AnnaBarrettMDFAAN, FANA, FASNR(she/her)

Neurorehabilitation, Vascular Neurology, Dementia & Geriatrics

Chair, UMass Neurology, UMass Chan Medical Center and UMass Memorial Healthcare Chief, Neurology Service, VA Central Western MA

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Office
403 Belmont Street
VA outpatient center
Worcester, MA 01604
Phone+1 508-856-0104
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Summary

Administrator, program builder for better community health in neurologic disorders. Cognitive neurologist and neurorehabilitationist with expertise in evaluation, management and rehabilitation of hidden disabilities. Clinician scientist, experienced in bringing right brain health from theory to the home.

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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1992 - 1995
Norwalk Hospital/Yale UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1991
University of Florida College of MedicineBehavioral Neurology-Neuropsychology

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2019 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2004
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Brain Injury Medicine
United Council of Neurologic SpecialtiesBehavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program Drexel University College of Medicine, 2017-2018
American Academy of Neurology Transforming Leaders Program American Academy of Neurology, 2016-2017
Norman Geschwind Prize Section on Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, American Academy of Neurology, 2007
Harold Pepinsky Early Career Award Ohio State University, 2004
Samuel Hinkle Outstanding Junior Investigator Award Hinkle Society, Penn State University College of Medicine, 2003
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Clinical Trials

