Eric Leuthardt, MD
Enriched profileShi H. Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery; Vice-Chair of Innovation, Department of Neurosurgery; Chief, Division of Neurotechnology; Director, Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology · Washington University in St. Louis
Eric Leuthardt is Shi H. Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery; Vice-Chair of Innovation, Department of Neurosurgery; Chief, Division of Neurotechnology; Director, Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology at Washington University in St. Louis. OpenAlex indexes 413 publications with 15,137 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurological Surgery profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 7 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Eric Leuthardt, MD, is Shi H. Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Neurological Surgery. The public record shows 413 publications with 15,137 citations (h-index 67), centered on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 4 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (2011–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of clinical oncology
- Top research focus: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 4 companies
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 12 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 176.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Office address
660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8057, St. Louis, MO 63110
Clinical trials
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LiTT) With Cemiplimab or Other Chemotherapy in Recurrent Glioblastomas
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Enhanced Recovery in the NeuroICU
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
- Trans-Auricular Stimulation for Postoperative Inflammation in Spine Surgery
Sponsor: Alexander T. Yahanda
Industry payments
Updated 13 Oct 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Neurolutions, Inc.Program year202513 payments$65,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Monteris Medical CorporationProgram year20252 payments
- Monteris Medical CorporationProgram year20242 payments
NIH funding
Updated 13 Oct 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Sonobiopsy for Noninvasive Genetic Evaluation of Glioblastoma Patients
Washington University
FY2026$645,323R01CA276174 - Cardiovascular Innovation Program in Surgery & Engineering
Washington University
FY2026$629,073T32HL170959 - Advancing Neurosurgical Neuronavigation Using Resting State MRI and Machine Learning
Washington University
FY2026$537,149R01CA203861
Congress activity
Updated 13 Oct 2026
3 congress contributions (2018–2024) across ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Enrichment of Tumor-Associated Fragmentomic Features in Plasma with Focused Ultrasound-Enabled Liquid Biopsy in Glioma Patients
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2024Co-author - Functional MRI: A Window into the Effects of Tumors and Radiation Therapy on the Brain's Resting State Cortical Networks
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2018Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brain Tumors: A Prospective Multicenter Analysis of Patients From the LAANTERN Study.
Journal of clinical oncology
Article2026 - At-Home BCI Rehabilitation Therapy for Chronic Upper Extremity Deficit After Stroke (BCI-REHAB): A Randomized Trial.
Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.)
Article2026 - Laser interstitial thermal therapy and adjuvant pembrolizumab in recurrent high-grade astrocytoma: a Phase 1/randomized Phase 2b trial.
Nature communications
Clinical Trial2026 - BOLD complexity characterizes glioblastoma survival via voxel-wise and localized sample entropy.
Journal of neuro-oncology
Article2026 - Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Inflammatory Biomarkers after Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: Results of a Prospective Randomized Open-Label Blinded Endpoint Trial.
Translational stroke research
Clinical Trial2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01A brain–computer interface using electrocorticographic signals in humansArticle1,206 citations2004
- 02Spectral Changes in Cortical Surface Potentials during Motor MovementArticle785 citations2007
- 03Decoding two-dimensional movement trajectories using electrocorticographic signals in humansArticle541 citations2007
- 04Two-dimensional movement control using electrocorticographic signals in humansArticle491 citations2008
- 05Brain-Computer Interfaces Using Electrocorticographic SignalsArticle441 citations2011
Network
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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- ResearchGate
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Background & recognition
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →neurosurgery.wustl.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Specialty Chief Editor
Frontiers in Neuroprosthetics
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →neurosurgery.wustl.edu ↗
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Media & interviews
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- People Behind the Science Podcast
episode 024: "Dr. Eric Leuthardt: Science Fiction Meets Reality in the Realm of Brain-Computer Interfaces"
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