Srivatsan Pallavaram, Ph.D.

Senior Staff Scientist

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA

Web page: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/srivatsanpallavaram/

 

Education

2013-Present                       Senior Staff Scientist, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Vanderbilt University

2013-Present                       Expert Technology Consultant for NeuroTargeting, LLC. This is through an STTR grant “A universal brain atlas for implanting and managing deep brain stimulators” awarded to Neurotargeting, LLC with a subcontract to Vanderbilt University to evaluate the commercial potential of an electrophysiological atlas for the planning, implantation, and programming phases of DBS surgery.

2010-2013                           Staff Scientist, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Vanderbilt University

• NIH R01 EB006136 – Computer Assisted Functional Neurosurgery (PI: Dr. Benoit M. Dawant)
• NIH NS071259 – Apparatus for placing electrodes for Deep Brain Stimulation surgery (PI: Dr. J. Michael Fitzpatrick)
• DBS Database collaborative effort project, Dept. of Neurological Surgery at Ohio State University Medical Center and Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University

2013 Summer                     Instructor, MATLAB programming, Vanderbilt Pre-College PAVE program

2012 Summer                     Instructor, Arduino MicroController programming, Vanderbilt Pre-College PAVE program

2005-2009                          Teaching Affiliate, Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University

2004-2010                          Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University

2002-2004                          Research Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara

2004                                  Teaching Assistant, Vanderbilt University

2004                                  Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Leadership Experience

2012-present                     General Secretary, India Association of Nashville (IAN), a 501(c)3                                           compliant non-profit organization

2008-present                     Marketing Director, Nashville Cricket Association

2005-present                     Captain & President, Vanderbilt Cricket Club

2011-2012                         Member of Executive Committee, India Association of Nashville

2013-present                     Founder & Editor-in-Chief, IAN Magazine

2005                                 Founder, Vanderbilt Cricket Club

 

Recognitions and Awards

2012

Along with my PI Dr. Benoit M. Dawant, I was invited to present at the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s (NIBIB) 10th anniversary technology showcase symposium in Bethesda, Maryland. The showcase was an interactive, hands-on demonstration of promising, cutting-edge NIBIB-supported research projects. Only 9 projects from the entire country were selected.

Two of my publications were also cited in an article about this technology showcase in the e-Advances section of NIH-NIBIB:

http://www.nibib.nih.gov/news-events/newsroom/software-suite-improves-parkinsons-surgery

The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering media release also wrote an article on this:

http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2012/research-team-invited-to-present-at-nih-institute-s-10th-anniversary-technology-showcase/

2009                    Fellowship, International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS)

2004-2008            University Graduate Fellowship (UGF), Vanderbilt University

2006, 2008, 2009  Vanderbilt University graduate travel grant for presenting research

2007                    Thomas M. Weser award for the outstanding International student of                                the year, International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), Vanderbilt                                  University

2007                    SPIE travel grant for presenting research at SPIE medical imaging                                        conference

2006                    Competent Communicator certification, Toastmasters International

2002 – 2003         President’s work-study research scholarship, UCSB

1995-1996            Gold medal and rolling shield for the best all rounder

1994                    President Scout Award (Rashtrapati Puraskar), awarded personally by                                the then President of India; his Excellency Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

1993                    Governor Scout Award (Rajya Puraskar), India

 

Peer-Review

2011-present        International Conference on Information Processing in Computer Assisted                                Interventions (IPCAI)

2011-present        Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI),                                  Lecture Notes in Computer Science

2012-present        IEEE Journal, Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

2012-present        International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

2012                   Technical program committee and Reviewer, Workshop on Deep Brain                                     Stimulation Methodological Challenges (DBSMC), Medical Image Computing                           and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nice, France.

