Since joining the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2019, Teppei Matsubara has worked under Dr. Steven Stufflebeam at the Martinos Center, where he applies his expertise as a board-certified neurosurgeon and epileptologist to clinical neuroimaging, particularly with MEG and MRI. He has played a key role in diagnosing epilepsy, assessing approximately 100 patients annually, while also advancing research on neurophysiological functions in metabolic disorders, specifically studying the effects of elevated GABA levels on cognitive functions. His research, supported by grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Nakatani Foundation, aims to identify neurophysiological biomarkers and enhance imaging protocols. Teppei is also dedicated to training emerging researchers in MEG and MRI, co-founding YES-Japan, an ILAE-affiliated network to support young epilepsy researchers, and is committed to expanding his collaborative network to advance neurological sciences.
Education
MD, PhD
Select Publications
Matsubara T, Khan S, Sundaram P, Stufflebeam S, Aygun D, Dibacco M, Roullet JB, Pearl P, Okada Y: Delays in latencies of median-nerve evoked magnetic fields in patitents with succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. Clin Neurophysiol. 2024 161:52–8.
Matsubara T, Ahlfors SP, Mima T, Hagiwara K, Shigeto H, Tobimatsu S, Goto Y, Stufflebeam S. Bilateral representation of sensorimotor responses in benign adult familial myoclonus epilepsy: An MEG study. Front Neurol. 2021 Oct 26;12:759866.
Matsubara T, Hironaga N, Uehara T, Chatani H, Tobimatsu S, Kishida K. A novel method for extracting interictal epileptiform discharges in multi-channel MEG: Use of fractional type of blind source separation. Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Feb;131(2):425–36.
Highlights
Overseas Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2022-2024)
The Nakatani Foundation for advancement of measuring technologies in biomedical engineering (2019-2022)
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2020-2022)