Neurology Faculty
About Our Clinical Faculty
Clifford B. Saper, MD, PhD
James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Chairman of Neurology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Interests: Functional neuroanatomy of integrated systems controlling wake-sleep cycles and neuroimmune function, effects of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease on these systems
Research website
Michael P. Alexander, MD
Professor of Neurology
Interests: Cognitive neurology and rehabilitation, aphasia, spatial neglect, handedness and cerebral dominance, memory disorders, traumatic brain injury, stroke rehabilitation, and frontal lobe disorders
Aimee Boegle, MD, PhD,
Instructor in Neurology, Director Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
Interests: Neuromuscular Neurology, General Neurology, Medical Education
Louis R. Caplan, MD
Professor of Neurology
Interests: Mechanisms of stroke.
Bernard S. Chang, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Developmental brain malformations and genetic causes of epilepsy
Research website
Ina E. Donlagic, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Mechanism of sleep and cognition
Frank W. Drislane, MD
Professor of Neurology, Director, Neurology Residency Program; Director, HMS Neurology Clerkship
Interests: Identification and management of patients with status epilepticus
Tamara G. Fong, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Cognitive neurology, Dementia, Memory Loss, Memory Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease; Diffuse Lewy Body Disease, Delirium
Michael Fox, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Associate Director of the BIDMC Deep Brain Stimulation Program
Associate Director of Berenson-Allen Center for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Interests: Movement disorders, Brain network imaging and modulation
Samuel Frank, MD
Member of the faculty
Director of the Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence
Interests: Movement Disorders, Huntington's Disease
Roy L. Freeman, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Autonomic Function Laboratory
Interests: Diagnosis and treatment of autonomic disorders, Peripheral Neuropathy, Diabetic Neuropathy
Research website
Albert M. Galaburda, MD
Emily Fisher Landau Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Interests: Dyslexia/Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Memory Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementias, Autism, Asperger's and Related Disorders, Memory Wellness
Christopher H. Gibbons, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Diabetic Neuropathy; Peripheral Neuropathy; Autonomic Neuropathy
Research website
Laurie Gordon, MD
Clinical Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Movement Disorders and Parkinson's disease
Patricia E. Greenstein, MBBCh
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Associate Director, Neurology Residency Program
Director, Center for Genetic Disorders.
Interests: Neurogenetics, Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Khalid Hanafy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director, Neuro-ICU
Interests: Neuro-critical care
Susan T. Herman, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Epilepsy, EEG monitoring
Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Associate Director, HMS Neurology Clerkship
Interests: Headache, Autonomic disorders
Sara J. Hoffschmidt, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Neuropsychology of attention disorders, psychiatric disorders, dementia syndromes
Slavenka Kam-Hansen, MD, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Demyelinating Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Headaches
Vaishnav Krishnan, MD, PD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Epilepsy and seizure disorders
Babu Krishnamurthy, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology, Comprehensive Care for Women with Epilepsy, including during Pregnancy
Sandeep Kumar, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Vascular Neurology
Simon Erik Laganiere, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Cognitive Neurology and dementia syndromes
Chun Lim, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Disorders, Anoxic Brain Injury
Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Vascular Neurology
Nancy K. Madigan, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Cognitive assessment of older adolescents and adults
Jean K. Matheson, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Co-Director, Sleep Disorders Center.
Interests: Sleep disorders
Monica Makhija, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Epilepsy and Sleep
Courtney McIlduff, MD
Instructor in Neurology, Director of Neuromuscular Ultrasound Unit
Interests: Neuromuscular Neurology, General Neurology, ALS
Pushpa Narayanaswami, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director of Quality Improvement
Interests: Neuromuscular Disorders, Quality Improvement, Outcomes Research
Margaret G. O’Connor, PhD
Director of Neuropsychology
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Cognitive Neurology
Trudy Pang, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Interests: Epilepsy
Daniel Z. Press, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Neurodegenerative conditions, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Research website
Henry Querfurth, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Alzheimer Center
Interests: Cognitive disorders
Elizabeth Raynor, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, EMG Laboratory
Director, Multidisciplinary ALS clinic
Interests: Peripheral nerve and neuromuscular disease, ALS, Medical Ethics
Michael Ronthal, MBBCh
Professor of Neurology
Vice Chairman for Clinical Services
Interests: Neurological Education
Seward B. Rutkove, MD
Professor of Neurology
Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Disorders.
Interests: EMG and peripheral nerve disorders, Electrical Impedance Myography
Research website
Thomas E. Scammell, MD
Professor of Neurology
Interests: Sleep physiology and Sleep Disorders
Research website
Gottfried Schlaug, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Functional MRI and imaging of stroke
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Donald L. Schomer, MD
Professor of Neurology
Chief, Division of Epilepsy and EEG.
Interests: Localization and surgical treatment of epileptic foci
Eric Searls, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke
Magdy Selim, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Chief, Division of Vascular Neurology
Interests: Risk factors for stroke
Moushin Shafi, MD, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Epilepsy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Volney Sheen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Developmental abnormalities of cerebral cortex
Research website
Ludy C. Shih, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Program
Interests: Movement disorders, deep brain stimulation
Omar Khalik Siddiqi, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Global health, HIV Neurology
Research website
David K. Simon, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology,
Chief, Division of Movement Disorders
Interests: Pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, mechanisms of neurodegeneration, neuroprotective strategies
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Jacob A. Sloane, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Multiple sclerosis and myelin biology
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Marion C. Stein, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Multiple sclerosis
Alexandra Marion Stillman, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Cognitive Neurology, traumatic brain injuries and concussions
Daniel Tarsy, MD
Professor of Neurology, Vice Chairman for Administration
Interests: Diagnosis and treatment of Movement Disorders
Erik J. Uhlmann, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Clinical Neuro-oncology
Veronique G. van der Horst, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor in Neurology
Interests: Movement Disorders, neurobiology of gait
Research website
Eric T. Wong, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director of Brain Tumor Center
Interests: Neuro-oncology, therapy of primary brain tumors
Non-Clinical Research Faculty BIDMC
Chloe Alexandre, PhD, D.E.A.
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Sleep physiology and sleep disorders
Elda Arrigoni, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in sleep-awake states.
Lorella Battelli, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Nancy Chamberlin, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Sleep and homeostasis
Joanne Clark-Matott, D.Phil.
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Metabolic disruption in neurodegenerative disease
Xin Dang, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: HIV Neurology
Peter Jacob Fried, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Patrick Fuller, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Sleep-arousal physiology
Research website
Monica Haack, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Human sleep and inflammatory systems
Research website
Mark Halko, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: fMRI and visual systems
Ben Min-Woo Illigens, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Diabetic Neuropathy; Peripheral Neuropathy; Autonomic Neuropathy
Satvinder Kaur, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Ultradian rhythms, REM sleep
Gewei Lian, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Cortical generation
Jun Lu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Sleep state switching, behavioral effects of sleep disruption
Research website
Janet Mullington, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Interests: Human sleep and inflammatory systems
Research website
Vera Novak, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Syncope and Falls in the Elderly Laboratory
Interests: Syncope, fall prevention
Vetrivelan Ramalingam, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Interests: Brain circuitry controlling sleep-wakefulness and thermoregulation, Metabolic consequences of chronic sleep loss and circadian dysregulation.
Benjamin Sanchez, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Electrical bioimpedance
Kenneth Dean Swanson, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Brain tumors
Ningshan Wang, MD, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Interests: Diabetic Neuropathy; Peripheral Neuropathy; Autonomic Neuropathy