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John D. Rolston, MD, PhD

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Languages Spoken: English

Dr. John Rolston is a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at the University of Utah, where he is the Director of Epilepsy Surgery and Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Clinically, he specializes in epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders (Parkinson’s, dystonia, tremor), focused ultrasound, trigeminal neuralgia, and neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders (depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Tourette’s syndrome). The University of Utah offers many innovative treatments for these conditions: minimally invasive epilepsy surgery (laser ablation, stereo-electroencephalography [SEEG]), asleep DBS surgery for movement disorders, directional leads for DBS, and others.

Dr. Rolston received his Bachelor’s degree in computer science from Columbia University. For his PhD, he developed brain-computer interfaces for epilepsy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. He received an MD from Emory University before completing his residency training in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco.

Clinical Locations

Clinical Neurosciences Center

801-585-6065

Fax: (801) 585-6087

175 North Medical Drive East
Salt Lake City, UT  84132
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Specialties

  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Focused Ultrasound
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Tremor
  • Dystonia
  • Hemifacial Spasm
  • Seizures
  • Neuromodulation
  • Movement Disorders
  • Tic Disorders
  • Neurosurgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Epilepsy
  • Functional Neurosurgery
  • Robotic Neurosurgery

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Neurosurgery - Assistant Professor
Bioengineering - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Adult Neurosurgery

Patient Rating

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UofU Patient January 17, 2022
CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Superb experience

UofU Patient December 14, 2021
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5 out of 5 stars

Great experience.

UofU Patient August 30, 2021
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5 out of 5 stars

We were well taken care of and felt of their care and concern.

UofU Patient August 23, 2021
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5 out of 5 stars

Doc was great

UofU Patient June 28, 2021
CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER 1

5 out of 5 stars

Above and beyond what I expected

UofU Patient May 31, 2021
CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER 1

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Ralston and his Resident (sorry, I don't recall his name) were both professional and attentive, providing us with clear explanations of our surgical options, answering all of our questions and a few we didn't think of. We feel very confident placing our daughter in their care.

UofU Patient March 08, 2021
CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

I couldn't be more pleased with the care I am receiving from Dr. Rolston and his staff

UofU Patient January 22, 2021
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4 out of 5 stars

good

UofU Patient November 16, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

A+ Impact to me as the patient by one of the greatest doctors ever

UofU Patient November 12, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

i have already reached it to others to share how fantastic my experience has been!

UofU Patient October 20, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

Good

UofU Patient September 15, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

very personable, professional, and sensitive.

UofU Patient September 02, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

Dr.Rolston explain to me thoroughly my condition and future care.

UofU Patient August 11, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

Amazing doctor, caring, and helpful

UofU Patient July 23, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

VERY GOOD

UofU Patient June 30, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

very good

UofU Patient June 30, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Rolston is very nice and concerned for his patients.

UofU Patient June 23, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

No rush at all. Took time to answer all our questions.

UofU Patient May 28, 2020
CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

I was very impressed with Dr Rolston.

Dr. John Rolston is a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at the University of Utah, where he is the Director of Epilepsy Surgery and Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Clinically, he specializes in epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders (Parkinson’s, dystonia, tremor), focused ultrasound, trigeminal neuralgia, and neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders (depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Tourette’s syndrome). The University of Utah offers many innovative treatments for these conditions: minimally invasive epilepsy surgery (laser ablation, stereo-electroencephalography [SEEG]), asleep DBS surgery for movement disorders, directional leads for DBS, and others.

Dr. Rolston received his Bachelor’s degree in computer science from Columbia University. For his PhD, he developed brain-computer interfaces for epilepsy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. He received an MD from Emory University before completing his residency training in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco.

