Description of Research Expertise
Research interests include epilepsy genetics, epilepsy surgery, stereo-EEG (sEEG), brain-machine interface, Chiari malformation, brain tumors.
Selected Publications
Tomlinson SB, Galligan K, Kessler SK, Kennedy BC: Two-year outcomes following modified transsylvian peri-insular hemispherotomy Childs Nerv Syst. : 2025.
Singh S, Armstrong C, Melamed S, Galligan K, Han M, DiGiovine M, Kessler SK, Kennedy BC: Safety Profile of Intracranial Neuromodulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children J Neurosurg Pediatr 71 (Supplement_1): 183,2025.
Murugesan R, Kennedy BC: Surgical Complications and Admission Rates After Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting : 2025.
Tomlinson SB, Davis P, Armstrong C, Whitney R, Kennedy BC, Marsh ED: Hypersynchronous Epileptic Network Activity Revealed by Interictal Spike Propagation and Cortico-cortical Evoked Potentials American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting : 2025.
Tomlinson SB, Kennedy BC, Marsh ED: Co-activation of interictal epileptiform discharges localizes seizure onset zone and fluctuates with brain state Brain Commun : 2025.
Baumgartner M, Galligan K, Flanders T, Madsen P, Tucker AM, Kennedy BC: Burr Hole Hemispherotomy: Case Series Oper Neurosurg : 10.1227/ons.0000000000001527,2025.
Ziechmann R, Galligan K, Digiovine M, Marsh ED, Kennedy BC: Multiple subpial transections with concomitant responsive neurostimulation of the insula: illustrative case J Neurosurg Case Lessons 9 (13): CASE24445,2025.
Samuel B. Tomlinson, Michael Baumgartner, Timothy R. Darlington, Eric D. Marsh, Benjamin C. Kennedy: Mapping the Epileptogenic Brain Using Low-Frequency Stimulation: Two Decades of Advances and Uncertainties J Clin Med : 2025.
Baumgartner M, Galligan K, Baumgartner J, Kessler SK, Kennedy BC: Salvage Trans-Sylvian Peri-Insular Hemispherotomy After Embolic Hemispherectomy Ann Child Neurol Soc 2025 : 1-5,2025.
Baumgartner ME, Tomlinson SB, Galligan K, Kennedy BC: Motor Outcome After Posterior Insular Resection for Pediatric Epilepsy Brain Sci 15 (2): 177,2025.
Academic Contact Information
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