
Jeffrey G Ojemann MD
Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, Seattle Children's Hospital
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1959 NE Pacific StSeattle, WA 98195
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Summary
- Dr. Jeffrey Ojemann is a neurosurgeon based in Seattle, WA, specializing in epilepsy and pediatric neurosurgery. He completed his medical education at Washington University in St. Louis and his residencies in surgery and neurological surgery at the same institution. Since 2003, he has been employed at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. He has expertise in pediatric neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, and electrocorticography. Dr. Ojemann is the PI on a NINDS funded clinical trial of direct cortical stimulation for stroke recovery. He is recognized as a Fellow by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Epilepsy Society. He serves as Chief Physician Executive at Seattle Children's and hold the George A. Ojemann Chair in Epilepsy Research at the University of Washington.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 1999
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1993
WashU MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
MT State Medical License 2012 - 2028
WA State Medical License 1999 - 2028
ID State Medical License 2022 - 2027
OR State Medical License 2021 - 2027
AK State Medical License 2017 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Thalamic neuromodulation for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy: a case series evaluating deep brain stimulation and responsive neurostimulation.Dominic Nistal, Benjamin Edmonds, Adriel Barrios-Anderson, Scott Boop, Shiyu Elena Wang
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2026-07-31 - Intracerebroventricular B7-H3-targeting CAR T cells for non-pontine DMG and recurrent/refractory pediatric CNS tumors: a phase 1 trial.Rebecca Ronsley, Wenjun Huang, Ethan Rohlf, Kristy Seidel, Christopher Brown
Neuro-Oncology. 2026-07-25 - 2 citationsHuman Neocortical Glutamatergic Neurons Revealed Through Multimodal Profiling.Rachel Dalley, Sarah Walling-Bell, Jeremy A Miller, Femke Waleboer, Julian Thijssen
Biorxiv. 2026-01-16
Journal Articles
- Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma/Astrocytoma (DIG/DIA) Are Distinct Entities with Frequent BRAFV600 MutationsAria Fallah, Chibawanye Ene, Jeffrey G Ojemann, Anthony C Wang, Amy Lee, Clinical Cancer Research
Authored Content
- Preservation of Electrophysiological Functional Connectivity After Partial Corpus Callosotomy: Case ReportMay 2018
Press Mentions
CorTec Announces Second Successful Human Implant for BCI SystemFebruary 10th, 2026
Patient in Brain-Device Trial Shows ProgressDecember 9th, 2025
In Brain-Implant Study, Patient Breaks Through ‘Dead End’December 9th, 2025
Grant Support
- Motor Recovery through Plasticity-Inducing Cortical StimulationUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2022–2029
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
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