Jarod L. Roland, MD

Jarod L. Roland, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program

Specialities

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.

Call 314-454-2810 for Pediatric Appointments

The opportunity to care for pediatric patients as a neurosurgeon is a great honor and the insight gained through patient-centered research is a precious gift.

Dr. Roland

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

Research focus

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.

View all research, publications and collaborations in Google Scholar and ORCID »

Honors & leadership roles

  • High Five Recognition for Clinical Care, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, 2018
  • Finalist for James L. O’Leary Prize for Research in Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis, 2018
  • Quality Improvement Research Project Award, Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, 2017
  •  AANS Top Gun Competition,1st place individual, 1st place team, 1st place lumbar pedicle screw, 2016
  • The Robert L. Grubb, Jr. M.D. Neurosurgical Resident Clinical Excellence Award, Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, 2014
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
  • The Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2011