
Nealen Gordon Laxpati MD PhD
Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor
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1365 Clifton Rd NEAtlanta, GA 30307
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Summary
- I am an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine. I received my PhD in the Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University Biomedical Engineering Department using optogenetic techniques and multielectrode recordings to study medial septal-hippocampal interactions for the treatment of epilepsy.
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2016
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2016
- Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University School of MedicinePhD, Biomedical Engineering, 2009 - 2014
- University of Southern CaliforniaBS, Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 2003 - 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
- TX State Medical License 2023 - 2027
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for the Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma of Infancy.Hunter S Futch, Katherine Chandler, Jennifer Wheelus, Andrew Reisner, William Boydston
Operative Neurosurgery. 2025-08-25 - Predictive power of phase 1 studies for the identification of seizure onset zone in phase 2 in a pediatric epilepsy cohort.Kalman Katlowitz, Anthony Allam, Nealen Laxpati, Steven Lee, John P McGinnis
Epilepsia. 2025-08-18 - Hemispherotomy for drug-resistant epilepsy in bilateral Sturge-Weber syndrome: illustrative cases.Eveline Teresa Hidalgo, Eric A Grin, Yosef Dastagirzada, Nealen Laxpati, Judith Bluvstein
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2025-08-04
Press Mentions
- NREF Announces Recipients of 2021-22 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator AwardsJune 22nd, 2021
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