
Daniel P Cahill MD PhD
Brain & Spinal Tumor
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery-Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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- 55 Fruit StMassachusetts General Hospital Nsurg HSTBoston, MA 02114 
- Phone+1 617-726-2066 
- Fax+1 617-726-4814 
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Summary
- Dr. Daniel Cahill is a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, including primary brain tumors (IDH mutant glioma, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, and glioblastoma), metastatic brain tumors (including melanoma, lung cancer, breast cancer), and meningioma.
Education & Training
 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2008 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2008
 Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002 Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
 Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2001 Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
 MA State Medical License 2004 - 2026 MA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
 TX State Medical License 2008 - 2017 TX State Medical License 2008 - 2017
 American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Factors associated with cognitive impairment in long-term IDH-mutant glioma survivors.Tyler A Lanman, Hana Gross, Caylin M Faria, Julie J Miller, Daniel P Cahill
 Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2025-11-01
- Associations of supramaximal resection with outcome in glioblastoma across age groups: a report of the RANO resect group.Nico Teske, Antonio Dono, Jacob S Young, Stephanie T Juenger, Gilbert C Youssef
 Neuro-Oncology. 2025-10-25
- Clinical, molecular, and radiological predictors of prognosis in newly diagnosed astrocytoma, IDH-mutant, WHO grade 4.Aleksandra B Lasica, Zhou Lan, Julie J Miller, Albert Jiao, Ian Pan
 Neuro-Oncology. 2025-10-14
Journal Articles
- The Dual PI3K/mTOR-pathway Inhibitor GDC-0084 Achieves Antitumor Activity in PIK3CA-Mutant Breast Cancer Brain MetastasesPriscilla K Brastianos, Daniel P Cahill, Clinical Cancer Research
- DMD Genomic Deletions Characterize a Subset of progressive/higher-grade Meningiomas with Poor OutcomeGanesh M Shankar, Sandro Santagata, Priscilla K Brastianos, Daniel P Cahill, Acta Neuropathologica
- Cell Surface Notch Ligand DLL3 Is a Therapeutic Target in Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutant GliomaJohn G Golfinos, Daniel P Cahill, Erik P Sulman, David Zagzag, Clinical Cancer Research
Press Mentions
 New Targeted Glioma Therapy Could Suppress Tumor GrowthAugust 9th, 2018 New Targeted Glioma Therapy Could Suppress Tumor GrowthAugust 9th, 2018
 Rapid Diagnostic Coupled with Local Therapy Developed for Brain TumorsAugust 6th, 2018 Rapid Diagnostic Coupled with Local Therapy Developed for Brain TumorsAugust 6th, 2018
 Molecular Approach to Brain Tumors Improves TreatmentFebruary 10th, 2016 Molecular Approach to Brain Tumors Improves TreatmentFebruary 10th, 2016
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