Arka N. Mallela, MD, MS (he/him/his)

Resident Physician
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Arka N. Mallela MD MS
Enfolded Fellow in Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery
Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Physician Scientist Incubator Program
PGY-5 Resident
UPMC Department of Neurosurgery

Arka N. Mallela, MD, joined the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery residency program in July 2018 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, earning his MD and MS in translational research. He received his undergraduate degrees from the Vagelos Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania, completing a BA in biophysics, biochemistry, and philosophy and an MS in biological chemistry.

Dr. Mallela has a strong interest in the intersection of neurophysiology, neuroimaging, network theory and deep learning. He is currently interested in utilizing these tools to study a variety of neurological diseases, including fetal brain folding, epilepsy, and brain tumors. For his work, Dr. Mallela has received the 2017 American Brain Tumor Association Young Investigator Award. He was recently selected for the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Physician Scientist Incubator Program at the University of Pittsburgh to further his research in these areas.

Presentation(s):

• (SS#I) Stryker CNS Tumor Award (2023 Award Winner): Next Generation Sequencing-derived Genomic Subclasses Predict the Impact of Extent of Resection in IDH Wild-type Glioblastoma

  Saturday, April 22, 2023
  3:40pm – 3:44pm PST

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

• (AS2) Rationale and safety of pulvinar thalamus exploration in patients with refractory epilepsy and “difficult to localize” seizures

  Monday, April 24, 2023
  10:10am – 10:15am PST

  Disclosure information not submitted.