Professional Bio
James L. Burchfiel, Ph.D. is Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester, New York. His clinical interest is in the neurophysiology of epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
Dr. Burchfiel received both his undergraduate and graduate education at Stanford University. After serving for 2 years as a Captain in the US Army, working in the research laboratories of Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, he joined the faculty of the Seizure Unit, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, Boston and the Harvard Medical School. There, he completed fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology and served as an attending clinical neurophysiologist. In addition, he conducted independent NIH-sponsored basic research in epilepsy.
In 1989, Dr. Burchfiel, with his long-time colleague Dr. Giuseppe Erba, moved to the University of Rochester to found the Strong Epilepsy Center. Dr. Burchfiel served as Co-Director with Dr. Erba until 2000 and was Director from 2000 to 2006.
Dr. Burchfiel has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and reviews and continues to have an active interest in both basic and clinical research in epilepsy. Most recently he has been involved in two main projects: (1) establishing a web-based atlas of EEG seizure data to be used by researchers throughout the world for testing of seizure-detection algorithms and (2) collaboration with a group of basic researchers at the National Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic to develop and test better animals models of epilepsy.
He is an active member of the Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the American Epilepsy Society and has held offices and served on committees and boards for these organizations. In addition, he is a past member of an NIH grant review study section.
| Practice of Clinical Neurophysiology Committee | American Clinical Neurophysiology Society |
1996 - Present |
| Investigators' Workshop Committee | American Epilespy Society |
1994 - 1997 |
| Medical Instrumentation Committee | American Electroencephalographic Society |
1993 - 1995 |
| Consultant, NINDS Neurological Disorders Program Project Review A Committee, | NIH |
1991 - Present |
| Childhood Epilepsy Committee | American Epilepsy Society |
1990 - 1992 |
| Chair, Long-Range Planning Committee | Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers |
1990 - 1993 |
| President, Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers |
1988 - 1989 |
| President-Elect, Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers |
1986 - 1987 |
| Chartered Member, Neurology A Study Section | Division of Research Grants, NIH |
1986 - 1990 |
| Program Committee | American Epilepsy Society |
1985 - 1986 |
| Program Committee, Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers |
1985 - 1990 |
| Special Reviewer, Neurological Sciences Study Section | Division of Research Grants, NIH |
1983 |
| Special Research Program Review Committee | Department of Defense, Medical Research Laboratory, | Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD |
1983 |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers |
1983 - 1986 |
| Committee on Technical Matters, Long-term Monitoring | American Electroencephalographic Society |
1983 - 1990 |
| Member, Site Visit Committee | Neurology A Study Section Division of Research Grants, NIH |
1982 |
| Junior to Senior Councilor | Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers |
1982 - 1983 |
| Member, Special Site Visit Study Section | Division of Research Grants, NIH |
1981 |
| Member, Special Study Section | Division of Research Grants, NIH |
1981 |
| Member, Special Study Section | Division of Research Grants, NIH |
1980 |
| Special Reviewer, Neurological Sciences Study Section | Division of Research Grants, NIH |
1979 |
2002 Jan
Illig KA, Sternbach Y, Zhang R, Burchfiel J, Shortell CK, Rhodes JM, Davies MG, Lyden SP, Green RM. "EEG changes during awake carotid endarterectomy." Annals of vascular surgery. 2002 Jan 0; 16(1):6-11. Epub 2002 Jan 16. |
1998 Oct
Illig KA, Burchfiel JL, Ouriel K, DeWeese JA, Shortell CK, Green RM. "Value of preoperative EEG for carotid endarterectomy." Cardiovascular surgery (London, England). 1998 Oct 0; 6(5):490-5. |
1998 May
Laroia N, Guillet R, Burchfiel J, McBride MC. "EEG background as predictor of electrographic seizures in high-risk neonates." Epilepsia. 1998 May 0; 39(5):545-51. |
1996 Aug
Applegate CD, Jensen F, Burchfiel JL, Lombroso C. "The effects of neonatal hypoxia on kindled seizure development and electroconvulsive shock profiles." Epilepsia. 1996 Aug 0; 37(8):723-7. |
1995 Jul
Oestreich LJ, Berg MJ, Bachmann DL, Burchfiel J, Erba G. "Ictal contralateral paresis in complex partial seizures." Epilepsia. 1995 Jul 0; 36(7):671-5. |
