Casey H. Halpern, MD, is division head of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at Penn Medicine. Dr. Halpern earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and subsequently completed his internship in surgery, residency in neurosurgery, and fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, Dr. Halpern practiced at Stanford University Medical Center as an associate professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Epilepsy Surgery.
Dr. Halpern’s clinical practice focuses on stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, including the surgical treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, epilepsy, Tourette syndrome, and dystonia. He has a particular focus on early onset Parkinson’s disease using deep brain stimulation (DBS) and focused ultrasound for tremor.
Dr. Halpern also leads a translational neuromodulation laboratory aimed to expand the field of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery to obesity, obsessive compulsive disorder, addiction, depression, and other psychiatric conditions.