James Tao, MD, PhD, a neurologist who specializes in the diagnosis and management of seizures and epilepsy. Dr. Tao directs the Adult Epilepsy Center and Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory at the University of Chicago. Dr. Tao is highly skilled in the use of surgery and neurostimulation devices for treating patients with medically resistant epilepsy, with a particular interest in the minimally invasive surgery such as laser ablation.
His clinical research focuses on the use of electrophysiology and different types of neuroimaging to localize the seizure focus and guide epilepsy surgery. Dr. Tao is also interested in the mechanism and prevention of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), which is the leading cause of mortality in patients with chronic uncontrolled epilepsy. His work has appeared in journals such as JAMA, Neurology, Epilepsia, Neuron, Neurosurgery, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, Seizure, and Epilepsy & Behavior.
Dr. Tao is also involved in the education of medical students, residents and fellows. He directs clinical neurophysiology fellowship program. Dr. Tao has given many lectures during didactic teaching and grand rounds, as well as an invited lecturer nationally and internationally.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Fellowship - Epilepsy
2002
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Residency - Neurology
2001
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Internship - Medicine
1998
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
PhD - Neuroscience
1997
Wannan Medical College
Wuhu, China
MD - Medicine
1984
Impact of intracranial subclinical seizures on seizure outcomes after SLAH in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Impact of intracranial subclinical seizures on seizure outcomes after SLAH in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol. 2024 04; 160:121-129.
PMID: 38422970
Delayed 18F-FDG PET imaging provides better metabolic asymmetry in potential epileptogenic zone in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Delayed 18F-FDG PET imaging provides better metabolic asymmetry in potential epileptogenic zone in temporal lobe epilepsy. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 10:1180541.
PMID: 37465642
Clinical features and brain MRI volumetric changes in anti-mGluR5 encephalitis.
Clinical features and brain MRI volumetric changes in anti-mGluR5 encephalitis. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2023 08; 10(8):1407-1416.
PMID: 37329164
Seizure onset patterns predict outcome after stereo-electroencephalography-guided laser amygdalohippocampotomy.
Seizure onset patterns predict outcome after stereo-electroencephalography-guided laser amygdalohippocampotomy. Epilepsia. 2023 06; 64(6):1568-1581.
PMID: 37013668
ATP6V0C variants impair V-ATPase function causing a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with epilepsy.
ATP6V0C variants impair V-ATPase function causing a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with epilepsy. Brain. 2023 04 19; 146(4):1357-1372.
PMID: 36074901
Putative roles for homeostatic plasticity in epileptogenesis.
Putative roles for homeostatic plasticity in epileptogenesis. Epilepsia. 2023 03; 64(3):539-552.
PMID: 36617338
Electrophysiological markers of memory consolidation in the human brain when memories are reactivated during sleep.
Electrophysiological markers of memory consolidation in the human brain when memories are reactivated during sleep. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 11; 119(44):e2123430119.
PMID: 36279460
ATP6V0C variants impair vacuolar V-ATPase causing a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with epilepsy.
ATP6V0C variants impair vacuolar V-ATPase causing a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with epilepsy. Brain. 2022 Sep 08.
PMID: 36074901
EEG background frequency is associated with discharge outcomes in non-ICU hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
EEG background frequency is associated with discharge outcomes in non-ICU hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Front Neurol. 2022; 13:941903.
PMID: 36147043
Visual cortex responds to sound onset and offset during passive listening.
Visual cortex responds to sound onset and offset during passive listening. J Neurophysiol. 2022 06 01; 127(6):1547-1563.
PMID: 35507478