Judy Gault, PhD

Associate Research Professor, Neurosurgery


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Graduate School
  • PhD, Oregon Health And Science University (1995)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, San Francisco State University (CA) (1990)
Department
Neurosurgery

Professional Titles

  • Research Associate Professor

Research Interests

My research program involves a multidisciplinary team that is currently focused on resolving ethical dilemmas associated with clinical trials of advanced neurotechnology that require a neurosurgical intervention. In addition, we are interested in characterizing electrophysiological biomarkers to facilitate deep brain stimulation targeting. Our ultimate goal is safely carryout a clinical trial of deep brain stimulation for treating symptoms of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. We are enrolling subjects with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who are interested in learning more about deep brain stimulation.

Publications

  • Gault JM, Hosokawa P, Kramer D, Saks ER, Appelbaum PS, Thompson JA, Olincy A, Cascella N, Sawa A, Goodman W, Moukaddam N, Sheth SA, Anderson WS, Davis RA. Postsurgical morbidity and mortality favorably informs deep brain stimulation for new indications including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Front Surg. 2023;10:958452. PubMed PMID: 37066004
  • Gault JM, Thompson JA, Maharajh K, Hosokawa P, Stevens KE, Olincy A, Liedtke EI, Ojemann A, Ojemann S, Abosch A. Striatal and Thalamic Auditory Response During Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: Implications for Psychosis. Neuromodulation. 2020 Jun;23(4):478-488. PubMed PMID: 32022409
  • Approaches to neuromodulation for schizophrenia. Gault JM, Davis R, Cascella NG, Saks ER, Corripio-Collado I, Anderson WS, Olincy A, Thompson JA, Pomarol-Clotet E, Sawa A, Daskalakis ZJ, Lipsman N, Abosch A. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018 Jul;89(7):777-787. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316946. Epub 2017 Dec 14. Review. PMID: 29242310
  • Gault, JM, Nussbaum, AM, (2018) Review of serum prolactin levels as an antipsychotic-response biomarker; May 04. Open Access Journal of Translational Medicine & Research Volume 2 Issue 3. https://medcraveonline.com/OAJTMR/OAJTMR-02-00043.pdf
  • Deep Brain Stimulaiton Neuromodulation for Schizophrenia https://hstalks.com/t/3761/deep-brain-stimulation-dbs-neuromodulation-for-sch/

Public Speaking
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Deep Brain Stimulation for treating symptoms of schizophrenia.