Kendall H. Lee is a consultant in the Department of Neurologic Surgery with joint appointments in the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic and founder of NaviNetics, Inc, a medical device company. He joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 2006. He is the Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor of Neurosurgery and holds the academic rank of professor of biomedical engineering. He also founded Neural Engineering and Precision Surgery Laboratories and is currently a director emeritus at Mayo Clinic. Dr Lee is an expert on neurological disorders and sees patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, Tourette syndrome, dystonia and other neurodegenerative diseases. His research focuses on developing deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, tremor, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and epilepsy. Beyond these movement disorders, his recent research has expanded into the field of psychiatric disorders, and he is actively developing new surgical frames to enhance both surgical precision and patient comfort.Jin Woo Chang is a professor at Korea University Anam Hospital and the first president of Asian Pacific Society for Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Surgery. He specializes in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, and his main interest is the neuromodulation of the central nervous system with new innovative techniques, such as electrical stimulation and focused ultrasound. Dr Chang has published more than 270 academic papers in SCI(E) journals around the world. He is a co-author of more than eight prominent neurosurgery textbooks and has authored countless domestic papers and textbooks. Currently Dr Chang serves as a section editor of the journal World Neurosurgery and an editorial board member of the journals Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation.Charles D. Blaha is a distinguished professor in the Department of Neurologic Surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He is also associate director of research for the Mayo Clinic Neural Engineering and Precision Surgery Laboratories. He has published over 150 papers on both basic and clinical research that include the neurobiological bases of addiction use disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and the neurophysiological and neurochemical mechanisms of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. He has spent the past 45 years developing state-of-the-art electroanalytical techniques for in vivo detection of neurochemicals, such as dopamine, serotonin, and adenosine, in the mammalian central nervous system (rodents, swine, non-human primates, and humans) and development of novel neurochemical recording sensors. Hojin Shin earned his BS, MS, and PhD in biomedical engineering from Hanyang University, South Korea. His research at the Neural Engineering Laboratory at Hanyang University focused on advancing neurochemical recording techniques for measuring neurotransmitters in the brain, with a particular emphasis on serotonin. He has published numerous papers related to these developments and basic mechanisms in electrochemistry in different brain diseases, including movement disorders, psychological disorders and substance use disorders. Recently, Dr Shin was honored with a prestigious award and recognized for his contributions to monitoring neurochemicals in substance use disorders at the Joint NIDA-NIAAA Early Career Investigator Showcase (ECIS) Award. Currently, he serves as an associate professor in the Department of Neurologic Surgery and an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Yoonbae Oh is an associate director in Neural Engineering Laboratories and associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He is also associated with the Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering and PhD in neural engineering from Hanyang University, South Korea. He joined the Mayo Clinic in 2016. Significantly, Dr Oh has been instrumental in the development of multiple techniques for improving clinical practice and preclinical research. Major development efforts include neural engineering, specifically in electrophysiology, stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, and electrochemistry. For the past years, his research has focused on developing novel real-time neurochemical recording techniques to measure vital neurotransmitters in the brain (e.g., dopamine and serotonin) and elucidating the therapeutic mechanisms of electrical stimulation in restoring function in brain. His developments in the medical field resulted in multiple patents, which are essential for next-generation clinical practice in neurology and neurosurgery. Dr Oh is also a founding member and a president of NaviNetics, Inc., a stereotactic neurosurgical device company, and NaviNetics NeuroModulation, Inc., a smart deep brain stimulation company, in Rochester along with Dr Kevin Bennet and Dr Kendall Lee.Tyler Oesterle is the division chair of Addictions, Transplant and Pain Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic and serves as the medical director of the Mayo Clinic Addiction Services in Rochester, Minnesota. He specializes in addiction medicine and has been extensively involved in addressing the opioid crisis through clinical practice and research. Dr Oesterle's research interests include neuromodulation and deep brain stimulation for psychiatric indications, the implementation of integrated care models for addiction treatment, and the use of telemedicine in psychiatric care. Kristen M. Scheitler is a neurosurgeon-scientist with special interest in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. Her research focuses on neuromodulation for neuropsychiatric disorders, and she has earned international recognition for her work with large-animal models in translational neuroscience. A former professional pianist with a background in literature and theology, she is driven by understanding how the brain functions and how it gives rise to human consciousness, creativity, and suffering.