2011-present       Open Journal of Radiology

2003-2004           IEEE Potentials

 

Scientific Talks

1. “Automated selection of anterior and posterior commissures based on a deformable atlas and its evaluation based on manual selections by neurosurgeons,” at SPIE Medical Imaging conference, San Diego, USA, 2007. SPIE Medical Imaging is the premier forum for reporting state-of-the-art research and development in medical imaging physics, image processing, CAD, perception, PACS, and biomedical applications.
2. “A new method for creating electrophysiological maps for DBS surgery and their application to surgical guidance,” at the 11th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Society (MICCAI), New York University, New York, USA, 2008. The MICCAI Society is an important forum for emerging fields like medical image computing, computer-assisted intervention, and medical robotics and brings together clinicians, bioscientists, computer scientists, engineers, physicists, and other researchers who are contributing to, and need to keep abreast of, advances in the methodology and applications.
3. “Effect of brain shift on the creation of functional atlases for deep brain stimulation surgery,” at the 23rd International Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery (CARS) Congress and Exhibition, Berlin, Germany, 2009. The CARS congress with its associated journal, the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, is a facilitator of innovation and an important contributor to modern medicine on a worldwide basis. CARS has its focus on R & D for computer assisted systems and their applications in radiology and surgery.
4. “Correlating Statistical Maps of Contraction due to Stimulation and the Optimal Implant Position for Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation with the Anatomy,” at the 80th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Miami, FL, USA, 2012. The AANS is a scientific and educational association with over 8,000 members worldwide. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public.
5. “Medical Image to Image Registration Techniques”, Invited talk, Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering (ViSE), July 2012.
6. “Normalization of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery data into a common reference system using non-linear image registration and building statistical atlases for pre-, intra- and post-operative assistance technologies”, Invited talk, Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering (ViSE), August 2011.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles and peer-reviewed conference proceedings

