Jason M. Schwalb, MD

Bio

Jason M. Schwalb, MD, FAANS, FCNS, FACS, FAES was recruited to Indiana University in September 2024 as the Director of Functional Neurosurgery, also holding the Betsey Barton Endowed Chair and IU Health Foundation Master Clinician designation. Author of over 15 chapters and 110 peer-reviewed papers, Dr. Schwalb is an active clinical trials investigator and nationally sought advisor to industry on stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.  His research also focuses on quality improvement and health care delivery, including health equity and access to underutilized, effective surgical procedures by disadvantaged populations.

Dr. Schwalb obtained his BA summa cum laude in Classical Greek from CUNY Brooklyn College, spurring a lifelong interest in how language influences thought. He obtained his MD from Yale University, where he was named a Farr Scholar, one of five recipients of the medical school’s highest thesis award. He completed his surgical internship at Johns Hopkins University. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania with an infolded fellowship in spine surgery. He then completed a fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, during which time he also obtained additional training in peripheral nerve surgery.