Dr. Mark McManis

Dr. Mark McManis is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Director of Pediatric Neurodiagnostic Innovation at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). He oversees clinical functional neuroimaging of patients being considered for brain surgery. Through a new position created specifically for Mark at ACH, he combines his knowledge of neuroimaging and neurophysiology with his knowledge of statistics and programming to explore using AI to increase the efficiency and accuracy of neurodiagnostic imaging. Mark has led and collaborated on a number of research projects related to advanced neuroimaging and neurosurgery, including functional mapping, multi-modal imaging techniques, and machine learning. In addition, he has held director-level clinical positions for over 15 years, successfully building imaging programs from the ground up and also has served as a consultant to other hospitals. He has held prior positions as Faculty at Rice University School of Social Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health and School of Psychology, and University of Tennessee Medical School. His previous clinical positions have been at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center in Memphis, Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, and Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin. Along with two other founders, Mark has launched NeuroMedPro, LLC and serves as the company’s Chief Scientific Officer.