Dayton Grogan, MD
Education
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA, Doctor of Medicine, 2022- DUKE UNIVERSITY, BS, Cum Laude, Biology with distinction 2017
- Minors: Chemistry and Philosophy
Email: FVD6NC@uvahealth.org
Research Experience
Research Assistant, Emory University 2020-21
Project interested in the effects of exercise on a chemically-induced parkinsonian phenotype in mice; then, recreating such effects with neuromodulatory techniques.
Student Research Assistant, Duke University, High Energy Physics Department 2016-17
Assisted in the improvement of data acquisition and calibration of the ATLAS experiment associated with the large hydron collider at CERN via neural networks and machine learning algorithms.
Awards
AANS/CNS Joint Section Charles Kuntz Scholar Award: Spine Summit, San Diego, CA 2021
Augusta University Faculty Club Scholarship for Service and Academic Promise: Medical College of Georgia 2019
Medical Scholars Summer Research Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia 2018
Student Leadership and Service Award: Duke University 2017
Publications
The laterodorsal tegmentum and seizure regulation: Revisiting the evidence
J Neurosci Res. 2023 Feb;101(2):256-262. doi: 10.1002/jnr.25144. Epub 2022 Nov 9.ABSTRACTElectrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) is now a routine treatment option for patients suffering from medically refractory epilepsy. DBS of…Trends in Academic Spine Neurosurgeon Productivity as Measured by the Relative Citation Ratio
World Neurosurg. 2021 Mar;147:e40-e46. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.097. Epub 2020 Nov 26.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Publication metrics such as the author-level h-index are often used to evaluate and compare research productivity in academia. The h-index,…A case of dual three-column thoracic spinal fractures following traumatic injury
Surg Neurol Int. 2020 Jun 13;11:150. doi: 10.25259/SNI_189_2020. eCollection 2020.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Thoracic spine fracture-dislocations due to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) rarely involve double- level, noncontiguous lesions.CASE DESCRIPTION: A 19-year-old male following…A simple and cost-effective model for ventricular catheter placement training: technical note
J Neurosurg. 2020 May 1;134(5):1640-1643. doi: 10.3171/2020.2.JNS19161.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is one of first cranial procedures neurosurgery residents are expected to perform independently. While proper training improves patient…Impact of Protein Palmitoylation on the Virulence Potential of Cryptococcus neoformans
Eukaryot Cell. 2015 Jul;14(7):626-35. doi: 10.1128/EC.00010-15. Epub 2015 Apr 10.ABSTRACTThe localization and specialized function of Ras-like proteins are largely determined by posttranslational processing events. In a highly regulated process, palmitoyl…