Biography
Dr. Michael Kogan attended Temple University for undergraduate studies in psychology and went on to pursue an MD/PhD in neuroscience. After completing his basic medical education, Michael spent seven years at the University at Buffalo completing a neurological surgery residency. He then returned to Philadelphia to finish his training in functional and epilepsy neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University under Dr. Ashwini Sharan. Going forward, Dr. Kogan wants to develop comprehensive movement disorder and epilepsy care in New Mexico, offering the full spectrum of monitoring and minimally invasive technologies. Additionally, he is interested in developing a research program in imaging and electrophysiology to further innovate the development and application of these procedures.
Michael was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He immigrated to the U.S. with his mother, first arriving in Philadelphia at the age of five, where he spent most of his childhood. Michael’s personal interests include outdoor activities such as skiing, camping, and rock climbing. He enjoys traveling both nationally and abroad and rotated in St. Petersburg during his medical training.
Areas of Specialty
Epilepsy surgery
Movement disorder surgery
Brain tumors
Spine
Pain
Peripheral nerve
Education
Fellowship:
Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Neurosurgery, Philadelphia, PA.
Fellow, Functional Neurosurgery (July 2020-July 2021)
Residency:
University at Buffalo, Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo, NY.
Resident (July 2013-July 2020)
Medical School:
Temple University, Philadelphia PA.
M.D./Ph.D. (July 2006-July 2013)
Undergraduate:
B.A. (July 2002-July 2005), Psychology/minor in Biology, Summa cum-laude
Achievements & Awards
ISNV Pioneer in NeuroVirology Lectureship Award, received (2009)
Andrea Prince Pre-Med Award (2005)
Temple University Presidents Scholar Award (2005)
Gender
Male
Languages
- English
- Russian
Research
I began my career at Temple University as an undergraduate in Psychology. There, I participated in behavioral developmental psychology research in language learning. I continued my research in neurobiology at Temple University as part of the MD/PhD program. My project involved the role of NFkB signaling in innate immunity and spread of HIV into CNS. I then continued my education with residency in neurosurgery, with an interest in functional neurosurgery and epilepsy. I was involved in several research projects at the University of Washington and developed a predictive electrocorticography algorithm to evaluate epileptogenicity in grid recordings. Later, during my fellowship in functional neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University, I continued this research in an SEEG setting, which is currently ongoing. At Thomas Jefferson, I also started a project to use non-invasive resting-state fMRI as an alternative mode for seizure focus detection.
My current position at the University of New Mexico in the Department of neurosurgery as an associate professor and director of functional and epilepsy surgery will continue to inform my research agenda. I am currently creating a curated database of functional patients to unify imaging and electrographic recordings to further correlate structure with function. These insights will hopefully inform surgical intervention for epilepsy and movement disorders, as well as answer fundamental questions about the pathology of these diseases.