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DBS Programming in General Neurology: Expanding Access and Optimizing Patient Outcomes
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Jessica Feldman, MD
Penn Medicine and University of Pennsylvania Health System
Biography
Jessica Feldman, MD is a board-certified general neurologist at Penn Medicine based in Sellersville and Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Her clinical work spans general neurology, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, stroke care and neuropathy, with particular experience in electromyography, electroencephalography, lumbar puncture, and the use of botulinum toxin for neurological indications. Dr Feldman has held leadership positions such as Director of the Stroke Program at Grandview Hospital and Abington Lansdale Hospital and President and Vice President of the Bucks County Medical Society. In addition, she has held professional memberships with the American Academy in Neurology, American Medical Association, and Pennsylvania Medical Society. Dr Feldman is active in medical education as a frequent speaker to internal medicine physicians, neurologists and patients, and received the AB Baker American Academy of Neurology Teaching Award in 2024.
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Provided consultancy or speaker services to AbbVie, Boston Scientific and EMD Serono Pharmaceuticals.
Casey Halpern, MD
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine
Casey Halpern, MD
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine
Biography
Casey Halpern, MD is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Division Head of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery at Penn Medicine and Pennsylvania Hospital. His clinical practice focuses on stereotactic and functional procedures for movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, severe dystonia, and Tourette syndrome, as well as epilepsy and certain psychiatric conditions. He is particularly known for using deep brain stimulation (DBS) and focused ultrasound to treat these disorders and has a research interest in developing clinical trials to expand indications for DBS and other novel brain surgical therapies. Casey Halpern, MD was honored with the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award in 2025.
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Provided consultancy services to Abbott, Boston Scientific, Insightec, and Medtronic. Holds the position of Chairman for SynchNeuro, Inc. and LeoNeuro, Inc., and has patents related (not licensed) and unrelated (licensed) to this work, owned by Standford University, the University of Pennsylvania, SynchNeuro, Inc. and LeoNeuro, Inc.
Jessica Feldman, MD
Penn Medicine and University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Date of preparation: August 2026
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