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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390Phone+1 214-645-2300Fax+1 214-648-2822- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Nader Pouratian is a neurosurgeon in Dallas, TX and is Professor and Chair of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He received his medical degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has been in practice 14 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish and Farsi. He specializes in surgical treatments for movement disorders, including Parkinson disease and essential tremor, offering deep brain stimulation, focused ultrasound, and radiosurgery. He also offers comprehensive surgical treatment options for facial pain and other chronic pain, including neurostimulation, microvascular decompression, balloon compressions, cingulotomy, and other treatment options. Finally, he offers comprehensive management of peripheral nerve disorders, with a focus on tumors of the peripheral nerves.
Education & Training
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2009
- University of Virginia Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2003
- University of California, Los AngelesPh.D., Neuroscience, 2001
- UCLA Laboratory of NeuroImagingCertificate of Graduate Study, NueroImaging, 2001
- University of California, Los AngelesB.S., Neuroscience, Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- NM State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- OK State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- LA State Medical License 2022 - 2023
- VA State Medical License 2003 - 2010
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Neurosurgery Faculty Quality Award UCLA, 2011
- Scholars in Translational Medicine Program UCLA, 2010
- Crutchfield, Gage, and thomson Award 2005
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Clinical Trials
- Visuomotor Prosthetic for Paralysis Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
- Characterizing the Specificity and Stability of Local Field Potentials in the Globus Pallidus Internus of Patients Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
- Feasibility of Stimulating the Visual Cortex in Blind Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Irregularity of instantaneous gamma frequency in the motor control network characterize visuomotor and proprioceptive information processing.Jihye Ryu, Jeong Woo Choi, Soroush Niketeghad, Elizabeth B Torres, Nader Pouratian> ;Journal of Neural Engineering. 2024 Mar 12
- 1 citationsLongitudinal prognosis of Parkinson's outcomes using causal connectivity.Sharma, V. D., Cooper J Mellema, Kevin P Nguyen, Alex Treacher, Aixa X Andrade, Nader Pouratian, Vibhash D Sharma, Padraig O'Suileabhain, Albert A Montillo> ;Neuroimage. Clinical. 2024 Feb 6
- Small pretreatment lesion size and high sphericity as favorable prognostic factors after laser interstitial thermal therapy in brain metastases.Francesco Sanvito, Donatello Telesca, Nicholas S Cho, Jessica T Sayari, Raksha Nagaraj, Catalina Raymond, Shivam Rana, Kunal Patel, Khashayar Mozaffari, Ansley A Unter...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 1
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Journal Articles
- "Human thalamus regulates cortical activity via spatially specific and structurally constrained phase-amplitude coupling"Malekmohammadi, M., Elias, W.J., Pouratian, N., Cereb Cortex, 1/1/2014
- "Unsupervised training of brain-computer interface systems using expectation maximization"Speier, W., Knall, J., Pouratian, N., Proc IEEE Neural Eng, 11/6/2013
- "Common cerebral networks associated with deep brain stimulation targets for cluster headache"Clelland, C.D., Zheng, Z., Kim, W., Bari, A., Pouratian, N., Cephalalgia, 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions
- Could Depression Be Cured? These Houston Doctors Think so — and They're Getting ResultsFebruary 7th, 2022
- Brain Surgeries Are Opening Windows for Neuroscientists, but Ethical Questions AboundJanuary 29th, 2022
- Window of OpportunityJanuary 19th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Electrophysiologic And Anatomic Basis Of BOLD FMRINational Institute Of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering2012
- Morphometric Changes Of The Brain In Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources2010
- Experiential Modulation Of Neurovascular CouplingNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2001
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish, Farsi
Hospital Affiliations
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas
External Links
- UCLAhttp://www.uclahealth.org/NaderPouratian
- UCLA DBS Programhttp://www.dbs.ucla.edu
- DrPouratian Sitehttp://www.drpouratian.com
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