Sarah Chen, MD, PhD

Clinical focus

• Epilepsy surgery: seizure focus resection, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) and responsive neurostimulation.
• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia.
• Full pre-surgical evaluation including intracranial electrode monitoring.

Credentials & education

• Board certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery
• PhD: Neuroscience research in epilepsy and brain mapping
• Fellowship: Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery
• MD: Medical degree

Experience

More than 15 years in clinical practice with a dedicated focus on epilepsy and functional neurosurgery. Has performed over 600 epilepsy surgeries and deep brain stimulation procedures. Contributes to national quality registries and participates in multidisciplinary epilepsy conferences.

Selected publications & research

• Peer-reviewed studies on surgical mapping and outcomes in temporal lobe epilepsy (PubMed-indexed journals).
• Research on deep brain stimulation programming and quality-of-life outcomes.
• Invited presentations on laser ablation for epileptic foci at international meetings.

Conditions she treats

Drug-Resistant EpilepsyTemporal Lobe EpilepsyParkinson's DiseaseEssential TremorDystoniaMesial Temporal Sclerosis

Philosophy of care

"The decision to undergo surgery for epilepsy or a movement disorder is deeply personal. My role is to give patients the most accurate picture of what surgery can — and cannot — achieve, then to stand with them through every step of the journey."