia.
For his excellence in teaching, he has received the highest teaching awards from UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine and from UCLA’s Department of Neurology. He has lectured widely internationally and in most of the United States, and he has been interviewed by Reuters, National Public Radio, NBC TV, New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and other news organizations.
Dr. Stern is a fellow of the American Neurological Association, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Epi
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Epilepsy, 1997 - 1999
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterChief Residency, Neurology, 1996 - 1997
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1994 - 1997
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1993
- Wesleyan UniversityMA, Physical Biochemistry, 1988 - 1989
- Wesleyan UniversityBA, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, High Honors, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
- American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyEpilepsy Monitoring
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Southern California Super Doctors 2008-2009, 2011-2025
- Best Doctors in America 2005-2020
- Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors 2012, 2016-2017
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Clinical Trials
- Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulsation (LIFUP) for Treatment of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
- Evaluation of the 24/7 EEG SubQ System for Ultra Long-Term Recording of Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 21
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Four State Sleep Staging From a Multilayered Algorithm Using Electrocardiographic and Actigraphic Data.Mario Garingo, Chaim Katz, Kramay Patel, Stephan Meyer Zum Alten Borgloh, Parisa Sabetian
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2024-11-01 - Treatment of prolonged seizure with diazepam nasal spray: An exploratory post hoc cohort analysis.Randa Jarrar, John M Stern, Danielle A Becker, Charles Davis, Adrian L Rabinowicz
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2024-10-01 - The Tell on Telehealth.Anup D Patel, Charuta Joshi, Rohit Das, John M Stern, Susan T Herman
Epilepsy Currents. 2024-05-30
Journal Articles
- Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs I: Treatment of new onset epilepsy.French J, Kanner AM, Bautista J, Abou-Khalil B, Browne T, Harden CL, Theodore WH, Bazil C, Stern J, Schachter SC, Bergen D, Hirtz D, Montouris GD, Nespeca M, Gidal B, ..., Neurology 2004;62:1252-1260. And Epilepsia 2004;45:401-409
- Overview of treatment guidelines for epilepsy.Stern JM, Curr Treat Options Neurol 2006;8(4):280-288
- Simultaneous electroencephalography and functional MRI applied to epilepsy.Stern JM, Epilepsy Behav 2006;8(4):683-692
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Interhemispheric asymmetry of cortical excitability in epilepsy.Stern JM, Schrader LM, Koski L, Chang J, Engel J, Nuwer MR, Muscle Nerve 2003;28(Suppl. 12): S190
- Outcome after epilepsy surgery: A patient population over 45 years of age.Tripathi M, Dewar S, Fried I, Sha Z, Millet D, Gonzales A, Langlois K, Stern J, Schrader L, Soss J, Engel J, Epilepsia 2006;47(Suppl. 4):123
- SANTE (Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus for Epilepsy) Interim Report.Fisher RS, SANTE Study Group, Epilepsia 2006;47(Suppl. 4):332
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Lectures
- The Functional Networks of TLE.Paul Crandall Symposium on Epilepsy Surgery
- What is Rational Polypharmacy?Epilepsy Therapy Project Mechanisms of Antiepileptic Drugs Roundtable
- Invasive Monitoring for Epilepsy: What We’ve Learned.Neural Interfaces for Therapeutic Interventions, UCLA Dept. of Neurosurgery, Los Angeles
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Press Mentions
- UCB Presents New Data Demonstrating Commitment to Epilepsy at 2019 American Epilepsy Society MeetingNovember 22nd, 2019
- An Interview with Sharon Chiang, 2019 Epilepsia Open Prize Winner for Clinical ResearchMay 7th, 2019
- 17 Things Everyone Should Know About EpilepsyJune 26th, 2016
Committees
- Vice Chair, American Epilepsy Society Treatments Committee 2021 - 2022
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Neurological AssociationFellow
- Fellow
- American Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyMember
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