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Kris A. Bujarski, MD

Titles:

  • Associate Professor of Neurology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

  • MD, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, 2000

Research:

  • My research interests lie in studying cognitive dysfunction in persons with epilepsy. More specifically, I ask how deficits in social and emotional cognition affect a patient’s everyday life. In addition, I use intracranial EEG to understand basic function of the amygdala and other brain regions important for emotion, memory, and social interaction.

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Quon RJ, Leslie GA, Camp EJ, Meisenhelter S, Steimel SA, Song Y, Ettinger AB, Bujarski KA, Casey MA, Jobst BC. 40-Hz auditory stimulation for intracranial interictal activity: A pilot study. Acta Neurol Scand. 2021;144(2):192-201. doi:10.1111/ane.13437

Quon RJ, Casey MA, Camp EJ, Meisenhelter S, Steimel SA, Song Y, Testorf ME, Leslie GA, Bujarski KA, Ettinger AB, Jobst BC. Musical components important for the Mozart K448 effect in epilepsy. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):16490. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95922-7

Bujarski KA, Song Y, Xie T, Leeds Z, Kolankiewicz SI, Wozniak GH, Guillory S, Aronson JP, Chang L, Jobst BC. Modulation of Emotion Perception via Amygdala Stimulation in Humans. Front Neurosci. 2021;15:795318. doi:10.3389/fnins.2021.795318

Razavi B, Rao VR, Lin C, Bujarski KA, Patra SE, Burdette DE, Geller EB, Brown MGM, Johnson EA, Drees C, Chang EF, Greenwood JE, Heck CN, Jobst BC, Gwinn RP, Warner NM, Halpern CH. Real-world experience with direct brain-responsive neurostimulation for focal onset seizures. Epilepsia. Published online July 13, 2020. doi:10.1111/epi.16593

Hartshorn A, Kobylarz E, Andrew AS, Jobst BC, Bujarski K. Balance and reaction time do not rapidly improve off antiseizure drugs. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2019;97:158-160. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.001

Bujarski K, Martin C, Jobst B, Roberts D, Connolly A. Electrical stimulation of the cingulate elicits involuntary singing. Epileptic Disord. 2019;21(5):449-452. doi:10.1684/epd.2019.1096

Horak, P. C., Meisenhelter, S., Song, Y., Testorf, M. E., Kahana, M. J., Viles, W. D., Bujarski, K. A., Connolly, A. C., Robbins, A. A., Sperling, M. R., Sharan, A. D., Worrell, G. A., Miller, L. R., Gross, R. E., Davis, K. A., Roberts, D. W., Lega, B., Sheth, S. A., Zaghloul, K. A., Stein, J. M., Das, S. R., Rizzuto, D. S., and Jobst, B. C. (2017). Interictal epileptiform discharges impair word recall in multiple brain areas. Epilepsia, 58(3):373-380. DOI: 10.1111/epi.13633

Lane, M. A., Kahlenberg, C. A., Li, Z., Kulandaival, K., Secore, K. L., Thadani, V. M., Bujarski, K. A., Kobylarz, E. J., Roberts, D. W., Tosteson, T. D., and Jobst, B. C. (2017). The implantation effect: delay in seizure occurrence with implantation of intracranial electrodes. Acta Neurol Scand, 135(1):115-121. DOI: 10.1111/ane.12662

Bujarski, K. A., Flashman, L., Li, Z., Tosteson, T. D., Jobst, B. C., Thadani, V. M., Kobylarz, E. J., Roberts, D. W., and Roth, R. M. (2016). Investigating social cognition in epilepsy using a naturalistic task. Epilepsia, 57(9):1515-20. DOI: 10.1111/epi.13477

Bujarski, K. , Wozniak, G. and Kobylarz, E. (2014). Cognitive impairment predicts social disability in persons with epilepsy. Journal of Epileptology, 22, 71–79. DOI: 10.1515/joepi-2015-0016

Caller, T. A., Chen, J. J., Harrington, J. J., Bujarski, K. A. and Jobst, B. C. (2014). Predictors for readmissions after video-EEG monitoring. Neurology, 83, 450–455. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000647

Chen, J. J., Caller, T. A., Mecchella, J. N., Thakur, D. S., Homa, K., Finn, C. T., Kobylarz, E. J., Bujarski, K. A. , Thadani, V. M. and Jobst, B. C. (2014). Reducing severity of comorbid psychiatric symptoms in an epilepsy clinic using a colocation model: results of a pilot intervention. Epilepsy & Behavior, 39, 92–96. DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.07.015

