Mark S. George

Who is Mark S. George?

Mark S. George, MD is a professor of psychiatry, radiology and neurosciences and is the director of the Medical University of South Carolina Center for Advanced Imaging Research as well as the Brain Stimulation Laboratory.

Dr. George's main research interests include major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, Tourette syndrome, and chronic pain. His principal techniques include neuroimaging, brain stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and electroconvulsive therapy.

After earning his B.A. in philosophy at Davidson College in 1980, Dr. George went on to earn his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina in 1985, where he still works today.

A pioneer of using TMS to treat depression, Dr. George has recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use this technique. It is thought to be especially effective to treat people whose depression does not respond to antidepressant medications.