Academic Locations

Research Statement

Dr. Rolston’s lab investigates how neural engineering can be used to map and ultimately rewire the diseased brain. The same tools can be used better understand neural information processing and how it is disordered in illnesses like epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and psychiatric disease. Dr. Rolston is also active in promoting patient safety in neurosurgery, and has lead several studies examining the frequency and causes of neurosurgical errors and complications.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Neurosurgery - Assistant Professor
Bioengineering - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Adult Neurosurgery

Research Interests

  • Epilepsy
  • Neural Engineering
  • Brain Mapping
  • Neuromodulation
  • Focused Ultrasound
  • Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Psychiatric Disease
  • Patient Safety
  • Quality Improvement
  • Laser Surgery
  • Essential Tremor
  • Dystonia

Education History

Residency University of California, San Francisco
Neurological Surgery
Resident, 2017
Professional Medical Emory University School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D., 2011
Doctoral Training Emory University
Neuroscience
Ph.D., 2009
Undergraduate Columbia University
Computer Science
B.S., 2003

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Paulo DL, Wills KE, Johnson GW, Gonzalez HFJ, Rolston JD, Naftel RP, Reddy SB, Morgan VL, Kang H, Roberson SW, Narasimhan S, Englot DJ (2022). SEEG Functional Connectivity Measures to Identify Epileptogenic Zones: Stability, Medication Influence, and Recording Condition. Neurology.
  2. Brown MG, Sillau S, McDermott D, Ernst LD, Spencer DC, Englot DJ, Gonzlez HFJ, Datta P, Karakis I, Becker D, Rolston JD, Arain A, Rao VR, Doherty M, Urban A, Drees C (2022). Concurrent brain-responsive and vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav, 129, 108653.
  3. Joshi RS, Pereira MP, Osorio RC, Oh T, Haddad AF, Pereira KM, Donohue KC, Peeran Z, Sudhir S, Jain S, Beniwal A, Chandra A, Han SJ, Rolston JD, Theodosopoulos PV, Kunwar S, Blevins LS, Aghi MK (2022). Identifying risk factors for postoperative diabetes insipidus in more than 2500 patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery: a single-institution experience. J Neurosurg, 1-11.
  4. Campbell JM, Ballard J, Duff K, Zorn M, Moretti P, Alexander MD, Rolston JD (2022). Balance and cognitive impairments are prevalent and correlated with age in presurgical patients with essential tremor. Clin Park Relat Disord, 6, 100134.
  5. Smith EH, Liou JY, Merricks EM, Davis T, Thomson K, Greger B, House P, Emerson RG, Goodman R, McKhann GM, Sheth S, Schevon C, Rolston JD (2022). Human interictal epileptiform discharges are bidirectional traveling waves echoing ictal discharges. Elife, 11, e73541.
  6. Anderson DN, Charlebois CM, Smith EH, Arain AM, Davis TS, Rolston JD (2021). Probabilistic comparison of gray and white matter coverage between depth and surface intracranial electrodes in epilepsy. Sci Rep, 11(1), 24155.
  7. Davis TS, Caston RM, Philip B, Charlebois CM, Anderson DN, Weaver KE, Smith EH, Rolston JD (2021). LeGUI: A Fast and Accurate Graphical User Interface for Automated Detection and Anatomical Localization of Intracranial Electrodes. Front Neurosci, 15, 769872.
  8. Fernndez E, Alfaro A, Soto-Snchez C, Gonzlez-Lpez P, Lozano Ortega AM, Pea S, Grima MD, Rodil A, Gmez B, Chen X, Roelfsema PR, Rolston JD, Davis TS, Normann RA (2021). Visual percepts evoked with an Intracortical 96-channel microelectrode array inserted in human occipital cortex. J Clin Invest, 131.
  9. Jehi L, Morita-Sherman M, Love TE, Bartolomei F, Bingaman W, Braun K, Busch RM, Duncan J, Hader WJ, Luan G, Rolston JD, Schuele S, Tassi L, Vadera S, Sheikh S, Najm I, Arain A, Bingaman J, Diehl B, de Tisi J, Rados M, Van Eijsden P, Wahby S, Wang X, Wiebe S (2021). Comparative Effectiveness of Stereotactic Electroencephalography Versus Subdural Grids in Epilepsy Surgery. Ann Neurol, 90, 927-939.
