EvelynSTecomaMD

Neurology • La Jolla, CA

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Professor, Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine

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Office
9300 Campus Point Dr
Mail Code 7740
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-657-6080

Fax+1 858-657-1813
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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1986 - 1989
Stanford Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Radiosurgery or Open Surgery for Epilepsy Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Direct and indirect costs associated with stereotactic radiosurgery or open surgery for medial temporal lobe epilepsy: Results from the ROSE trial.
John T. Langfitt, Mark Quigg, Guofen Yan, Wei Yu, Mariann M. Ward, Nicholas M. Barbaro, Edward F. Chang, Donna K. Broshek, Kenneth D. Laxer, Andrew J. Cole, Penny K. S...> ;Epilepsia. 2019 Jul 1
9 citations
Visual field defects after radiosurgery versus temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Findings of the ROSE trial
Mark Quigg, Nicholas M. Barbaro, Mariann M. Ward, Edward F. Chang, Donna K. Broshek, John T. Langfitt, Guofen Yan, Kenneth D. Laxer, Andrew J. Cole, Penny K. Sneed, Ch...> ;Seizure. 2018 Dec 1
58 citations
Radiosurgery versus open surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: The randomized, controlled ROSE trial.
Nicholas M. Barbaro, Mark Quigg, Mariann M. Ward, Edward F. Chang, Donna K. Broshek, John T. Langfitt, Guofen Yan, Kenneth D. Laxer, Andrew J. Cole, Penny K. Sneed, Ch...> ;Epilepsia. 2018 Mar 30
9 citations
Does bilingualism increase brain or cognitive reserve in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Anny Reyes, Brianna M. Paul, Anisa Marshall, Yu-Hsuan A. Chang, Naeim Bahrami, Leena Kansal, Vicente J. Iragui, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Tamar H. Gollan, Carrie R. McDonald> ;Epilepsia. 2018 Apr 16
20 citations
Multimodal imaging of language reorganization in patients with left temporal lobe epilepsy.
Yu-Hsuan A. Chang, Nobuko Kemmotsu, Kelly M. Leyden, N. Erkut Kucukboyaci, Vicente J. Iragui, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Leena Kansal, Marc A. Norman, Rachelle Compton, Tobin J...> ;Brain and Language. 2017 Jul 1
37 citations
Frontolimbic brain networks predict depressive symptoms in temporal lobe epilepsy
Nobuko Kemmotsu, N. Erkut Kucukboyaci, Kelly M. Leyden, Christopher E. Cheng, Holly M. Girard, Vicente J. Iragui, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Carrie R. McDonald> ;Epilepsy Research. 2014 Nov 1
42 citations
White matter microstructure complements morphometry for predicting verbal memory in epilepsy.
Carrie R. McDonald, Kelly M. Leyden, Donald J. Hagler, Nuri Erkut Kucukboyaci, Nobuko Kemmotsu, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui> ;Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior. 2014 Sep 1
14 citations
Integration of multimodal MRI data via PCA to explain language performance.
Nuri Erkut Kucukboyaci, Nobuko Kemmotsu, Kelly M. Leyden, Holly M. Girard, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Carrie R. McDonald> ;Neuroimage. Clinical. 2014 Jan 1
35 citations
Alterations in functional connectivity between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex as a correlate of depressive symptoms in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Nobuko Kemmotsu, N. Erkut Kucukboyaci, Christopher E. Cheng, Holly M. Girard, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Carrie R. McDonald> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2013 Dec 1
17 citations
Functional Connectivity of the Hippocampus in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Feasibility of a Task-Regressed Seed-Based Approach
Nuri Erkut Kucukboyaci, Nobuko Kemmotsu, Chris E. Cheng, Holly M. Girard, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Carrie R. McDonald> ;Brain Connectivity. 2013 Oct 9
36 citations
Role of Frontotemporal Fiber Tract Integrity in Task-Switching Performance of Healthy Controls and Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
