
Nealen Gordon Laxpati MD PhD
Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Functional and Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine
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1365 Clifton Rd NEAtlanta, GA 30307
Phone+1 800-465-3203
Fax+1 888-271-4064
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Summary
- Neal Laxpati, MD, PhD is a neurosurgeon based in Atlanta, GA, with subspecialties in epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and stereotactic & functional neurosurgery. He completed his residency at Emory University and holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech and Emory. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Emory University Hospital and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
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
- The sleep gap in deep brain stimulation in psychiatry: A systematic review.Zachary L Bernstein, Joseph N Abergel, David Cowan, Nealen G Laxpati, Robert E Gross
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2025-12-01 - 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. 2025-12-01 - The Palliative Nature of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery and Our Procedures.Hunter S Futch, Henry M Skelton, Nealen G Laxpati
Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2025-11-05
Press Mentions
NREF Announces Recipients of 2021-22 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator AwardsJune 22nd, 2021
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