  10. Edlow BL, Sanz LRD, Polizzotto L, Pouratian N, Rolston JD, Snider SB, Thibaut A, Stevens RD, Gosseries O, Curing Coma Campaign and its contributing members (2021). Therapies to Restore Consciousness in Patients with Severe Brain Injuries: A Gap Analysis and Future Directions. Neurocrit Care, 35(Suppl 1), 68-85.
  11. Scoville JP, Joyce E, Hunsaker J, Reese J, Wilde H, Arain A, Bollo RL, Rolston JD (2020). Stereotactic Electroencephalography Is Associated With Reduced Pain and Opioid Use When Compared with Subdural Grids: A Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 21(1), 6-13.
  12. Anderson DN, Dorval AD, Rolston JD, Pulst SM, Anderson CJ (2021). Computational investigation of the impact of deep brain stimulation contact size and shape on neural selectivity. J Neural Eng, 18.
  13. Brock AA, Kundu B, Rolston JD (2020). Asleep Deep Brain Stimulator Placement in the Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Hybrid Operating Suite: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 20(3), E217-E218.
  14. Smith EH, Merricks EM, Liou JY, Casadei C, Melloni L, Thesen T, Friedman DJ, Doyle WK, Emerson RG, Goodman RR, McKhann GM 2nd, Sheth SA, Rolston JD, Schevon CA (2020). Dual mechanisms of ictal high frequency oscillations in human rhythmic onset seizures. Sci Rep, 10(1), 19166.
  15. Narasimhan S, Kundassery KB, Gupta K, Johnson GW, Wills KE, Goodale SE, Haas K, Rolston JD, Naftel RP, Morgan VL, Dawant BM, Gonzlez HFJ, Englot DJ (2020). Seizure-onset regions demonstrate high inward directed connectivity during resting-state: An SEEG study in focal epilepsy. Epilepsia, 61(11), 2534-2544.
  16. Kim RB, Wilkerson C, Karsy M, Joyce E, Rolston JD, Couldwell WT, Mahan MA (2020). Prolonged Length of Stay and Risk of Unplanned 30-Day Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery: Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of 33,840 Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 45(18), 1260-1268.
  17. Kundu B, Lucke-Wold B, Foster C, Englot DJ, Urhie O, Nwafor D, Rolston JD (2019). Fornicotomy for the Treatment of Epilepsy: An Examination of Historical Literature in the Setting of Modern Operative Techniques. Neurosurgery, 87(2), 157-165.
  18. Holste K, Sahyouni R, Teton Z, Chan AY, Englot DJ, Rolston JD (2020). Spasm Freedom Following Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg, 139, e383-e390.
  19. Caston RM, Smith EH, Davis TS, Rolston JD (2020). The Cerebral Localization of Pain: Anatomical and Functional Considerations for Targeted Electrical Therapies. J Clin Med, 9(6).
  20. Goodale SE, Gonzlez HFJ, Johnson GW, Gupta K, Rodriguez WJ, Shults R, Rogers BP, Rolston JD, Dawant BM, Morgan VL, Englot DJ (2018). Resting-State SEEG May Help Localize Epileptogenic Brain Regions. Neurosurgery, 86(6), 792-801.
  21. Merola A, Romagnolo A, Krishna V, Pallavaram S, Carcieri S, Goetz S, Mandybur G, Duker AP, Dalm B, Rolston JD, Fasano A, Verhagen L (2020). Current Directions in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease-Directing Current to Maximize Clinical Benefit. Neurol Ther, 9(1), 25-41.
  22. Holste K, Chan AY, Rolston JD, Englot DJ (2019). In Reply: Pain Outcomes Following Microvascular Decompression for Drug-Resistant Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery, 86(3), E355-E356.
  23. Kundu B, Davis TS, Philip B, Smith EH, Arain A, Peters A, Newman B, Butson CR, Rolston JD (2020). A systematic exploration of parameters affecting evoked intracranial potentials in patients with epilepsy. Brain Stimul, 13(5), 1232-1244.
  24. Harward SC, Rolston JD, Englot DJ (2020). Seizures in meningioma. Handb Clin Neurol, 170, 187-200.
  25. Crevier-Sorbo G, Brock A, Rolston JD (2019). Trigeminal neuralgia plus hemifacial spasm caused by a dilated artery: a case of painful tic convulsif syndrome. Lancet, 394(10211), e36.
