Current Positions

• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Education

• BS in Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
• MD in Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Surgical Neurology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Brain Research Lab/Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Resident in Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Fellow in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Sydney, Australia
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Fellow in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Washington University/St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Licenses & Certifications

• Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine

Research Concentration

Dr. Dlouhy's basic science and translational research lab focuses on understanding the mechanisms of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). We use animal models and study children and adults with epilepsy to identify the neural networks in the brain that influence breathing and to better understand how breathing is inhibited during seizures.

In the pediatric human brain research lab, the group studies normal brain function (speech, language, hearing, emotion) and brain physiology of children with epilepsy. This research will allow a better understanding of how the child's brain is organized, how brain function develops in humans, and give better insight into treating children with epilepsy.

Dr. Dlouhy also has a clinical interest and research interest in understanding the pathophysiology, genetics, and proper treatment strategies for Chiari disorders and disorders of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ).