Mayank Verma, M.D., Ph.D.

Biography

Mayank Verma, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric epilepsies, neurogenetic disorders, and pediatric neuromuscular disorders.

After earning his medical degree and a doctorate in integrative biology and physiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Dr. Verma completed an internship in pediatrics at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. He completed his residency in child neurology at UT Southwestern, and gained advanced training through a research fellowship in gene therapy as part of his child neurology basic neuroscience pathway under Berge Minassian, M.D. Dr. Verma joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2025.

His lab studies progressive myoclonic epilepsy and neuronal glycogen storage disorders; rare neurological disease that have no treatment; and the high burden of disease. As both a physician and a scientist, he works to translate discoveries from animal models into improved natural history and biomarker studies, with the goal of developing gene therapy clinical trials.

Dr. Verma sees patients in the neuromuscular clinic and the epilepsy clinic.

He presents regularly on genetic testing and gene therapy programs for rare neurological diseases. Dr. Verma has published and co-authored many articles, reviews, and book chapters.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Verma enjoys gardening and taking walks with his family.