  26. Vorwerk J, Brock AA, Anderson DN, Rolston JD, Butson CR (2019). A retrospective evaluation of automated optimization of deep brain stimulation parameters. J Neural Eng, 16(6), 064002.
  27. Aquino CC, Duffley G, Hedges DM, Vorwerk J, House PA, Ferraz HB, Rolston JD, Butson CR, Schrock LE (2019). Interleaved deep brain stimulation for dyskinesia management in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord, 34(11), 1722-1727.
  28. Karsy M, Wilde H, Rolston JD (2019). In Reply: Evaluating the Landscape of Clinical Research in Neurosurgery. Neurosurgery, 85(4), E795.
  29. Kundu B, Rolston JD, Grandhi R (2019). Mapping language dominance through the lens of the Wada test. Neurosurg Focus, 47(3), E5.
  30. Chung LS, Brennan KC, Rolston JD (2019). Early Focal Brain Injury Predicts Spreading Depolarizations after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery, 85(2), E188-E189.
  31. Burke JF, Peters A, Rolston JD (2017). Intracranial Electroencephalography for Alzheimer's. Neurosurgery, 81(3), N23-N24.
  32. Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Starr PA, Larson PS (2016). An unexpectedly high rate of revisions and removals in deep brain stimulation surgery: Analysis of multiple databases. Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 33, 72-77.
  33. Englot DJ, Rolston JD, Wright CW, Hassnain KH, Chang EF (2016). Rates and Predictors of Seizure Freedom With Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy. Neurosurgery, 79(3), 345-53.
  34. Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Knowlton RC, Chang EF (2016). Rate and complications of adult epilepsy surgery in North America: Analysis of multiple databases. Epilepsy Res, 124, 55-62.
  35. Michalak SM, Rolston JD, Lawton MT (2016). Incidence and Predictors of Complications and Mortality in Cerebrovascular Surgery: National Trends From 2007 to 2012. Neurosurgery, 79(2), 182-93.
  36. Scheer JK, Mundis GM, Klineberg E, Hart RA, Deviren V, Burton DC, Protopsaltis TS, Gupta M, Rolston JD, Bess S, Shaffrey CI, Schwab F, Lafage V, Smith JS, Ames CP (2016). Recovery following adult spinal deformity surgery: the effect of complications and reoperation in 149 patients with 2-year follow-up. Eur Spine J, 25(8), 2612-21.
  37. Ramos AD, Rolston JD, Gauger GE, Larson PS (2016). Spinal Subdural Abscess Following Laminectomy for Symptomatic Stenosis: A Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature. Am J Case Rep, 17, 476-83.
  38. Michalak SM, Rolston JD, Lawton MT (2016). Prospective, multidisciplinary recording of perioperative errors in cerebrovascular surgery: is error in the eye of the beholder? J Neurosurg, 124(6), 1794-804.
  39. Rolston JD, Han SJ, Aghi MK (2016). Nationwide shift from microscopic to endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Pituitary, 19(3), 248-50.
  40. Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Cornes S, Chang EF (2016). Major and minor complications in extraoperative electrocorticography: A review of a national database. Epilepsy Res, 122, 26-9.
  41. Englot DJ, Nagarajan SS, Wang DD, Rolston JD, Mizuiri D, Honma SM, Mantle M, Tarapore PE, Knowlton RC, Chang EF, Kirsch HE (2016). The sensitivity and significance of lateralized interictal slow activity on magnetoencephalography in focal epilepsy. Epilepsy Res, 121, 21-8.
  42. Han SJ, Rolston JD, Zygourakis CC, Sun MZ, McDermott MW, Lau CY, Aghi MK (2016). Preventing Delays in First-Case Starts on the Neurosurgery Service: A Resident-Led Initiative at an Academic Institution. J Surg Educ, 73(2), 291-5.
  43. Birk HS, Han SJ, Rolston JD, Rowland NC, Lau C, Theodosopoulos PV, McDermott MW (2016). Resident-led Implementation of a Standardized Handoff System to Facilitate Transfer of Postoperative Neurosurgical Patients to the ICU. Cureus, 8(1), e461.
  44. Wang DD, Knox R, Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Barkovich AJ, Tihan T, Auguste KI, Knowlton RC, Cornes SB, Chang EF (2016). Surgical management of medically refractory epilepsy in patients with polymicrogyria. Epilepsia, 57(1), 151-61.
