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Andrew Cole, MD, Neurology, Boston, MA, Massachusetts General Hospital

AndrewJamesColeMD

Neurology Boston, MA

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Professor, Neurology-Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. Andrew Cole is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical Schoolt in Boston, MA. He is Vice-Chair of Neurology, Chief of the Division of Clinical Neurophysiology and Director of the MGH Epilepsy Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in epilepsy and neurophysiology and is an expert in epilepsy, Rasmussen's syndrome, epilepsy surgery, clinical neurophysiology, and autoimmune encephalitis.

Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
  • Dartmouth Medical School
    Dartmouth Medical SchoolMD, 1979 - 1982
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1982
  • Dartmouth College
    Dartmouth CollegeA.B., Magna Cum Laude, 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1986 - Present
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1992 - 2025
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2021 - 2024
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2014 - 2024
  • WY State Medical License
    WY State Medical License 2011 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1987 - 1992
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Partners in Excellence Award Partners HealthCare, United Arab Emirates Team, 2000
  • Research Grant Award Whitehall Foundation, 1996
  • Research Grant Award Epilepsy Foundation of America, 1992
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Validation of a Smartphone-Based EEG Among People with Epilepsy: A Prospective Study  
    Sarah Wahlster, Andrew J Cole, Alice D Lam, Sydney S Cash, Ronald Thibert, Kate T Brizzi, Farrah J Mateen, Nature
  • Periodic epileptiform discharges in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis  
    San-Juan D, Mayorga AP, Calcáneo JD, González-Aragón MF, Alonso-Vanegas M, Rico CD, Staba RJ, Anschel DJ, Cole AJ, Seizure, 6/17/2013
  • Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital Case 18-2013: a 32-year-old woman with recurrent episodes of altered consciousness  
    Cole AJ, Eskandar E, Mela T, Noebels JL, Gonzalez RG, McGuone D, N Engl J Med, 6/13/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • "Invited Speaker" 
    Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong - 5/3/2014
  • Invited Speaker: "Advances in Management of Epilepsy: Drugs, Devices and Surgery." 
    Hong Kong - 5/3/2014
  • Invited Speaker: "Management and Evaluation of First Seizure: Do's and Don'ts." 
    Hong Kong Neurological Society, Hong Kong - 5/2/2014
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Bioelectronic Medicine Is Fast-Growing Alternative
    Bioelectronic Medicine Is Fast-Growing AlternativeDecember 6th, 2017
  • 'Silent Seizures' Discovered in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
    'Silent Seizures' Discovered in Patients with Alzheimer's DiseaseJuly 10th, 2017
  • Researchers Detect “Silent” Seizures in Alzheimer’s Patients
    Researchers Detect “Silent” Seizures in Alzheimer’s PatientsMay 30th, 2017
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