Brian Hwang, MD

Neurosurgery Resident, Functional Neurosurgery Fellow (2019-2020)

Brian Hwang, M.D. is a chief neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins. He was the Functional Neurosurgery Fellow 2019-2020

He is interested in neuro-modulation for restoration and capability augmentation, next generation brain/spine/nerve computer interface development, and computer-assisted precision targeting and machine learning.


current research interests

  • Brain Computer Interface
  • Comprehensive Neuromodulation for Enhanced Recovery and Capability Augmentation in Warfighters
  • Prevention and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Military Operational Medicine
  • Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Mesial Temporal Epilepsy
  • Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders
  • High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

selected publication

  • Kotchetkov I, Hwang B, Appelboom G, Kellner C and Connolly E. (2010) Brain-computer interfaces: military, neurosurgical, and ethical perspective. Neurosurgical Focus FOC 28:5. doi 10.3171/2010.2.FOCUS1027

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