EricM.WassermannMD

Neurology • Bethesda, MD

Neurophysiology

Chief of the NINDS Behavioral Neurology Unit Bethesda, MDCenter · Bethesda, MD

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Office
National Institutes Of Health
10 Center Dr Msc 1440
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone+1 301-496-0151

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Summary

Dr. Eric Wassermann, MD is a board certified neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He is affiliated with NIH Clinical Center and is a Chief of the NINDS Behavioral Neurology Unit Bethesda at MD.

Education & Training

Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthResidency, Neurology, 1989 - 1990
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1986 - 1989
St Elizabeth's Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Clinical Trials

Brain Study of Patients With Frontal Lobe Dementia and Parkinsonian Disorders Start of enrollment: 1981 Jan 19
Terminated
Detecting a Reward Signal in the Motor Cortex Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 08
Completed
Warfighter Head Injury Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 05
Terminated
Effect of Reward on Learning in Motor Cortex Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 15
Completed
The Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Learning With Reward in Healthy Humans Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 07
Terminated
Structural and Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Combat Veterans Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 26
Completed
Service Member Fatigue and Lack of Motivation Following Concussion Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
The Effects of Chronic Exposure to Low-Level Blasts Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 30
Completed
Sildenafil for Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Effects of Exercise on Memory in Healthy and Brain-Injured Individuals Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 31
Terminated
Phase 1
Effect of Recombinant Erythropoietin on Numbers of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Subacute TBI Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Dopamine Receptor Imaging to Predict Response to Stimulant Therapy in Chronic TBI Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Dopamine Receptor Imaging to Predict Response to Stimulant Therapy in Chronic TBI Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 06
Completed
Phase 2
Effect of Recombinant Erythropoietin on Numbers of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in People With Persistent Symptoms During the Subacute Period After Traumatic Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 15
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Effects of Prism Adaption and rTMS on Brain Connectivity and Visual Representation Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 04
Completed
Functional Connectivity as a Biomarker of rTMS Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 24
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Attentional Performance in Parkinson Disease Start of enrollment: 2021 Dec 06
Withdrawn
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Demographic and Symptom Correlates of Initial Idiopathic Psychiatric Diagnosis in Frontotemporal Dementia.
Corinne Sejourne, Jordan D Dworkin, Megan S Barker, Masood Manoochehri, Reena T Gottesman, Eric M Wassermann, Michael C Tierney, Edward D Huey, Jordan Grafman> ;Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 2023 May 1
3 citations
Dynamic changes in spatial representation within the posterior parietal cortex in response to visuomotor adaptation.
S Schintu, D J Kravitz, E H Silson, C A Cunningham, E M Wassermann, S Shomstein> ;Cerebral Cortex. 2023 Mar 21
2 citations
Reproducing the effect of hippocampal network-targeted transcranial magnetic stimulation on episodic memory.
Michael V Freedberg, Jack A Reeves, Cynthia M Fioriti, Jorge Murillo, Eric M Wassermann> ;Behavioural Brain Research. 2022 Feb 15
1 citations
A direct test of competitive versus cooperative episodic-procedural network dynamics in human memory.
Michael V Freedberg, Jack A Reeves, Cynthia M Fioriti, Jorge Murillo, Joel L Voss, Eric M Wassermann> ;Cerebral Cortex. 2022 Oct 20
Effective connectivity underlying neural and behavioral components of prism adaptation.
Selene Schintu, Stephen J Gotts, Michael Freedberg, Sarah Shomstein, Eric M Wassermann> ;Frontiers in Psychology. 2022 Jan 1
4 citations
Elevations in Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 6 From Neuronal-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Repeated Low-Level Blast Exposed Personnel.
Katie A Edwards, Jacqueline J Leete, Ethan G Smith, Alycia Quick, Claire M Modica, Eric M Wassermann, Elena Polejaeva, Kristine C Dell, Matthew LoPresti, Peter Walker,...> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2022 Jan 1
11 citations
Neuronally-derived tau is increased in experienced breachers and is associated with neurobehavioral symptoms.
Katie A. Edwards, Kisha Greer, Jacqueline Leete, Chen Lai, Christina Devoto, Bao-Xi Qu, Angela M. Yarnell, Elena Polejaeva, Kristine C. Dell, Matthew L LoPresti, Peter...> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 Sep 30
1 citations
Resting-State Correlations of Fatigue Following Military Deployment.
Jeffrey D. Lewis, Kristine M. Knutson, Stephen J. Gotts, Michael Tierney, Amy E. Ramage, David F. Tate, Daniel J. Clauw, David R. Williams, Donald A. Robin, Eric M. Wa...> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2021 Aug 16
3 citations
Multiple parietal pathways are associated with rTMS-induced hippocampal network enhancement and episodic memory changes
Michael Freedberg, Catherine A. Cunningham, Cynthia M. Fioriti, Jorge Dorado Murillo, Jack A. Reeves, Paul A. Taylor, Joelle E. Sarlls, Eric M. Wassermann> ;Neuroimage. 2021 Aug 15
2 citations
Network signatures of rTMS treatment in patients with schizophrenia and auditory verbal hallucination during an auditory-motor task using HD-EEG.
