John Martin Stern MD MA, FAAN, FANA, FAES

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Professor, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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.

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 360 publications include 6 books and 200 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.

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

PubMed

Journal Articles

Early surgical therapy for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy: a randomized trial
Jerome Engel, Michael P McDermott, Samuel Wiebe, John T Langfitt, John M Stern, Sandra Dewar, Michael R Sperling, Irenita Gardiner, Giuseppe Erba, Itzhak Fried, Margar..., JAMA, 2012
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

Books/Book Chapters

Imaging of Epilepsy
Page 1 - 389John Stern and Noriko SalamonSpringer2022
Medication Resistant Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Treatment
Page 1 - 286MultipleEditors: John Stern, Raman Sankar, Michael Sperling.Cambridge University Press2020
Atlas of EEG Patterns.
Page 1 - 450Stern JMLippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 2,

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

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

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