  45. Desai SA, Rolston JD, McCracken CE, Potter SM, Gross RE (2016). Asynchronous Distributed Multielectrode Microstimulation Reduces Seizures in the Dorsal Tetanus Toxin Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Brain Stimul, 9(1), 86-100.
  46. Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Wang DD, Garcia PA, Chang EF (2015). Corpus callosotomy versus vagus nerve stimulation for atonic seizures and drop attacks: A systematic review. Epilepsy Behav, 51, 13-7.
  47. Scheer JK, Smith JS, Clark AJ, Lafage V, Kim HJ, Rolston JD, Eastlack R, Hart RA, Protopsaltis TS, Kelly MP, Kebaish K, Gupta M, Klineberg E, Hostin R, Shaffrey CI, Schwab F, Ames CP (2015). Comprehensive study of back and leg pain improvements after adult spinal deformity surgery: analysis of 421 patients with 2-year follow-up and of the impact of the surgery on treatment satisfaction. J Neurosurg Spine, 22(5), 540-53.
  48. Rolston JD, Ouyang D, Englot DJ, Wang DD, Chang EF (2015). National trends and complication rates for invasive extraoperative electrocorticography in the USA. J Clin Neurosci, 22(5), 823-7.
  49. Rolston JD, Han SJ, Parsa AT (2015). Quality improvement in neurosurgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 26(2), xiii-xiv.
  50. Asher AL, Parker SL, Rolston JD, Selden NR, McGirt MJ (2015). Using clinical registries to improve the quality of neurosurgical care. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 26(2), 253-63, ix-x.
  51. Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Benet A, Li J, Cha S, Berger MS (2015). Frontal operculum gliomas: language outcome following resection. J Neurosurg, 122(4), 725-34.
  52. Zygourakis CC, Rolston JD, Lee HS, Partow C, Kunwar S, Aghi MK (2015). Pituicytomas and spindle cell oncocytomas: modern case series from the University of California, San Francisco. Pituitary, 18(1), 150-8.
  53. Rolston JD, Zygourakis CC, Han SJ, Lau CY, Berger MS, Parsa AT (2014). Medical errors in neurosurgery. Surg Neurol Int, 5(Suppl 10), S435-40.
  54. Englot DJ, Han SJ, Rolston JD, Ivan ME, Kuperman RA, Chang EF, Gupta N, Sullivan JE, Auguste KI (2014). Epilepsy surgery failure in children: a quantitative and qualitative analysis. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 14(4), 386-95.
  55. Rolston JD, Han SJ, Bloch O, Parsa AT (2014). What clinical factors predict the incidence of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in neurosurgical patients? J Neurosurg, 121(4), 908-18.
  56. Wang DD, Lau D, Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Sneed PK, McDermott MW (2014). Pain experience using conventional versus angled anterior posts during stereotactic head frame placement for radiosurgery. J Clin Neurosci, 21(9), 1538-42.
  57. Han SJ, Rolston JD, Molinaro AM, Clarke JL, Prados MD, Chang SM, Berger MS, DeSilva A, Butowski NA (2014). Phase II trial of 7 days on/7 days off temozolmide for recurrent high-grade glioma. Neuro Oncol, 16(9), 1255-62.
  58. Han SJ, Rolston JD, Jahangiri A, Aghi MK (2014). Rathke's cleft cysts: review of natural history and surgical outcomes. J Neurooncol, 117(2), 197-203.
  59. Zygourakis CC, Rolston JD, Treadway J, Chang S, Kliot M (2014). What do hotels and hospitals have in common? How we can learn from the hotel industry to take better care of patients. Surg Neurol Int, 5(Suppl 2), S49-53.
  60. Rolston JD, Han SJ, Lau CY, Berger MS, Parsa AT (2014). Frequency and predictors of complications in neurological surgery: national trends from 2006 to 2011. J Neurosurg, 120(3), 736-45.
  61. Han SJ, Saigal R, Rolston JD, Cheng JS, Lau CY, Mistry RI, McDermott MW, Berger MS (2014). Targeted reduction in neurosurgical laboratory utilization: resident-led effort at a single academic institution. J Neurosurg, 120(1), 173-7.
  62. Wang DD, Ouyang D, Englot DJ, Rolston JD, Molinaro AM, Ward M, Chang EF (2013). Trends in surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia in the United States of America from 1988 to 2008. J Clin Neurosci, 20(11), 1538-45.
