Murat Günel, MD
Medical Director for BCI
Mural Günel MD, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, is Science’s Medical Director for Brain-Computer Interfaces. He is the Sterling Professor of Neurosurgery and Professor of Neuroscience and Genetics, and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, at Yale School of Medicine; Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of the Yale New Haven Health System; and Chair of the Yale Medicine Board.
Dr. Günel is recognized for his work in cortical development and the genetics of brain disorders, and his research has helped define the field of neurosurgery for three decades. He is also the Co-Director of the Yale Program on Neurogenetics and Director of the Yale Program in Brain Tumor Research. He received his medical degree from Istanbul University and completed his internship and neurosurgical residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. He is a Member of the National Academy of Medicine, and has received numerous distinctions for his contributions to neuroscience and neurosurgery, including the Ralph G. Dacey Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
