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Jason Gerrard, MD, Neurosurgery, Memphis, TN

JasonL.GerrardMDPhD

Neurosurgery Memphis, TN

Epilepsy Surgery, Neurotrauma, Pain, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery & Neurobiology; Director of Functional Neurosurgery / Semmes Murphey Clinic & UTenn Health Sciences Center

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Summary

  • I am very excited to join UTenn Health Sciences Center and the Semmes Murphey Clinic as an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery & Neurobiology and Director of Function Neurosurgery after spending more than a decade as the Director of Functional Neurosurgery at the Yale School of Medicine I specialize in surgical treatment for movement disorders, spasticity, epilepsy and pain. I am also a an internationally recognized expert in epilepsy surgery and neuromodulation in epilepsy. I also direct a wide range of clinical, translational and basic science research as head of the Neural Systems & Neuromodulation Laboratory of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. Our research, which is funded by the NIH and several private foundations, studies the neural and network mechanisms of epilepsy and movement disorders, consciousness, the cognitive and memory effects of these disorders and the development of novel treatment options with an emphasis on novel neuromodulation approaches and brain-computer interfaces. Our translational efforts range from the studying the mechanisms of consciousness, sensory and motor processing and cognitive and behavior testing with intracranial electrode recordings.
  • Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Parkinson's Patients Regain Independence

    Every year, approximately 60,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In addition, about 10 million people in the United States have essential tremor

    Jason Gerrard

    Dr. Jason Gerrard is a functional neurosurgeon at the Semmes Murphey Clinic with a passion for understanding and treating the brain. He received his M.D., a B.S

    ESTM Webinar series: Global Epilepsy Surgery Technique Rounds

    Neuromodulation procedures in refractory epilepsy

    Breakthrough surgery for epilepsy patients

    There's a breakthrough in surgery for epilepsy patients.

    New surgery treats epilepsy with deep-brain stimulation

    NEW HAVEN - Beginning today, patients with epilepsy will have a new option to reduce the number and severity of life-limiting seizures, avoiding radical surgery

    New surgery treats epilepsy with deep-brain stimulation

    NEW HAVEN - Beginning Monday, patients with epilepsy will have a new option to reduce the number and severity of life-limiting seizures, avoiding radical surger

    Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Parkinson's Patients Regain Independence

    If you or a loved one suffers from Parkinson's Disease or an essential tremor and have run through the gamut of treatments unsuccessfully, new technology called

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Hospital
    Yale-New Haven HospitalFellowship, Epilepsy surgery, 2011 - 2012
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2010
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Functional Neurosurgery, 2008 - 2009
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine
    University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 2004
  • University of Arizona
    University of ArizonaPh.D., Neuroscience, 2002
  • University of Arizona
    University of ArizonaBS, Biochemistry, Honors, 1990 - 1995
  • University of Arizona
    University of ArizonaB.S., Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2012 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • YCCI Scholar Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
  • Scholarship Committee Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2014-2015
  • Vanguard Leadership in Neurosurgery Fellow Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia in patients with multiple sclerosis: a multicenter study  
    Z. Xu, D. Mathieu, F. Heroux, M. Abbassy, G. Barnett, A.M. Mohammadi, H. Kano, J. Caruso, H-H Shih, I.S. Grills, K. Lee, S. Krishnan, A.M. Kaufmann, J. Lee, J. Pierce,..., Neurosurgery, 1/23/2018
  • Seizure susceptibility and infraslow modulatory activity in the intracranial EEG  
    R.B. Joshi, R.B. Duckrow, I.I. Goncharova, J.L. Gerrard, D.D. Spencer, L.J. Hirsch, D.W. Godwin, H.P. Zaveri, Epilepsia, 1/6/2018
  • The roles of surgery and technology in understand focal epilepsy and its comorbidities  
    D.D. Spencer, J.L. Gerrard, H. Zaveri, Lancet Neurology, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Dual-Site pontine and thalamic neurostimulation to improve ictal and postictal arousal: assessment of its effect with a behavioral task.
    M. Galardi, J. Xu, E. Musonza, J. Pok, J. Osteen, T. Liao, A. Kundishora, A. Gummadavelli, L. Feng, C. McCafferty, J. Gerrard, M. Laubach, H. Blumenfeld, American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, 1/1/2016
  • Intracranial markers of loss of consciousness in fronal lobe seizures.
    R. Gebre, M. Dhakar, E. Grover, I. Quraishi, E. Sternberg, I. George, A. Sivaraju, J. Bonito, H. Zaveri, L. Gober, S. Ahammad, S. Ghoshal, P. Faroque, L. Hirsch, D. Sp..., American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, 1/1/2016
  • Human ventral striatum neurons encode reward expectation.
    S.A. Sheth, C. Camargo, J. Gale, M.K. Mian, S.R. Patel, J.L. Gerrard, D. Dougherty, E.N. Eskandar, 78th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

  • Concepts in Closed Loop Stimulation and Novel, Patient-Customized Targeting Strategies, Neuromodulation for Advanced Implantable Therapies: A Hands-On Cadaver Course f... 
    Las Vegas, NV - 1/17/2019
  • Neural Networks in Epilepsy: The Evolving Role of Surgery and Technology in Epilepsy Treatment. 
    George Washington University, Washington, DC - 1/13/2018
  • Targeting Neural Networks for the Treatment of Epilepsy. 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/3/2018
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Other

  • Dissertation: Reactivation of hippocampal ensemble activity patterns in the aging rat: Insights into memory consolidation within the aged brain 
    Gerrard JL
    University of Arizona - 1/1/2002

Press Mentions

  • April Is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
    April Is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness MonthApril 2nd, 2018
  • Medtech Sells 3 ROSA Brain Systems in US, China — 4 Points Featured
    Medtech Sells 3 ROSA Brain Systems in US, China — 4 Points FeaturedMarch 14th, 2016

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