David Satzer, MD

David Satzer is a functional neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the University of Chicago. He completed residency at the University of Chicago and fellowship at the University of Colorado. His clinical interests include the surgical management of epilepsy, movement disorders, and neuropsychiatric conditions. His research is focused on local field potentials (LFP) in epilepsy. Specific areas of interest include single-cell contributions to LFP, computational models of LFP, and use of LFP in neuromodulation.

University of Colorado
Denver CO
Fellowship - Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
2024

University of Chicago
Chicago IL
Residency - Neurological surgery
2023

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis MN
MD - Medicine
2016

Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
BA - Biological chemistry, Neuroscience
2011

Aperiodic activity as a biomarker of seizures and neuromodulation.
Aperiodic activity as a biomarker of seizures and neuromodulation. Brain Stimul. 2025 May-Jun; 18(3):738-744.
PMID: 40180220

Mapping Healthy and Epileptic States in the Centromedian Nucleus Region.
Mapping Healthy and Epileptic States in the Centromedian Nucleus Region. Neuromodulation. 2025 Mar 28.
PMID: 40152848

A Roadmap for Implanting Electrode Arrays to Evoke Tactile Sensations Through Intracortical Stimulation.
A Roadmap for Implanting Electrode Arrays to Evoke Tactile Sensations Through Intracortical Stimulation. Hum Brain Mapp. 2024 Dec 15; 45(18):e70118.
PMID: 39720868

Evoking stable and precise tactile sensations via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex.
Evoking stable and precise tactile sensations via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex. Nat Biomed Eng. 2024 Dec 06.
PMID: 39643730

Neurophysiologic Characteristics of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus during Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Epilepsy.
Neurophysiologic Characteristics of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus during Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Epilepsy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2024; 102(5):293-307.
PMID: 39008968

A roadmap for implanting microelectrode arrays to evoke tactile sensations through intracortical microstimulation.
A roadmap for implanting microelectrode arrays to evoke tactile sensations through intracortical microstimulation. medRxiv. 2024 Apr 28.
PMID: 38712177

Microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex evokes task-dependent, spatially patterned responses in motor cortex.
Microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex evokes task-dependent, spatially patterned responses in motor cortex. Nat Commun. 2023 11 10; 14(1):7270.
PMID: 37949923

Tessellation of artificial touch via microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex.
Tessellation of artificial touch via microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex. bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 15.
PMID: 37425877

Biomimetic multi-channel microstimulation of somatosensory cortex conveys high resolution force feedback for bionic hands.
Biomimetic multi-channel microstimulation of somatosensory cortex conveys high resolution force feedback for bionic hands. bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 12.
PMID: 36824713

Ambulatory Local Field Potential Recordings from the Thalamus in Epilepsy: A Feasibility Study.
Ambulatory Local Field Potential Recordings from the Thalamus in Epilepsy: A Feasibility Study. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2023; 101(3):195-206.
PMID: 37232010

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Fellow of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
2024

American Epilepsy Society Fellow
American Epilepsy Society
2023

Cover artist, Clinical Neurophysiology vol. 144 (Dec. 2022)
Clinical Neurophysiology
2022

CNS Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Resident Clinical Award
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
2021

Cover artist, Journal of Neurosurgery vol. 135 issue 6 (Dec. 2021)
Journal of Neurosurgery
2021