Gary Mathern

Dr. Gary Mathern is a Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). As Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Pediatric Epilepsy Program and a member of the Brain Research Institute, he specializes in pediatric epilepsy surgery and neurosurgical treatment of cortical malformations. His work integrates clinical practice with translational research on somatic mutations, neuroimmunology, and epileptogenesis mechanisms.

• Key Affiliations: David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
• Research Themes: Cortical dysplasia, mTOR and RAS pathway mutations, neuroimmune interactions in epilepsy, biophysical properties of epileptogenic tissue
• Surgical Innovations: Hemispherectomy outcomes, choroid plexus cauterization applications, neurostimulation techniques

His recent publications focus on Neurogenetics (2023), Neurosurgical Techniques (2023), and Transcriptomic Analysis of Astrocytes (2022). He contributes to international epilepsy classification systems and develops clinical decision tools like the Hemispherectomy Outcome Prediction Scale (HOPS).