Department of Neurosurgery
Psychiatric Neurosurgery Program
Advancing therapies for severe, intractable psychiatric disorders.
Psychiatric Neurosurgery Program
Advancing therapies for severe, intractable psychiatric disorders.
Overview
Our team of psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons and ethicists carefully consider patients who have failed all other treatments, to assess whether surgery might offer symptom relief and an improved quality of life.
Patients may be referred by their local treating physician or may contact us directly to be considered for treatment. A comprehensive review of disease history and treatments, as well as detailed psychiatric and neuropsychological evaluations are required. Surgical options include deep brain stimulation and MRI-guided laser ablation, as well as other potential treatments as part of clinical trials.
As a national and international referral center for those seeking advanced treatment options for severe, medically intractable psychiatric disorders, we have experience managing issues related to insurance, and helping navigate travel and lodging options for patients and families.
People
Director
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Wael F. Assad, MD, PhD
Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Professor of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, Vice-Chair, Research, Director, Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery Program, Director, Laboratory for Neurophysiology and Neuromodulation, Assistant Director, Neurosurgery Residency Training Program, Director, Fellowship in Functional & Epilepsy Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
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Athar Malik, MD, PhD
Samuel I. Kennison, M.D. and Bertha S. Kennison Assistant Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Brain Injury & Restorative Neurosurgery, Director, Restorative Neuroscience Laboratory -
Sarah Bibeault, PA
PA - Outpatient
Psychiatry
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Benjamin Greenberg, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior -
Steven Rasmussen, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior -
Mohamed Sherif, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Neuropsychology
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Jennifer Davis, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator -
Nicole McLaughlin, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior -
Seth A. Margolis, PhD Seth A. Margolis, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Conditions We Treat
- Intractable OCD
- Intractable Depression (experimental)
- Intractable Tourette’s Disease (experimental)
- Alzheimer’s Disease (experimental)