Ovidiu C. Banea, Lucas Galdino Bandeira Santos, Sara Marcu, Sigurjón B Stefánnson, Eric M. Wassermann, Eysteinn Ívarsson, Viktor D Jónasson, Romain Aubonnet, Aron D. J...> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2021 Jun 30
2 citations
Chronic Effects of Breaching Blast Exposure on Sensory Organization and Postural Limits of Stability.
F J Haran, Cris Zampieri, Eric M. Wassermann, Elena Polejaeva, Kristine C. Dell, Matthew L LoPresti, James R. Stone, Stephen T. Ahlers, Walter Carr> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2021 May 14
7 citations
Gene Expression Imputation Across Multiple Tissue Types Provides Insight Into the Genetic Architecture of Frontotemporal Dementia and Its Clinical Subtypes
Lianne M. Reus, Bogdan Pasaniuc, Danielle Posthuma, Toni Boltz, R. Ferrari, D. G. Hernandez, M. A. Nalls, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, John B.J. Kwok, Car...> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 15
15 citations
Callosal anisotropy predicts attentional network changes after parietal inhibitory stimulation.
Selene Schintu, Catherine A. Cunningham, Michael Freedberg, Paul A. Taylor, Stephen J. Gotts, Sarah Shomstein, Eric M. Wassermann> ;Neuroimage. 2021 Feb 1
2 citations
Motor cortex modulation and reward in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Jordan A Detrick, Caroline Zink, Keri S. Rosch, Paul S. Horn, David A. Huddleston, Deana Crocetti, Steve W. Wu, Ernest V. Pedapati, Eric M. Wassermann, Stewart H. Most...> ;Brain Communications. 2021 Jan 1
452 citations
Safety and recommendations for TMS use in healthy subjects and patient populations, with updates on training, ethical and regulatory issues: Expert Guidelines
Simone Rossi, Andrea Antal, Sven Bestmann, Marom Bikson, Carmen C. Brewer, Jürgen Brockmöller, Linda L. Carpenter, Massimo Cincotta, Robert Chen, Jeff D Daskalakis, Vi...> ;Clinical Neurophysiology. 2021 Jan 1
4 citations
Hearing Loss and Irritability Reporting Without Vestibular Differences in Explosive Breaching Professionals
Claire M. Modica, Brian R. Johnson, Christopher K. Zalewski, Kelly A. King, Carmen C. Brewer, John E King, Angela M. Yarnell, Matthew L LoPresti, Peter B. Walker, Kris...> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Dec 16
1 citations
P300 Analysis Using High-Density EEG to Decipher Neural Response to rTMS in Patients With Schizophrenia and Auditory Verbal Hallucinations.
Romain Aubonnet, Ovidiu C. Banea, Roberta Sirica, Eric M. Wassermann, Sahar Yassine, Deborah Jacob, Brynja B. Magnusdottir, Magnús Haraldsson, Sigurjón B. Stefansson, ...> ;Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2020 Nov 20
25 citations
Functional and Structural Neuroimaging Correlates of Repetitive Low-Level Blast Exposure in Career Breachers.
James R. Stone, Brian B. Avants, Nicholas J. Tustison, Eric M. Wassermann, Jessica M. Gill, Elena Polejaeva, Kristine C. Dell, Walter Carr, Angela M. Yarnell, Matthew ...> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2020 Nov 6
2 citations
Testosterone and Resting State Connectivity of the Parahippocampal Gyrus in Men With History of Deployment-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
Kristine M. Knutson, Stephen J. Gotts, Eric M. Wassermann, Jeffrey D. Lewis> ;Military Medicine. 2020 Sep 18
4 citations
Mendelian randomization implies no direct causal association between leukocyte telomere length and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Y. Gao, Ting Wang, Xinghao Yu, Raffaele Ferrari, Dena G. Hernandez, Mike A. Nalls, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, John B.J. Kwok, Carol Dobson-Stone, Willia...> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Jul 22
5 citations
Effect of Functional BDNF and COMT Polymorphisms on Symptoms and Regional Brain Volume in Frontotemporal Dementia and Corticobasal Syndrome.
Edward D. Huey, Rachel Fremont, Masood Manoochehri, Yunglin Gazes, Seonjoo Lee, Stephanie Cosentino, Michael Tierney, Eric M. Wassermann, Parastoo Momeni, Jordan Grafman> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2020 May 13
19 citations
Prism Adaptation Modulates Connectivity of the Intraparietal Sulcus with Multiple Brain Networks.
Selene Schintu, Michael Freedberg, Stephen J. Gotts, Catherine A. Cunningham, Sarah Shomstein, Eric M. Wassermann> ;Cerebral Cortex. 2020 Jul 30
8 citations
Optimizing Hippocampal‐Cortical Network Modulation via Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Dose‐Finding Study Using the Continual Reassessment Method
Michael Freedberg, Jack A. Reeves, Andrew C. Toader, Molly S. Hermiller, Eunhee Kim, Dietrich Haubenberger, Ying Kuen Cheung, Joel L. Voss, Eric M. Wassermann> ;Neuromodulation. 2020 Apr 1
53 citations
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Pain, Headache, and Comorbid Depression: INS‐NANS Expert Consensus Panel Review and Recommendation
Albert Leung, Prasad Shirvalkar, Robert Chen, Joshua Kuluva, Michael Vaninetti, Richard Bermudes, Lawrence Poree, Eric M. Wassermann, Brian H. Kopell, Robert Levy> ;Neuromodulation. 2020 Apr 1
24 citations
Identifying site- and stimulation-specific TMS-evoked EEG potentials using a quantitative cosine similarity metric.
Michael Freedberg, Jack A. Reeves, Sara J. Hussain, Kareem A. Zaghloul, Eric M. Wassermann> ;Plos One. 2020 Jan 13
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Press Mentions

Cautious Take on New Pain TreatmentsJanuary 19th, 2019
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for SchizophreniaFebruary 18th, 2016

Grant Support

Electrophysiological Probes And Treatments In Neurobehavioral DisordersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2011
Electrophysiological Probes And Treatments In Neurobehavioral DisordersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2008
Electrophysiological Probes And Treatments In NeurobehavNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2005
Electrophysiological Probes/Treatments In NeurobehavioraNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003

Hospital Affiliations

NIH Clinical CenterBethesda, Maryland