He has published on the use of DBS for intractable OCD.[16][17] In October 2016, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded him a grant for research aimed at developing a new generation of DBS technology. The funding, which was re-issued by the NIH for 2017, is part of President Obama's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.[18][19]