N. Erkut Kucukboyaci, Holly M. Girard, Donald J. Hagler, J. Kuperman, Evelyn S. Tecoma, V.J. Iragui, Eric Halgren, Carrie R. McDonald> ;Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2012 Jan 1
120 citations
MRI Analysis in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Cortical Thinning and White Matter Disruptions Are Related to Side of Seizure Onset
Nobuko Kemmotsu, Holly M. Girard, Boris C. Bernhardt, Leonardo Bonilha, Jack J. Lin, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Donald J. Hagler, Eric Halgren, Carrie R. McD...> ;Epilepsia. 2011 Dec 1
37 citations
Changes in fiber tract integrity and visual fields after anterior temporal lobectomy
Carrie R. McDonald, Donald J. Hagler, Holly M. Girard, C. Pung, Mazyar E. Ahmadi, Dominic Holland, R.H. Patel, David Barba, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Eric H...> ;Neurology. 2010 Nov 2
150 citations
Side matters: diffusion tensor imaging tractography in left and right temporal lobe epilepsy.
Mazyar E. Ahmadi, Donald J. Hagler, Carrie R. McDonald, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Anders M. Dale, Eric Halgren> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2009 Oct 1
207 citations
Diffusion tensor imaging correlates of memory and language impairments in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Carrie R. McDonald, Mazyar E. Ahmadi, Donald J. Hagler, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Lusineh Gharapetian, Anders M. Dale, Eric Halgren> ;Neurology. 2008 Dec 2
74 citations
Subcortical and cerebellar atrophy in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy revealed by automatic segmentation.
Carrie R. McDonald, Donald J. Hagler, Mazyar E. Ahmadi, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Anders M. Dale, Eric Halgren> ;Epilepsy Research. 2008 May 1
19 citations
A componential analysis of proverb interpretation in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy: relationships with disease-related factors.
Carrie R. McDonald, Dean C. Delis, Joel H. Kramer, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui> ;The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 2008 May 1
141 citations
Regional neocortical thinning in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Carrie R. McDonald, Donald J. Hagler, Mazyar E. Ahmadi, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui, Lusineh Gharapetian, Anders M. Dale, Eric Halgren> ;Epilepsia. 2008 May 1
4 citations
Perils of the prozone reaction: Neurosyphilis presenting as an RPR-negative subacute dementia
Stephanie Lessig, Evelyn S. Tecoma> ;Neurology. 2006 Mar 14
37 citations
Vagus nerve stimulation use and effect in epilepsy: what have we learned?
Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2006 Feb 1
48 citations
Response inhibition and set shifting in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.
Carrie R. McDonald, Dean C. Delis, Marc A. Norman, Spencer Wetter, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2005 Nov 1
25 citations
Discriminating patients with frontal-lobe epilepsy and temporal-lobe epilepsy: utility of a multilevel design fluency test.
Carrie R. McDonald, Dean C. Delis, Marc A. Norman, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente J. Iragui> ;Neuropsychology. 2005 Nov 1
50 citations
Is impairment in set-shifting specific to frontal-lobe dysfunction? Evidence from patients with frontal-lobe or temporal-lobe epilepsy.
Carrie R. McDonald, Dean C. Delis, Marc A. Norman, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Vicente I Iragui-Madozi> ;Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2005 Jul 1
34 citations
Neuropsychological change following gamma knife surgery in patients with left temporal lobe epilepsy: a review of three cases.
Carrie R. McDonald, Marc A. Norman, Evelyn S. Tecoma, John F. Alksne, Vicente J. Iragui> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2004 Dec 1
19 citations
Reduced sensitivity of the N400 and late positive component to semantic congruity and word repetition in left temporal lobe epilepsy.
John M Olichney, Brock R. Riggins, Dieter Hillert, Ralph Nowacki, Evelyn S. Tecoma, Marta Kutas, Vicente J. Iragui> ;Clinical EEG. 2002 Jul 1
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