Nathan C. Rowland, MD, PhD, FAANS is a neurosurgeon at the Medical University of South Carolina,  where he holds the position of Associate Professor in the departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Health Sciences Research. His other roles include Executive Director of the MUSC Institute for Neuroscience Discovery, Associate Director of the Neurosurgical Residency Program, and Co-Surgical Director of both the MUSC Movement Disorders Program and the MUSC Gamma Knife Program. In addition to these roles, Dr. Rowland serves as Chair of the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgeons’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and provides consulting expertise for domestic and international industry partners. 

Dr. Rowland received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Morehouse College and went on to receive an MD and PhD from Emory University. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco, his postdoctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley, and his functional neurosurgical fellowship training at the University of Toronto. Dr. Rowland’s areas of specialty include investigation of motor control physiology in Parkinson’s disease and chronic stroke. Dr. Rowland has been awarded multiple federal and private grant awards during his tenure as a trainee and professor and has a passion for mentoring students of all ages and backgrounds interested in careers in neuroscience. He has presented his work both nationally and internationally, including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Conference, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Conference, the Stroke Caregiver’s Summit, and World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Conferences.