  63. Englot DJ, Rolston JD, Wang DD, Sun PP, Chang EF, Auguste KI (2013). Seizure outcomes after temporal lobectomy in pediatric patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 12(2), 134-41.
  64. Smart O, Rolston JD, Epstein CM, Gross RE (2013). Hippocampal seizure-onset laterality can change over long timescales: A same-patient observation over 500 days. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep, 1, 56-61.
  65. Englot DJ, Ouyang D, Wang DD, Rolston JD, Garcia PA, Chang EF (2013). Relationship between hospital surgical volume, lobectomy rates, and adverse perioperative events at US epilepsy centers. J Neurosurg, 118(1), 169-74.
  66. Rolston JD, Han SJ, McDermott MW (2013). Keyhole revision after failed subdural craniostomy for chronic subdural hematoma: technical note. Cureus.
  67. Englot DJ, Rolston JD, Wang DD, Hassnain KH, Gordon CM, Chang EF (2012). Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in posttraumatic versus nontraumatic epilepsy. J Neurosurg, 117(5), 970-7.
  68. Englot DJ, Wang DD, Rolston JD, Shih TT, Chang EF (2012). Rates and predictors of long-term seizure freedom after frontal lobe epilepsy surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg, 116(5), 1042-8.
  69. Rolston JD, Englot DJ, Wang DD, Shih T, Chang EF (2012). Comparison of seizure control outcomes and the safety of vagus nerve, thalamic deep brain, and responsive neurostimulation: evidence from randomized controlled trials. Neurosurg Focus, 32(3), E14.
  70. Pastrana EA, Saavedra FM, Murray G, Estronza S, Rolston JD, Rodriguez-Vega G (2012). Acute adrenal insufficiency in cervical spinal cord injury. World Neurosurg, 77(3-4), 561-3.
  71. Rolston JD, Blevins LS Jr (2012). Gamma knife radiosurgery for acromegaly. Int J Endocrinol, 2012, 821579.
  72. Rolston JD, Desai SA, Laxpati NG, Gross RE (2011). Electrical stimulation for epilepsy: experimental approaches. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 22(4), 425-42, v.
  73. Rolston JD, Quigg M, Barbaro NM (2011). Gamma knife radiosurgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Res Treat, 2011, 840616.
  74. Rolston JD, Laxpati NG, Gutekunst CA, Potter SM, Gross RE (2010). Spontaneous and evoked high-frequency oscillations in the tetanus toxin model of epilepsy. Epilepsia, 51(11), 2289-96.
  75. Rolston JD, Gross RE, Potter SM (2010). Closed-loop, open-source electrophysiology. Front Neurosci, 4.
  76. Hales CM, Rolston JD, Potter SM (2010). How to culture, record and stimulate neuronal networks on micro-electrode arrays (MEAs). J Vis Exp, (39).
  77. Desai SA, Rolston JD, Guo L, Potter SM (2010). Improving impedance of implantable microwire multi-electrode arrays by ultrasonic electroplating of durable platinum black. Front Neuroeng, 3, 5.
  78. Jimenez L, Pastrana EA, Rodriguez-Vega G, Rolston JD (2009). Ventilator bundle compliance: Report from a neurosurgical intensive care unit. Crit Care Shock, 12, 109-16.
  79. Rolston JD, Gross RE, Potter SM (2009). A low-cost multielectrode system for data acquisition enabling real-time closed-loop processing with rapid recovery from stimulation artifacts. Front Neuroeng, 2, 12.
  80. Rolston JD, Gross RE, Potter SM (2009). NeuroRighter: closed-loop multielectrode stimulation and recording for freely moving animals and cell cultures. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2009, 6489-92.
  81. Rolston JD, Gross RE, Potter SM (2009). Common median referencing for improved action potential detection with multielectrode arrays. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2009, 1604-7.
  82. Schacter SC, Guttag J, Schiff SJ, Schomer Dl, Summit Contributors (2009). Advances in the Application of Technology to Epilepsy: The CIMIT/NIO Epilepsy Innovation Summit. Epilepsy Behav, 16(1), 3-46.
  83. Rolston JD, Wagenaar DA, Potter SM (2007). Precisely timed spatiotemporal patterns of neural activity in dissociated cortical cultures. Neuroscience, 148(1), 294-303.