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=StKGBJMAAAAJ

1. S. Pallavaram, F. Phibbs, C. Tolleson, T. Davis, J. Fang, P. Hedera, R. Li, T. Koyama, B. M. Dawant, and P.-F. D’Haese, “Neurologist Consistency in interpreting information provided by an Interactive Visualization Software for Deep Brain Stimulation Post-Operative Programming Assistance ” Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface (Accepted and In Print), 2013.  DOI: 10.1111/ner.12061
2. S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, M. Remple, J. S. Neimat, C. Kao, P. E. Konrad, and P.-F. D’Haese, “Effect of brain shift on the creation of functional atlases for deep brain stimulation surgery ” Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg., vol. 5 (3), p. 221:228 (PMID: 20033503), 2010 (Published online: Aug’ 2, 2009).
3. S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, T. Koyama, H. Yu, J. S. Neimat, P. E. Konrad, and P.-F. D’Haese, “Validation of a fully automatic method for the routine selection of the anterior and posterior commissures in MR images,” Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, vol. 87, pp. 148:154 (PMID: 19321967, PMCID: PMC2835380), 2009.
4. S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, M. Remple, J. S. Neimat, C. Kao, R. Li, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Detecting brain shift during deep brain stimulation surgery using intra-operative data and functional atlases: a preliminary study,” IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI): From Nano to Macro, p. 362:365, 2009.
5. S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, M. Remple, J. S. Neimat, C. Kao, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “A method to correct for brain shift when building electrophysiological atlases for deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery,” Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. (MICCAI, London), 12th, vol. 5761, p. 557:564 (PMID: 20426032), 2009.
6. S. Pallavaram, H. Yu, J. Spooner, P.-F. D’Haese, B. Bodenheimer, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Inter-surgeon variability in the selection of anterior and posterior commissures and its potential effects on target localization,” Stereotact Funct Neurosurg., vol. 86:2, pp. 113:119 (PMID: 18270482, PMCID: PMC2719970), 2008.
7. S. Pallavaram, P. F. D’Haese, C. Kao, H. Yu, M. Remple, J. Neimat, P. Konrad, and B. Dawant, “A new method for creating electrophysiological maps for DBS surgery and their application to surgical guidance,” Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv, vol. 11, pp. 670-7 (PMID: 18979804), 2008.
8. S. Pallavaram, H. Yu, J. Spooner, P.-F. D’Haese, T. Koyama, B. Bodenheimer, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Automated selection of anterior and posterior commissures based on a deformable atlas and its evaluation based on manual selections by neurosurgeons,” in SPIE Medical Imaging. vol. 6509 San Diego, USA, 2007, p. 65091C:1:9.
9. S. Pallavaram, M. Carli, J. Berger, A. Neri, and S. K. Mitra, “Spot identification in microarray images using Gauss-Laguerre wavelets,” in IEEE Workshop on Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics (GENSIPS), The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2004.
10. P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, C. Kao, J. S. Neimat, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Effect of data normalization on the creation of neuro probabilistic atlases,” Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, vol. 91 (3), p. 148:153, 2013.
11. P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, P. E. Konrad, J. S. Neimat, J. M. Fitzpatrick, and B. M. Dawant, “Clinical accuracy of a customized stereotactic platform for deep-brain stimulation after accounting for brain shift,” Stereotact Funct Neurosurg., vol. 88, pp. 81:87 (PMID: 20068383, PMCID: PMC2842163), 2010.
12. P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, R. Li, M. S. Remple, C. Kao, J. S. Neimat, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “CranialVault and its CRAVE tools: a clinical computer assistance system for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy,” Med Image Anal., vol. 16, pp. 744-53 (PMID: 20732828, PMCID: PMC3021628), 2012 Apr; Epub 2010 Aug 1.
13. Y. Liu, B. M. Dawant, S. Pallavaram, J. S. Neimat, P. E. Konrad, P.-F. D’Haese, R. Datteri, B. A. Landman, and J. H. Noble, “A surgeon specific automatic path planning algorithm for deep brain stimulation,” SPIE Medical Imaging, Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, vol. 8316, p. 83161D, 2012.
14. P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, T. Goble, C. Oluigbo, P. Agrawal, A. Taghva, K. Philip, C. Kao, J. S. Neimat, A. Rezai, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Value of multi-center collaboration towards building electrophysiological atlases,” in Proc. of the Workshop on Deep Brain Stimulation Methodological Challenges (DBSMC), Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv (MICCAI), Nice, France, 2012.
15. K. Sun, W. J. Rodriguez, S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, and M. I. Miga, “Optimizing the Delivery of Deep Brain Stimulation Using Electrophysiological Atlases and an Inverse Modeling Approach,” SPIE, Medical Imaging, vol. 8316-108, 2012.
16. R. Datteri, S. Pallavaram, P. E. Konrad, J. S. Neimat, P.-F. D’Haese, and B. M. Dawant, “Potential predictors for the amount of intra-operative brain shift during deep brain stimulation surgery,” SPIE Medical Imaging: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, vol. 7964, p. 79640T (DOI: 10.1117/12.878504), 2011.
17. P.-F. D’Haese, R. Li, S. Pallavaram, T. Shanks, P. Zahos, J. S. Neimat, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Early clinical evaluation of a computer assisted planning system for deep brain surgeries: 1 year of clinical assistance,” in Information Processing in Computer Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), Geneva, Switzerland, 2010, p. 190:199.
18. B. M. Dawant, P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, R. Li, H. Yu, J. Spooner, T. Davis, C. Kao, and P. E. Konrad, “The VU-DBS project: integrated and computer-assisted planning, intra-operative placement, and post-operative programming of deep-brain stimulators,” in Proc. of SPIE Medical Imaging: Visualization and Image-Guided Procedures. vol. 6509, 2007, p. 650907.
19. P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, H. Yu, J. Spooner, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Deformable Physiological Atlas-Based Programming of Deep Brain Stimulators: A Feasibility Study,” Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Workshop on Biomedical Image Registration (WBIR), vol. 4057, p. 144:150, 2006.
20. P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, K. Niermann, J. Spooner, C. Kao, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Automatic selection of DBS target points using multiple electrophysiological atlases,” Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. (MICCAI), 8th, vol. 3750, pp. 427-434 (PMID: 16685988), 2005.
21. P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, C. Kao, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Computer-aided placement of deep brain stimulators: from planning to intra-operative guidance,” Proc. SPIE 5744, Medical Imaging 2005: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display, pp. 345:353 (April 20, 2005); doi:10.1117/12.594866.