Prism Adaptation Therapy for Spatial Neglect Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain Using the Smartpatch System Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Telemedicine impact on post-stroke outpatient follow-up in an academic healthcare network during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Darwish Alabyad, Manet Lemuel-Clarke, Marlyn Antwan, Laura Henriquez, Samir Belagaje, Srikant Rangaraju, Ashlee Mosley, Jacqueline Cabral, Teri Walczak, Moges Ido, Pat...> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Recent advances in treatment of spatial neglect: networks and neuropsychology.
Alex R Carter, A M Barrett> ;Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2023 Jun 15
1 citations
Immersive medical virtual reality: still a novelty or already a necessity?
Tobias Loetscher, A M Barrett, Mark Billinghurst, Belinda Lange> ;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 1
13 citations
Impacts of Prism Adaptation Treatment on Spatial Neglect and Rehabilitation Outcome: Dosage Matters.
Peii Chen, Kimberly Hreha, Chris Gonzalez-Snyder, Timothy J Rich, Robert W Gillen, Devan Parrott, A M Barrett> ;Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Effect of Missed Items on the Reliability of the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process.
Timothy J Rich, Kimberly P Hreha, A M Barrett, Devan Parrott, Peii Chen> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2022 Nov 1
4 citations
The Implementation Process of Two Evidence-Based Protocols: A Spatial Neglect Network Initiative.
Kimberly Hreha, A M Barrett, Robert W Gillen, Chris Gonzalez-Snyder, Jenny Masmela, Peii Chen> ;Frontiers in Health Services. 2022 Jan 1
1 citations
Prism Adaptation Treatment of Spatial Neglect: Feasibility During Inpatient Rehabilitation and Identification of Patients Most Likely to Benefit.
Robert W Gillen, Erin Y Harmon, Brittany Weil, Benjamin Fusco-Gessick, Paul P Novak, A M Barrett> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2022 Jan 1
9 citations
Brain Network Dysfunction in Poststroke Delirium and Spatial Neglect: An fMRI Study
Olga Boukrina, Mateusz Kowalczyk, Yury Koush, Yekyung Kong, Anna M. Barrett> ;Stroke. 2021 May 6
9 citations
Impact of Delirium on Outcomes After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Michael E. Reznik, Seth A. Margolis, Ali Mahta, Linda C. Wendell, Bradford B Thompson, Christoph Stretz, James L. Rudolph, Olga Boukrina, Anna M. Barrett, Lori A. Daie...> ;Stroke. 2021 Oct 5
11 citations
Prism Adaptation Treatment Improves Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcome in Individuals With Spatial Neglect: A Retrospective Matched Control Study.
Nicole Diaz-Segarra, Kimberly Hreha, Emma Kaplan, Anna M. Barrett> ;Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. 2021 May 19
4 citations
Spatial neglect treatment: The brain’s spatial-motor Aiming systems
Anna M. Barrett, Kelly M. Goedert, Alexandre R. Carter, Amit Chaudhari> ;Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 2021 May 3
4 citations
Barriers and Facilitators to Rehabilitation Care of Individuals With Spatial Neglect: A Qualitative Study of Professional Views.
Peii Chen, Jeanne M. Zanca, Emily Esposito, A.M. Barrett> ;Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. 2021 Mar 31
12 citations
Intense Arm Rehabilitation Therapy Improves the Modified Rankin Scale Score: Association Between Gains in Impairment and Function.
Steven C. Cramer, Vu Le, Jeffrey L. Saver, Lucy Dodakian, Jill See, Renee Augsburger, Alison McKenzie, Robert J. Zhou, Nina L. Chiu, Jutta Heckhausen, Jessica M. Cassi...> ;Neurology. 2021 Apr 6
4 citations
Derivation and validation of a novel comorbidity-based delirium risk index to predict postoperative delirium using national administrative healthcare database.
Xiaobo Zhong, Jung-Yi Lin, Lihua Li, Anna M. Barrett, Jashvant Poeran, Madhu Mazumdar> ;Health Services Research. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
Hand Focused Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in the Subacute Phase Post-stroke Using Interactive Virtual Environments.
Alma S. Merians, Gerard G. Fluet, Qinyin Qiu, Mathew Yarossi, Jigna Patel, Ashley J. Mont, Soha Saleh, Karen J. Nolan, Anna M. Barrett, Eugene Tunik, Sergei V. Adamovich> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Nov 26
9 citations
Inpatient Rehabilitation Delirium Screening: Impact on Acute Care Transfers and Functional Outcomes
Sharon Bushi, Anna M. Barrett, Mooyeon Oh-Park> ;PM & R. 2020 Aug 1
15 citations
Feasibility of integrative games and novel therapeutic game controller for telerehabilitation of individuals chronic post-stroke living in the community.
Grigore C. Burdea, Namrata Grampurohit, Nam Kim, Kevin Polistico, Ashwin Kadaru, Simcha Pollack, Mooyeon Oh-Park, Anna M. Barrett, Emma Kaplan, Jenny Masmela, Phalgun ...> ;Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2020 Jul 1
2 citations
Improved stability of long-duration sitting in spatial neglect after a single session of prism adaptation
Andrew Abdou, Rakesh Pilkar, Peii Chen, Guang H. Yue, Anna M. Barrett> ;Neurocase. 2020 Jun 29
9 citations
Exploratory examination of lexical and neuroanatomic correlates of neglect dyslexia.
Olga Boukrina, Peii Chen, Tamara Budinoska, Anna M. Barrett> ;Neuropsychology. 2020 Jan 30
25 citations
A multi-path 2.5 dimensional convolutional neural network system for segmenting stroke lesions in brain MRI images
Yunzhe Xue, Fadi G. Farhat, Olga Boukrina, Anna M. Barrett, Jeffrey R. Binder, Usman Roshan, William W. Graves> ;Neuroimage. Clinical. 2020 Jan 1
28 citations
Deconstructing Poststroke Delirium in a Prospective Cohort of Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Michael E. Reznik, Jonathan D. Drake, Seth A. Margolis, Scott Moody, Kayleigh Murray, Samantha Costa, Ali Mahta, Linda C. Wendell, Bradford B Thompson, Shyam Rao, Anna...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
41 citations
Frontal lesions predict response to prism adaptation treatment in spatial neglect: A randomised controlled study
Kelly M. Goedert, Peii Chen, Anne L. Foundas, Anna M. Barrett> ;Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 2020 Jan 1
8 citations
Cerebral perfusion of the left reading network predicts recovery of reading in subacute to chronic stroke.
Olga Boukrina, Anna M. Barrett, William W. Graves> ;Human Brain Mapping. 2019 Aug 26
Treatment of poststroke depression.
A M Barrett> ;JAMA. 2000 Aug 17
3 citations
A 1-year controlled trial of acetyl-L-carnitine in early-onset AD.
A M Barrett> ;Neurology. 2001 Feb 13
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Press Mentions

New AHA/ASA Guidelines: A Road Map for Improving Post-Stroke Care RehabilitationJune 9th, 2016
Advance in Early Diagnosis of Spatial Neglect After StrokeJanuary 3rd, 2012