Review

  1. Touma L, Dansereau B, Chan AY, Jett N, Kwon CS, Braun KPJ, Friedman D, Jehi L, Rolston JD, Vadera S, Wong-Kisiel LC, Englot DJ, Keezer MR (2022). Neurostimulation in People with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from the ILAE Surgical Therapies Commission. [Review]. Epilepsia.
  2. Shlobin NA, Campbell JM, Rosenow JM, Rolston JD (2022). Ethical considerations in the surgical and neuromodulatory treatment of epilepsy. [Review]. Epilepsy Behav, 127, 108524.
  3. Rolston JD, Chang EF (2016). Stereotactic Laser Ablation for Hypothalamic Hamartoma. [Review]. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 27(1), 59-67.
  4. Rolston JD (2016). Surgical Strategies for Epilepsy in Eloquent Areas. [Review]. J Epilepsy, 2, 103.
  5. Rolston JD, Bernstein M (2015). Errors in neurosurgery. [Review]. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 26(2), 149-55, vii.
  6. Han SJ, Rolston JD, Lau CY, Berger MS (2015). Improving patient safety in neurologic surgery. [Review]. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 26(2), 143-7, vii.
  7. Rolston JD, Han SJ, Cotter JA, El-Sayed IH, Aghi MK (2014). Gangliogliomas of the optic pathway. [Review]. J Clin Neurosci, 21(12), 2244-9.
  8. Quigg M, Rolston J, Barbaro NM (2012). Radiosurgery for epilepsy: clinical experience and potential antiepileptic mechanisms. [Review]. Epilepsia, 53(1), 7-15.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Englot DJ, Rolston JD, Wang DD, Kirsch HE, Nagarajan SS, Chang EF (2016). 206 Spikes, Slowing, and Functional Connectivity: Multimodal Magnetoencephalography in Epilepsy Surgery. Neurosurgery, United States, 63 Suppl 1, 181.

Book Review

  1. Rolston JD (2009). DiLorenzo DJ and Bronzino JD. [Review of the book Neuroengineering]. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 87, 199-201.

Case Report

  1. Rolston JD, Ramos AD, Heath S, Englot DJ, Lim DA (2015). Thalamotomy-Like Effects From Partial Removal of a Ventral Intermediate Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulator Lead in a Patient With Essential Tremor: Case Report. Neurosurgery, 77(5), E831-6; discussion E836-7.

Editorial

  1. Gross RE, Rolston JD (2008). The clinical utility of methods to determine spatial extent and volume of tissue activated by deep brain stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol, 119(9), 1947-50.

Other

  1. Davis TS, Caston RM, Philip B, Charlebois CM, Anderson DN, Weaver KE, Smith EH, Rolston JD (2022). Corrigendum: LeGUI: A Fast and Accurate Graphical User Interface for Automated Detection and Anatomical Localization of Intracranial Electrodes. Front Neurosci (16, p. 858978). Switzerland.

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