 

Conference Abstracts

[21]    S. Pallavaram, F. Phibbs, P. Hedera, C. Tolleson, W. J. Rodriguez, P.-F. D’Haese, B. M. Dawant, and T. L. Davis, “A 3D Gyroscope better suited than a 3D Accelerometer for measuring tremor (Accepted),” in The Movement Disorders Society 16th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Dublin, Ireland, 2012, June.

[22]    S. Pallavaram, F. Phibbs, P. Hedera, C. Tolleson, W. J. Rodriguez, P.-F. D’Haese, B. M. Dawant, and T. L. Davis, “Change In Root Mean Square Value Of Tremor Recording Correlates Strongly With Subjective Clinical Assessment,” in The Movement Disorders Society 16th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Dublin, Ireland, 2012 June.

[23]    S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, C. Kao, M. S. Remple, C. R. Camalier, J. S. Neimat, B. M. Dawant, and P. E. Konrad, “Relative locations of efficacy, paresthesia and dysarthria for Vim-DBS in Essential Tremor patients based on probabilistic maps populated using non-rigid registration (submitted),” in American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN); Biennial Meeting San Francisco, CA, USA, 2012 June.

[24]    S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, T. Goble, P. Agrawal, A. Taghva, K. Philip, E. Yeremeyeva, C. Kao, J. S. Neimat, A. Rezai, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Value of multi-center collaboration towards building more complete electrophysiological atlases using non-rigid image registration (submitted),” in American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN); Biennial Meeting San Francisco, CA, USA, 2012 June.

[25]    C. Kao, S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Intraoperative VIM DBS spatial summation effects along horizontal axis in ET patients (submitted)

” in American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN); Biennial Meeting San Francisco, CA, USA, 2012 June.

[26]    T. Goble, S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, A. Taghva, C. Oluigbo, K. Philip, H. Chen, P. Agrawal, E. Yeremeyeva, N. Villelli, B. M. Dawant, and A. Rezai, “Macrostimulation during STN DBS surgery: Guidance for final implant position with respect to the motor internal capsule (submitted),” in American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN); Biennial Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA, 2012 June.

[27]    D. Campbell, P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, S. Garg, B. M. Dawant, P. E. Konrad, M. Siddiqui, I. ul Haq, T. Ellis, and S. Tatter, “Targeting subthalamic nucleus using non-rigid registration in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s disease (submitted),” in American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN); Biennial Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA, 2012 June.

[28]    P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, T. Goble, K. Philip, A. Taghva, C. Oluigbo, P. Agrawal, B. M. Dawant, and A. Rezai, “Correlating Statistical Maps of Contraction due to Stimulation and the Optimal Implant Position for Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation with the Anatomy,” in American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Annual Scientific Meeting Miami, FL, 2012.

[29]    C. R. Camalier, W. J. Jermakowicz, S. Pallavaram, C. C. Kao, M. S. Remple, P. E. Konrad, and J. S. Neimat, “Evaluation of firing rate and spatial extent as a predictor of final tract choice during multi-pass deep brain stimulation electrode implantation of the STN,” in North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2011, Dec’.

[30]    M. M. Neimat, P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, P. E. Konrad, C. Kao, M. S. Remple, C. Camalier, B. M. Dawant, and J. S. Neimat, “Computer Normalization Algorithms Predict Optimal Physiological Targets in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery,” in North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Neveda, 2011.

