Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Differential Transcript Expression and Alternative RNA Splicing Patterns to Differentiate Focal vs. Generalized-Onset Seizures.
Verma R, Bullinger KL, Pearson A, Dhakar M, Guven E, Amini E, Simon RP, Meller R
Molecular neurobiology. 2025;62(10):13303-13317.
PMID: 40495047 - Chronic thalamic recordings for idiopathic generalized epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: Ictal and interictal electrophysiological findings.
Bullinger KL, Crudele AN, Morrell MJ, Johnson L
Epilepsia open. 2025;10(4):1099-1110.
PMID: 40472854 - Combination of or Transition between Deep Brain Stimulation and Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy.
Yang JC, Skelton H, Isbaine F, Bullinger KL, Alwaki A, Cabaniss BT, Willie JT, Gross RE
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. 2024;102(6):345-355.
PMID: 39397652 - An ordinal clinical score predicts seizure freedom after minimally invasive epilepsy surgery.
Dickey AS, Bullinger KL, Grogan D, Asmar MM, Alwaki A, Kheder A, Shivamurthy VKN, Faraj RR, Greven A, Willie JT, Drane DL, Gross RE
Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2024;11(9):2327-2336.
PMID: 39001603 - Targeting thalamocortical circuits for closed-loop stimulation in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Warren AEL, Butson CR, Hook MP, Dalic LJ, Archer JS, Macdonald-Laurs E, Schaper FLWVJ, Hart LA, Singh H, Johnson L, Bullinger KL, Gross RE, Morrell MJ, Rolston JD
Brain communications. 2024;6(3):fcae161.
PMID: 38764777 - Stereoelectroencephalography-guided radiofrequency ablation of the epileptogenic zone as a treatment and predictor of future success of further surgical intervention.
Shields JA, Greven ACM, Shivamurthy VKN, Dickey AS, Matthews RE, Laxpati NG, Alwaki A, Drane DL, Isbaine F, Willie JT, Bullinger KL, Gross RE
Epilepsia. 2023;64(8):2081-2093.
PMID: 37300533 - The effect of responsive neurostimulation (RNS) on neuropsychiatric and psychosocial outcomes in drug-resistant epilepsy.
Tager D, Panjeti-Moore D, Yang JC, Rivera-Cruz A, Loring DW, Staikova E, Block C, Bullinger KL, Rodriguez-Ruiz AA, Cabaniss BT, Winkel D, Bonilha L, Willie JT, Gross RE, Drane DL, Karakis I
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. 2023;
PMID: 37075511 - Surgical Treatment of Drug-Resistant Generalized Epilepsy.
Bullinger KL, Alwaki A, Gross RE
Current neurology and neuroscience reports. 2022;22(8):459-465.
PMID: 35713776 - Anterior nucleus of the thalamus deep brain stimulation vs temporal lobe responsive neurostimulation for temporal lobe epilepsy.
Yang JC, Bullinger KL, Dickey AS, Karakis I, Alwaki A, Cabaniss BT, Winkel D, Rodriguez-Ruiz A, Willie JT, Gross RE
Epilepsia. 2022;63(9):2290-2300.
PMID: 35704344 - Centromedian thalamic deep brain stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: single-center experience.
Yang JC, Bullinger KL, Isbaine F, Alwaki A, Opri E, Willie JT, Gross RE
Journal of neurosurgery. 2022;137(6):1591-1600.
PMID: 35395630
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