R. Mark Richardson MD, PhD

Dr. Mark Richardson is an Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, Dr. Richardson is also the Director, Brain Modulation Laboratory, and the Director, Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Surgery Program, both in the Department of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Richardson received his undergraduate education at the University of Virginia. He completed his medical and doctoral education in the MD/Ph.D. program at the Medical College of Virginia, where his interest in adult neurogenesis led to an NIH National Research Service Award.

Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh in 2011, Dr. Richardson completed neurosurgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco, where he received specialized training in epilepsy neurosurgery, deep brain stimulation (DBS), and brain mapping during awake craniotomies. Additionally, he received an NIH National Research Service Award to study gene therapy delivery to the brain.

Dr. Richardson’s clinical specialization is comprehensive epilepsy surgery and DBS for movement disorders. He started the interventional-MRI DBS program at UPMC, and his additional clinical expertise includes intraoperative mapping to preserve brain function, including language, in patients who are awake during epilepsy and tumor surgery.