Chen, J. J., Thakur, D. S., Bujarski, K. A. , Jobst, B. C. , Kobylarz, E. J. and Thadani, V. M. (2014). Quality Improvement Opportunities in Caring for Patients with Nonepileptic Seizures. Case reports in psychiatry, 2014. DOI: 10.1155/2014/201575

Guillory, S. A. and Bujarski, K. A. (2014). Exploring emotions using invasive methods: review of 60 years of human intracranial electrophysiology. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9, 1880–1889. DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu002

Khan, O. I., Azevedo, C. J., Hartshorn, A. L., Montanye, J. T., Gonzalez, J. C., Natola, M. A., Surgenor, S. D., Morse, R. P., Nordgren, R. E. and Bujarski, K. A. (2014). A comparison of continuous video-EEG monitoring and 30-minute EEG in an ICU. Epileptic Disorders, 16, 439–448. DOI: 10.1684/epd.2014.0715

Bekelis, K., Desai, A., Kotlyar, A., Thadani, V., Jobst, B. C. , Bujarski, K. , Darcey, T. M. and Roberts, D. W. (2013). Occipitotemporal hippocampal depth electrodes in intracranial epilepsy monitoring: safety and utility. Journal of Neurosurgery, 118, 345–352. DOI: 10.3171/2012.9.JNS112221

Bujarski, K. A. (2013). Response. Journal of Neurosurgery, 119, 15.

Bujarski, K. A. , et al. (2013). Long-term seizure, cognitive, and psychiatric outcome following trans-middle temporal gyrus amygdalohippocampectomy and standard temporal lobectomy. Journal of Neurosurgery, 119, 16–23. DOI: 10.3171/2013.3.JNS12714

Thomas, A. A., Preston, J., Scott, R. C. and Bujarski, K. A. (2013). Diagnosis of probable psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in the outpatient clinic: Does gender matter?. Epilepsy & Behavior, 29, 295–297. DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.006

Bekelis, K., Radwan, T. A., Desai, A., Moses, Z. B., Thadani, V. M., Jobst, B. C. , Bujarski, K. A. , Darcey, T. M. and Roberts, D. W. (2012). Subdural interhemispheric grid electrodes for intracranial epilepsy monitoring: feasibility, safety, and utility. Journal of Neurosurgery, 117, 1182–1188. DOI: 10.3171/2012.8.JNS12258

Bujarski, K. and Sperling, M. (2012). Hallucinations. In Ramachandran, V (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (pp. ): Elsevier.

Kahlenberg, C. A., Fadul, C. E., Roberts, D. W., Thadani, V. M., Bujarski, K. A. , Scott, R. C. and Jobst, B. C. (2012). Seizure prognosis of patients with low-grade tumors. Seizure, 21, 540–545. DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.05.014

Lazow, S. P., Thadani, V. M., Gilbert, K. L., Morse, R. P., Bujarski, K. A. , Kulandaivel, K., Roth, R. M., Scott, R. C., Roberts, D. W. and Jobst, B. C. (2012). Outcome of frontal lobe epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia, 53, 1746–1755. DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03582.x

Thomas, A., Preston, J., Scott, R. and Bujarski, K. (2012). Diagnosis of probable psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in the outpatient clinic: does gender matter?. Presented at the American Epilepsy Society.

Bujarski, K. (2011). Epilepsy Quiz. In (Eds.) Maintenance of Certification in Neurology (pp. ): Neurology Reviews.

Bujarski, K. and Jobst, B. (2011). Focal sensory seizures with experiential symptoms. In Engel, J (Eds.) (pp. ): Medlink Neurology.

Desai, A., Jobst, B. C. , Thadani, V. M., Bujarski, K. A. , Gilbert, K., Darcey, T. M. and Roberts, D. W. (2011). Stereotactic depth electrode investigation of the insula in the evaluation of medically intractable epilepsy. Journal of Neurosurgery, 114, 1176–1186. DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.JNS091803

Bujarski, K. (2010). Epilepsy Quiz. In (Eds.) Maintenance of Certification in Neurology (pp. ): Neurology Reviews.

Bujarski, K. , Jobst, B. , Gilbert, K., Richardson, K. and Thadani, V. (2010). The Assessment of Social Inference Test in focal epilepsy. Presented at the American Epilepsy Society.

Jobst, B. C. , Williamson, P. D., Thadani, V. M., Gilbert, K. L., Holmes, G. L., Morse, R. P., Darcey, T. M., Duhaime, A., Bujarski, K. A. and Roberts, D. W. (2010). Intractable occipital lobe epilepsy: Clinical characteristics and surgical treatment. Epilepsia, 51, 2334–2337. DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02673.x