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Clifford Saper, MD, Neurology, Boston, MA, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Neurology • Boston, MA

Movement Disorder

Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and the Chairman of the Department of Neurology at BIDMC

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Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1978 - 1981
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1992 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1985 - 1993
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2009
  • Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • 46th Annual Recent Advances in Neurology 
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California - 2/13/2013

Press Mentions

  • Preliminary Program
    Preliminary ProgramJune 4th, 2022
  • Lack of Sleep Looks the Same as Severe Anxiety in the Brain
    Lack of Sleep Looks the Same as Severe Anxiety in the BrainMay 5th, 2020
  • UNSW Receives More Than $30m in Australian Research Council Funding
    UNSW Receives More Than $30m in Australian Research Council FundingDecember 5th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • Mechanisms Of State Switching In Sleep And Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
  • Mechanisms Of EEG And Cardiovascular ArousalNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
  • AdministrationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
  • Circuitry For Circadian RhythmsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
  • A RAT Model For Sleep Regulation During AgingNational Institute On Aging2006–2010
  • Neuronal Mechanisms Of FeverNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–2009
  • Vlpo Lesion Induced Sleep Interruption And AdenosineNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Harvard Center On Sleep Neurobiology And Sleep Apnea (SCOR)National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Core--Neuroanatomy CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Core A--Administrative And Statistical CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Harvard Center On Sleep Neurobiology And Sleep Apnea (S*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006
  • Harvard Center On Sleep Neurobiology And Sleep Apnea (S*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
  • Vlpo Lesion Induced Sleep Interruption And AdenosineNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Sleep Apnea PathogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Core B- Neuroanatomy CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Core A--Administrative And Statistical CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Core--NeuroanatomyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
  • Adenosine And Hypothalamic Regulation Of SleepNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
  • Mechanisms Of Neurofibrillary DegenerationNational Institute On Aging1995–1997
  • Central Cardiac SystemsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1992–1995
  • Central Cardiac PathwaysNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1992

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Clifford Saper, Dr. Clifford Saper, MD, Dr. C Saper, Dr. Clifford B Saper