[31]    S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, J. S. Neimat, T. Davis, F. Phibbs, M. Cooper, P. Hedera, B. M. Dawant, and P. E. Konrad, “Focal efficacy seen consistently in essential tremor (ET) patients undergoing vim deep brain stimulation (DBS),” in American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) New York, NY, USA, 2010.

[32]    P.-F. D’Haese, R. Li, S. Pallavaram, T. Shanks, P. Zahos, J. S. Neimat, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Early clinical evaluation of a computer assisted planning system for deep brain surgeries: 1 year of clinical assistance,” in Information Processing in Computer Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), Geneva, Switzerland, 2010, p. 190:199.

[33]    M. S. Remple, P.-F. D’Haese, J. I. Franck, S. Pallavaram, P. Perrin, and B. M. Dawant, “Pneumocephalus and lead displacement during deep brain stimulator implant surgery: an intraoperative CT study,” in American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring Vancouver, Canada, 2009.

[34]    M. Remple, C. Kao, P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, P. E. Konrad, J. S. Neimat, J. I. Franck, and B. M. Dawant, “Lessons learned from the creation of an electrophysiological atlas for deep brain stimulation (DBS),” in American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring (ASNM) annual meeting, Special interest group presentation Vancouver, Canada, 2009.

[35]    S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, M. Remple, J. S. Neimat, C. Kao, P. E. Konrad, and P.-F. D’Haese, “Effect of brain shift on the creation of functional atlases for deep brain stimulation surgery,” in Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Germany, 2009.

[36]    S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, M. S. Remple, J. S. Neimat, C. Kao, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Effect of intra-operative brain shift on populating electrophysiological atlases of somatotopy recordings in DBS surgeries,” in World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN) Toronto, Canada, 2009.

[37]    P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, J. S. Neimat, P. E. Konrad, J. M. Fitzpatrick, and B. M. Dawant, “Customized stereotactic frame accuracy measurement accounting for brain shift,” in World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN) Toronto, Canada, 2009.

[38]    H. Yu, B. P. Rosenbaum, P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, P. Dumpuri, B. M. Dawant, J. S. Neimat, and P. E. Konrad, “Predicting Brain Shift in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery,” in American Society for Sterotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2008.

[39]    H. Yu, P.-F. D’Haese, T. Koyama, S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, J. S. Neimat, and P. E. Konrad, “Automated Algorithm Selects Anterior and Posterior Commissure Points Better than Experienced Neurosurgeons,” in American Society for Sterotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2008.

[40]    B. P. Rosenbaum, P.-F. D’Haese, H. Yu, S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, J. S. Neimat, and P. E. Konrad, “Brain Shift during Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Correlates Directly to Pneumocephalus and Inversely to Age,” in American Society of Sterotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Biennial meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2008.

[41]    M. S. Remple, S. Pallavaram, C. Kao, P.-F. D’Haese, J. S. Neimat, B. M. Dawant, and P. E. Konrad, “The relationship between subthalamic nucleus (STN) somatotopy and deep brain stimulation (DBS) efficacy and side effect maps: an atlas study,” in Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Washington D.C., USA, 2008.

[42]    M. Remple, S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, B. M. Dawant, and J. S. Neimat, “Organization of sensorimotor responses in the human subthalamic nucleus (STN),” in American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring (ASNM) Vancouver, Canada, 2008.

[43]    J. S. Neimat, S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, C. Kao, H. Yu, M. S. Remple, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Computerized brain atlas provides anatomic prediction of stimulation efficacy in patients undergoing deep brain stimulation(DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus(STN),” in American Society for Sterotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2008.

[44]    H. Yu, P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, and P. E. Konrad, “The use of a functional atlas for automated targeting in deep brain stimulation surgery,” in Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting Sea Island, GA, USA, 2007.

[45]    A. Sathyanarayanan, S. Pallavaram, R. Bodenheimer, K. Robinson, B. M. Dawant, and T. L. Davis, “Quantification of Movement Using a Nintendo Wii Remote,” in American Neurological Association (ANA) Washington D.C., USA, 2007.

