Lazarus C. Mayoglou, DO, FACNS

Clinical Assistant Professor

Title(s)

  • Medical Director, Epilepsy Services, UPMC Hamot

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Mayoglou’s clinical focus is the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. He is responsible for establishing and operating an epilepsy monitoring unit at UPMC Hamot. He introduced a treatment program for non-epileptic behavioral events to the region in collaboration with Northshore Neurosciences. He has recently published a paper on insular connectivity to better understand the functional interaction between specific cortical regions of the brain. 

Education & Training

  • DO, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine
  • Resident, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot, Neurology
  • Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Clinical, Neurophysiology / EEG / Epilepsy

Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Educational Interests 

  • Education: Clinician-Educator for neurology residents and medical students

Board Certifications

  • American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry                              
  • American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology with added competency in epilepsy monitoring

Professional Organization Membership

  • American Epilepsy Society                                    
  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society                                        
  • American Academy of Neurology   

Honors & Awards

  • Excellence in Patient Experience Award

Selected Recent Publications

Dionisio S, Mayoglou L, Cho SM, Prime D, Flanigan PM, Lega B, Mosher J, Leahy R, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Nair D. Connectivity of the human insula: A cortico-cortical evoked potential (CCEP) study. Cortex. 2019 Nov;120:419-442. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.05.019. Epub 2019 Jun 18. PMID: 31442863; PMCID: PMC6825888.