Elected Chief of Staff at Scripps Mercy Hospital in 2023 to lead its 1,100-physician medical staff, and double board-certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG), Dr. James S. Grisolia, MD sees neurology patients at 4033 Third Ave Suite 410 in Hillcrest. Acute stroke, seizure clusters, and altered mental status workups admit through Scripps Mercy San Diego Emergency Room a few blocks from the office. The practice spans epilepsy management, migraine treatment, multiple sclerosis follow-up, Parkinson’s care, and memory disorder evaluation, with a UC San Diego School of Medicine MD (class of 1979) and UCSD neurology residency (1980-1983) behind each visit. Chronic pain cases with neurologic overlap — neuropathic pain, failed back surgery syndrome, post-herpetic neuralgia — co-manage with The Pain Center San Diego for interventional options beyond oral medication trials. A Yale undergraduate in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, Dr. Grisolia also serves as a consumer advocate for the Epilepsy Foundation on DMV driver-safety policy. The highest-complexity work involves coordinating EEG-guided anti-seizure medication adjustments with driving privilege restoration for patients returning to work after a first unprovoked seizure.