Jarod Roland MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program

Clinical Interests

My specialty is in pediatric neurosurgery where I have a special interest on treating patients with medically refractory epilepsy using a variety of neurosurgical techniques that aim to cure their seizures or to reduce their seizure burden when a cure is not feasible. I also treat a wide range of pediatric brain tumors, Chiari malformation, cerebrovascular malformations such as arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and cavernomas, and the full gamut of hydrocephalus and congenital neurologic disorders.

Research Interests:

My research focuses on how functional networks in the brain develop and reorganize in response to injury or intervention. I study these networks with a combination of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and intracranial electrophysiology such as SEEG and ECoG. I incorporate paradigms where patients participate alongside their routine clinical care to avoid any burden and occasionally help them pass the time while in the hospital for their standard care

Education

BS, Computer Science
Minors in Biology and Mathematics
University of Texas at Dallas
2001 – 2006

MD, Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas
2006 – 2011

Residency

Resident, Neurosurgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
2011 – 2018

Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery,
Beaumont Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
2015 – 2016

Fellowship

Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
2018 – 2019

Hospital Appointments
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital