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Kunal Gupta, MD, PhD, FAANS

Assistant Professor

Location

  • Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics
  • 900 N. 92nd St.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Epilepsy
  • Neurosurgery

Neurosciences – Froedtert Hospital Clinic

Surgery for epilepsy and movement disorders has the ability to dramatically impact both the patient’s life as well as the lives of their loved ones, helping them lead fuller lives, less troubled by their disease. This is what drives me to innovate and advance our care in epilepsy and functional neurosurgery.

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Epilepsy
  • Essential Tremor
  • Movement Disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Cervical Dystonia

Treatments and Services

  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
  • Craniotomy
  • Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS)
  • Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)
  • Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
  • Thalamotomy
  • Pallidotomy
  • Focused Ultrasound
  • Temporal Lobectomy

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

  • Neurosurgery

Clinic Locations

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Biography

Dr. Kunal Gupta specializes in the open and minimally invasive treatment of movement disorders and epilepsy. He graduated with distinction from the University of Cambridge, England. Dr. Gupta trained at Oregon Health & Science University, and completed a fellowship in epilepsy and functional neurosurgery at Emory University, focusing on deep brain stimulation (DBS), stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) and minimally-invasive laser therapy (LITT) for epilepsy. He actively pursues his research interests, investigating new methods to treat epilepsy and advancing novel surgical techniques. Dr. Gupta’s research work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Epilepsia, PNAS, Journal of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Letters, and Cell Death and Differentiation.

Education and Training

MBCHB - Doctor of Medicine - University of Cambridge - Cambridge (2006)
Internship & Residency in Neurological Surgery - Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital - Portland, OR (2012-2019)
Fellowship in Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery - Emory University - Atlanta, GA (2019-2020)