Meghan Baldwin
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Meghan Baldwin is a leading figure in the advancement of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, with a primary focus on optimizing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders. Her most influential work centers on the precision of electrode placement in robot-assisted, asleep DBS—a technique that eliminates the need for intraoperative patient cooperation. In her landmark 2019 study, "Electrode Placement Accuracy in Robot-Assisted Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation," which has garnered 42 citations, Baldwin demonstrated that robotic systems can achieve submillimetric accuracy comparable to traditional awake surgery, while significantly improving patient comfort and reducing operative time. This contribution has been pivotal in shifting clinical practice toward less invasive, more reproducible surgical workflows. Beyond this core work, her research has explored the interplay between surgical technique and clinical outcomes, helping to define best practices for targeting the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus. Baldwin’s impact is felt not only in her citation record but also in the growing adoption of asleep DBS protocols worldwide, making her a key architect of modern, patient-centered neuromodulation.
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- 1Electrode Placement Accuracy in Robot-Assisted Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation42 citations · 2019