Harish Babu, MD/PhD
603 Jacobsen Hall
175 Elizabeth Blackwell Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Co-Director of Brain Tumor Program
SPECIALTIES
Complex Brain Tumors
Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery
Functional Neurosurgery
Gamma Knife
Neuro Oncology
Skull Base Tumors
LANGUAGES
English
PATIENT TYPE
Adults and Children
RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND AFFILIATIONS
Neuroscience and Physiology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Human Neurophysiology research lab
Our goal is to understand how the human brain functions at a single neuron level and how this translates to higher cognitive behaviors. We are studying this by recording the activity of single neurons in awake human subjects engaged in various behavioral tasks. We use a combination of intracranial EEG, in vivo single-neuron electrophysiology, behavioral studies and computational neuroscience approaches to gain insight into the mechanisms that give rise to complex human behaviors such as learning and memory, attention, and decision making. Using this information, we hope to develop techniques for diagnosing some of the most devastating neurological diseases and treat them by designing future Brain-Machine interfaces devices.
ASSOCIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Epilepsy Society (AES)
North American Skull Base Society
Society for Neuro-Oncology
Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
EDUCATION
Fellowship: Center for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2019, Neurooncology/Endoscopic skull base
Fellowship: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2019, Epilepsy/Functional
Residency: Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 2018, Residency, Department of Neurosurgery,
Fellowship: Stanford University, 2012, Adult hippocampal neurogenesis
Additional Training: Charite Berlin University Medicine, 2007, PhD (neural stem cells)
MBBS: Calicut Medical College, Kerala, India, 2001
PUBLICATIONS
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