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Office
400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-7500Fax+1 415-353-2889
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 1997
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1989 - 1996
- Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 1996 - 1999
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Use of Interventional MRI for Implantation of Deep Brain Stimulator Electrodes Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 May 17
- Chronic Effects of DBS in Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsChronic adaptive deep brain stimulation versus conventional stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a blinded randomized feasibility trial.Carina R Oehrn, Stephanie Cernera, Lauren H Hammer, Maria Shcherbakova, Jiaang Yao
Nature Medicine. 2024-11-01 - Basal ganglia theta power indexes trait anxiety in people with Parkinson's disease.Bart E K S Swinnen, Colin W Hoy, Elena Pegolo, Elena Ubeda Matzilevich, Julia Sun
Medrxiv. 2024-06-05 - 2 citationsMotor network gamma oscillations in chronic home recordings predict dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease.Maria Olaru, Stephanie Cernera, Amelia Hahn, Thomas A Wozny, Juan Anso
Brain. 2024-06-03
Journal Articles
- Cortical Potentials Evoked by Subthalamic Stimulation Demonstrate a Short Latency Hyperdirect Pathway in HumansJon T Willie, Philip A Starr, Jill L Ostrem, Svjetlana Miocinovic, The Journal of Neuroscience
Press Mentions
- Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Trial Results Poised to “Transform” Parkinson’s DiseaseOctober 10th, 2024
- Intelligent Brain Pacemaker Revolutionizes Parkinson’s Disease TreatmentSeptember 10th, 2024
- A Personalized Brain Pacemaker for Parkinson’sAugust 28th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Cortical And Basal Ganglia Local Field Potentials In Human Movement DisordersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012
- Pallidal Physiology In Human And Primate DystoniaNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2005
- Porcine Fetal Neuronal Cells For Transplant Into Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999
- Porcine Fetal Neuronal Cells For Transplant Into Huntingtons DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1997
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