Churl-Su Kwon, MD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Sciences (in Neurology, in Epidemiology, in the Neurological Surgery, and in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center)
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Dr. Kwon obtained his MD from University College London and MPH from Harvard. He completed neurosurgery residency in the UK, followed by postdoctoral fellowships in epilepsy clinical research at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, neurosurgery/neurophysiology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and health services research at Mount Sinai. Dr. Kwon specializes in epilepsy and functional neurosurgery. He has a wide variety of academic and research interests, which include: outcomes research in clinical neurosciences, epidemiological and health services research, clinical informatics, randomized neurosurgical trials, and neurophysiology. Dr. Kwon also studies abnormal brain function in patients with epilepsy and psychiatric comorbidities using intra-operative recordings, big data, and reversible treatment methods of neuromodulation with deep brain stimulation and responsive neurostimulation.

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Sciences (in Neurology, in Epidemiology, in the Neurological Surgery, and in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center)

Gender

  • Male

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BSc (Hons), Neuroscience, University College London, UK
  • MD, University College London, UK
  • MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA
  • DPhil, University of Oxford, UK
  • Internship: University College London Hospital, UK
  • Residency: King’s College London/Leeds General Infirmary, UK
  • Fellowship: Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Canada
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
  • Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA

Committees, Societies, Councils

International League Against epilepsy (ILAE): Surgery Commission

International League Against epilepsy (ILAE): Epidemiology Commission

International League Against epilepsy (ILAE): Global Health Task Force

International League Against epilepsy (ILAE): Stigma Task Force

International League Against epilepsy (ILAE): Global Cost of Epilepsy Task Force

International League Against epilepsy (ILAE): Global Epilepsy Treatment Gap Task Force

Honors & Awards

  • American Epilepsy Society Young Investigator Award
  • American Epilepsy Society Junior Investigator Award
  • NeuroNEXT Fellowship Award
  • Research Training Support Grant, University of Oxford
  • Blavatnik Award for Young Scientist Nominee
  • Leon Levy Fellowship in Neuroscience
  • North American Neuromodulation Society Travel Award
  • International Epilepsy Congress Award
  • ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) Leadership Development Programme Scholarship
  • American Neurological Association Travel Award
  • World Federation of Neurological Surgeons Training Scholarship
  • American Epilepsy Society Fellows Award
  • Society for Neuroscience Hot Topic
  • Scholar of Hearts Award, Harvard School of Public Health
  • Mary Anne Lee – Canadian League Against Epilepsy Research Award
  • National EpiFellows Foundation Scientific Award from the American Epilepsy Society
  • Alberta Heritage Foundation Scholarship for Medical Research
  • Honorary Lecturer for Anatomy at University College London, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
  • Diploma in Wing-Chun Kung Fu
  • Choral Scholar, Clare College, University of Cambridge
  • Music Scholar, St. Paul’s London

Research

Dr. Kwon specializes in epilepsy and functional neurosurgery. He has a wide variety of academic and research interests which include: outcomes research in clinical neurosciences, epidemiological and health services research, clinical informatics, randomized neurosurgical trials and neurophysiology.

Dr. Kwon uses large, linked electronic health records, big data, and prospective cohort studies to conduct epidemiological and outcomes-based research in epilepsy. He looks at appropriateness of epilepsy neurosurgical care, health resource use and access to care, multi-morbidities (e.g., psychiatric comorbidities, intellectual disabilities) and their associated outcomes in people with epilepsy.

Dr. Kwon also studies abnormal brain function in patients with epilepsy and psychiatric comorbidities using intra-operative recordings, big data and reversible treatment methods of neuromodulation with deep brain stimulation and responsive neurostimulation.

Research Interests

  • Biostatistical Methods
  • Chronic disease
  • Global Health
  • Mental Health

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov