Irina Podkorytova, M.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Neurology
Epilepsy & Seizures

Biography

Irina M. Podkorytova, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in the surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy, stereoelectroencephalography, and neuromodulation.

Dr. Podkorytova earned her medical degree at Perm State Medical University in Perm, Russia. She completed a residency in child neurology at the Kurgan Municipal Children's Hospital in Russia, followed by a research fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center. She then received additional advanced training in neurophysiology and epilepsy through separate fellowships at UT Southwestern.

She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019.

Dr. Podkorytova serves on the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society’s Stereo-EEG Consortium and on UT Southwestern’s Program Evaluation and Clinical Competency committees. She is a member of the Texas Neurological Society, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, and the American Epilepsy Society.

She has published several academic articles and contributed to the second edition of the book Operative Techniques in Epilepsy Surgery. In 2019, she earned the Victor Rivera/Leon Weisberg Research Manuscript Award.

Education & Training

Residency - Kurgan Municipal Children's Hospital - Russia (1989-1990), Child Neurology
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2018-2019), Epilepsy
Medical School - Perm State Medical Academy, Russia (1983-1989)
Research Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014-2016), Neurophysiology
Research Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2013-2014), Epilepsy/clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship - UTSW (Research fellowship) (2014-2016)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Texas Neurological Society
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
American Epilepsy Society

Honors & Awards

Victor Rivera/Leon Weisberg Research Manuscript Award 2019
Research Poster Award 2019, UT Southwestern
Program Director’s Travel Scholarship 2019, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
Third Prize Award, Poster Competition 2019, Texas Neurological Society

Books & Publications

Books
- Depth Electrodes in Operative Techniques in Epilepsy Surgery, Second Edition. Gordon Baltuch ed.
  Neely O, Podkorytova I, Lega BC (2019), Thieme
Publications
- Back to Basics: Care of the Stereotactic EEG Implanted Patient
  Alick-Lindstrom S, Venkatesh P, Perven G, Wabulya A, Yang QZ, Sirsi D, Podkorytova I Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 2024 Jul 41 415-422
- Stereo-electroencephalographic seizure localization in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis: A single center experience
  Zhang B, Podkorytova I, Hays R, Perven G, Agostini M, Harvey J, Zepeda R, Alick-Lindstrom S, Dieppa M, Doyle A, Das R, Lega B, Ding K Clinical Neurophysiology Practice 2024 Jan 9 106-111
- Stereo-EEG Evaluation and Surgical Treatment in Patients With Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy Associated With Nodular Heterotopia
  Durica SR, Caruso JP, Podkorytova I, Ding K, Hays R, Lega B, Perven G Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 2023 Jan 40 17-26
- Temporal lobe interictal spikes disrupt encoding and retrieval of verbal memory: A subregion analysis
  Camarillo-Rodriguez L, Leenen I, Waldman Z, Serruya M, Wanda PA, Herweg NA, Kahana MJ, Rubinstein D, Orosz I, Lega B, Podkorytova I, Gross RE, Worrell G, Davis KA, Jobst BC, Sheth SA, Weiss SA, Sperling MR Epilepsia 2022 Sep 63 2325-2337
- Pearls & Oy-sters: Two Cases of Stereotactic EEG-Proven Insular Epilepsy With Nonlocalizing Scalp EEG and Interesting Semiologies
  Li D, Podkorytova I, Dieppa M, Perven G Neurology 2022 Sep 99 437-441
- Single center outcomes of intracranial evaluation and surgical intervention in the elderly population
  Dave H, Guerra A, Rodriguez M, Podkorytova I, Lega B Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2022 Jan 20
- Epilepsy surgery in patient with monogenic epilepsy related to SCN8A mutation
  Podkorytova I, Hays R, Perven G, Alick Lindstrom S Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2022 Jan 18
- Emergency department visits and readmissions in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) at a safety net hospital
  Ramamurthy S, Steven Brown L, Agostini M, Alick Lindstorm S, Dave H, Dieppa M, Ding K, Doyle A, Hays R, Harvey J, Perven G, Podkorytova I, Zepeda R, Das RR Epilepsy and Behavior 2021 Sep 122
- Emergent Admissions to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in the Setting of COVID-19 Pandemic-related, State-mandated Restrictions: Clinical Decision Making and Outcomes
  Zepeda R, Lee Y, Agostini M, Alick Lindstrom S, Dave H, Dieppa M, Ding K, Doyle A, Harvey J, Hays R, Perven G, Podkorytova I, Das RR Neurodiagnostic Journal 2021 61 95-103
- Non-lesional mesial temporal lobe epilepsy requires bilateral invasive evaluation
  Perven G, Podkorytova I, Ding K, Agostini M, Alick S, Das R, Dave H, Dieppa M, Doyle A, Harvey J, Lega B, Zepeda R, Hays R Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2021 Jan 15
- Magnetoencephalography and ictal SPECT in patients with failed epilepsy surgery
  El Tahry R, Wang ZI, Thandar A, Podkorytova I, Krishnan B, Tousseyn S, Guiyun W, Burgess RC, Alexopoulos AV Clinical Neurophysiology 2018 Aug 129 1651-1657
- Aicardi syndrome: epilepsy surgery as a palliative treatment option for selected patients and pathological findings
  Podkorytova I, Gupta A, Wyllie E, Moosa A, Bingaman W, Prayson R, Knight EM Epileptic Disorders 2016 Dec 18 431-439
- Stereo-Encephalography Versus Subdural Electrodes for Seizure Localization
  Podkorytova I, Hoes K, Lega B Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2016 Jan 27 97-109

Clinical Focus

Epilepsy & Seizures