[46]    A. B. Conrad, T. L. Davis, P. E. Konrad, B. M. Dawant, S. Pallavaram, and M. Gensheimer, “Ventricular Volume Associations With Transient Encephalopathy Following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery,” in American Academy of Neurology (AAN) conference Boston, MA, USA, 2007.

[47]    P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, H. Yu, J. Spooner, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Internet portal for computer aided deep brain stimulation therapy: from target planning to programming,” in Movement Disorders – 10th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Kyoto, Japan, 2006, Oct’ 28-Nov’ 2.

[48]    S. Pallavaram, P.-F. D’Haese, B. Bodenheimer, J. Spooner, H. Yu, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Automated selection of anterior and posterior commissures based on a deformable atlas can remove variability in the current frame of reference used for stereotactic neurosurgical procedures,” in American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Biennial meeting Boston, MA, USA, 2006, June 1-4.

[49]    J. Spooner, H. Yu, P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, B. M. Dawant, and P. E. Konrad, “Fully automated deep brain stimulation target selection better than traditional methods,” in American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Boston, MA, USA, 2006.

[50]    P.-F. D’Haese, S. Pallavaram, H. Yu, J. Spooner, P. E. Konrad, and B. M. Dawant, “Automated selection of programming parameters for Deep Brain Stimulators based on a probabilistic atlas,” in The Movement Disorder Society’s 10th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Kyoto, Japan, 2006.

[51]    M. Rice, R. G. Golledge, D. Jacobson, D. Jones, and S. Pallavaram, “Evaluating Shapes Via a Non-Visual Computer Interface,” in Association of American Geographers (AAG) 100th Annual Conference Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2004.

[52]    M. Rice, R. G. Golledge, D. Jacobson, D. Jones, and S. Pallavaram, “Axis Scalling and Symbolization Issues for Haptic Map,” in 100th Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2004.

[53]    M. Rice, D. Jacobson, R. G. Golledge, D. Jones, and S. Pallavaram, “Object Size Discrimination and Non-visual Cartographic Symbolization,” in Web Proceedings, American Congress of Surveying and Mapping, Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2003.

[54]    D. Jacobson, M. Rice, R. G. Golledge, D. Jones, P. Hayward, and S. Pallavaram, “Cartographic Symbolization Issues for Haptic and Auditory Map Interfaces,” in Association of American Geographers (AAG) 99th Annual Conference New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2003.

 

Research Support

NIH R01-EB006136-03

PI: Benoit M. Dawant

06/01/06 – Present

Computer-Assisted Functional Neurosurgery

The project is aimed at the development of a centralized database for the treatment of patients with movement disorders, the development and evaluation of methods to predict automatically the location of the ideal implantation target, and methods to provide assistance for adjustment of the position of the electrode intra-operatively. Role: Co-Investigator

 

NIH 1R41NS063705-01A1

PIs: Peter Konrad and Pierre-Francois D’Haese

6/01/13-Present

A universal brain atlas for implanting and managing deep brain stimulators

This is an STTR grant awarded to Neurotargeting, LLC with a subcontract to Vanderbilt University to evaluate the commercial potential of an electrophysiological atlas for the planning, implantation, and programming phases of DBS surgery.

Role: Expert Technology Consultant for NeuroTargeting, LLC.

 

NIH R21 NS071259

PI: J. Michael Fitzpatrick                                                           06/01/11 – 12/31/12

Apparatus for Placing Electrodes for Deep-Brain Stimulation

The aim of this project is to develop a new device to improve the workflow of deep-brain stimulation surgeries and perform in vitro and in vivo validations. Role: Co-Investigator

DBS database collaborative effort

PI: Benoit M. Dawant

7/01/10 – 1/31/11

This was a grant from the Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC) to develop and set up a DBS repository for OSUMC similar to the Vanderbilt CranialVault atlas for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).

Role: Staff Scientist