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Mehdi Ghasemi, MD, Neurology, Burlington, MA, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

MehdiGhasemiMD

Neurology • Burlington, MA

Neuromuscular Medicine

Director of ALS Center at Beth Israel Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Neurology

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Summary

  • Physician-scientist with 15+ years of experience in basic and clinical research in the fields of neurology, psychiatry, neuropharmacology, and neuromuscular medicine through working in different institutes including Tehran University of Medical Sciences, University College London, Johns Hopkins University, Neurology Institute for Brain Health and Fitness, Harvard University, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical Center, and Beth Israel Lahey Hospital.

    - Completed Neurology Residency training at UMass Medical Center, and Fellowship training in Neuromuscular Disorders at Mass General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH).
    - Former Associate Program Director and Assistant Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical Center in Massachusetts, and currently Director of ALS Center at Beth Israel Lahey Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan School of Medicine.

    My current role is divided into two major parts:
    (1)    I see adult patients with a wide variety neurologic conditions, especially those with neuromuscular disorders, in the clinic and round in inpatient general and consult neurology services at Hospital with our team of residents and rotating medical students. I also conduct nerve conduction study/electromyography (NCS/EMG) weekly.
    (2)    I contribute to multiple translational clinical research projects on neuromuscular diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease), muscular dystrophies, peripheral neuropathies, myopathies, and neuromuscular junctions disorders. I hope that my contribution to these studies will help find the most efficient therapeutic approaches for patients who suffer from serious neuromuscular diseases such as ALS and muscular dystrophies.

Clinical Expertise

  • Peripheral neuropathies, Nerve conduction studies, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Neuromuscular junction disorders, Myasthenia gravis, Myopathies, Electromyography, Muscular dystrophies, Radiculopathy, Neuromuscular disease

Education & Training

  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMaster of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Clinical Effectiveness, 2019 - 2021
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2018 - 2019
  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolChief Residency, Neurology, 2017 - 2018
  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2015 - 2018
  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolInternship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
  • Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences
    Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences Class of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyNeurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Travel Award for abstract presentation 23rd Annual Neuromuscular Study Group Scientific Meeting, 2022
  • Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation, In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, 2020
  • FY 2021 Joseph P. Healey Research Award University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Myasthenia gravis and pregnancy.  
    Je G, Ghasemi M, World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 12/6/2020
  • Effects of celecoxib on electroconvulsive therapy-induced cognitive impairment in patients with major depressive disorder: A pilot, double-blind, placebo-controlled tr...  
    Banaha N, Ghaeli P, Yousefi A, Artounian V, Afzali MH, Ghasemi M, Acta Medica Iranica, 2019
  • Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary “Brain Fitness Program” for Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Elderly  
    Fotuhi M, Lubinski B, Riloff T, Trullinger M, Ghasemi M, JSM Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia, 2014
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine 
    Chapter: Newly Acquired Weakness in the Intensive Care Unit: Critical Illness Myopathy and Neuropathy 
    Page 1475 - 1479Ghasemi M, Chad DAEditors: Irwin RS, Lilly CM, Mayo PH, Rippe JM.Wolters KluwerEdition 9th,2023
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Clinical Guideline 
    Chapter: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Neurologic Perspectives 
    Page 339 - 360Keyhanian K, Umeton RP, Mohit B, McNeilly B, Ghasemi MEditors: Gholamrezanezhad A, Dube M.Wiley-Blackwell Edition 1st,2023
  • Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD): Pharmacological Approaches, Challenges and Future Directions 
    Chapter: New compounds for treatment resistant depression: Ketamine and other glutamatergic agents 
    Page 17 - 48Serafini G, Adavastro G, Bugliani M, Ghasemi M, Amore MEditors: Diaz D.Nova Science2017
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Research History

  • Director, Neuroscience Clinical Research ProgramNeurology Institute for Brain Health and Fitness, Maryland, USA2012 - 2014
  • Postdoctoral Research FellowSupervisor: Ted M. Dawson M.D., Ph.D. & Valina L. Dawson, Ph.D. Institute for Cell Engineering, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD2009 - 2014
  • Clinical Researcher/Principal InvestigatorDepartment of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran2008 - 2009
  • Senior ResearcherNeuropharmacology Lab, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran2008 - 2009
  • Honorary Research AssistantDepartment of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, University College London (UCL), London, UK2007 - 2008
  • Visiting ScientistDepartment of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, University College London (UCL), London, UK2007 - 2007

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Farsi

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WqqDOzYAAAAJ&hl=en
  • Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mehdi-ghasemi-87086532/
  • UMass Profilehttps://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/20494056

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