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Joel Oster, MD, Neurology, Boston, MA, Tufts Medical Center

JoelMichaelOsterMDFAAN, FACNS, FAES

Neurology • Boston, MA

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine

Associate Professor, Neurology, Tufts Medical Center

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  • Office

    800 Washington St
    Departments of Neurology and Tufts Center for Sleep Medicine
    Boston, MA 02111
    Phone+1 617-636-5848
    Fax+1 617-636-8199
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Summary

  • Medical Director of The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Tufts Medical Center

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Epilepsy, 2001 - 2002
  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterChief Residency, Neurology, 2000 - 2001
  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1998 - 2001
  • St Elizabeth's Medical Center
    St Elizabeth's Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2001 - Present
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Castle and Connolly/Boston Magazine https://www.bostonmagazine.com/find-a-doctor/joel-oster/, 2024
  • Board Certification Special Qualifications in Epilepsy Monitoring, Intraoperative Neurologic Monitoring, Critical care EEG ABCN-American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007, 2015, 2015
  • Frederick Stohlman, MD award for excellence in Medicine St Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, 1998

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Education Research: Quality and Validity Evidence for a National In-Training Examination for Epilepsy Fellows  
    Moeller J, Gonzales-Giraldo, Fung FW, Johnson EL, Kheder A, MacLean J, McGinnis EL, Muhlfofer WG, Oster JM, Schmitt S, Voinescu PE, Wong-Kisiel LC, Kidd KJ, Kephart A,..., Neurology Education 2023;00:e200090. doi:10.1212/NE9.0000000000200090, 10/1/2024
  • Responsive Neurostimulation Effects Significant Seizure Reduction Without Resection in Medically Refractory Epilepsy Involving Occipital Networks. A Retrospective Revi...  
    Oster JM, Kryzanski JT, Medical Research Archives 11(10), 10/30/2023
  • "Tumefactive" Spinal Cord Lyme Disease  
    Oster JM, Int I Nu 1s & Heat Car Scie 03(13): 2023-278., 10/5/2023
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Netter’s Neurology 2015, 2019 
    Chapter: Sleep Disorders 
    Oster JM, Gross PTEditors: Srinivasan J, Chaves C, Scott B, Small J.Elsevier 2nd and 3rd editionsEdition 2,3,
  • Almoallim, H. , (Ed.). (2012). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/1325 
    Chapter: The Pathophysiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Nervous System 
    Joel M OsterEditors: Almoallim, H..2012
  • Netter’s Neurology 
    Chapter: Epilepsy 
    Page 175 - 190Oster JM, Gutrecht JA, Bagla R, Arle JA, Cosgrove GREditors: HR Jones Jr., Srinivasan J, Allam G, Baker R.Edition 2nd,2012

Authored Content

  • A Senseless Sensing Lead: A Case Of Failed Sensing Lead In Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Andrea Fekete, Aarti Grover, Wei He, Joel Oster, Peter Ostrow, Greg Schumaker, Richard Wein, Rajesh ZachariasMay 2023
  • Awake endoscopy optimizes tolerance and effectiveness of hypoglossal nerve stimulation Joel Oster, Aarti GroverMay 2023
  • RESPONSIVE NEUROSTIMULATION ALLOWS MEDICATION CONSOLIDATION AND SEIZURE REDUCTION DURING PREGNANCY. Oster JM, Kryzanski JT. ABSTRACT 5338 SUBMISSION 1437796, POSTER 24, Austin TX, March 2023March 2023
  • Dozing off is a problem as is a toe falling off-Methylphenidate induced Raynaud’s phenomenonMay 2022
  • Sensory Symptoms During Centromedian Thalamic Responsive Neurostimulation Abstract number : 1.333December 2021
  • Hypersomnia-Harvard-Tufts-Yale Sleep MedicineMay 2021
  • A Ghost from the Past: Unmasked Insomnia Affecting Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy Adherence Elena Stuewe, Aarti Grover, Peter Ostrow, Greg Schumaker, Joel Oster, Rajesh ZachariasMay 2021
  • A RARE CASE OF RESPIRATORY SENSE LEAD DYSFUNCTION IN A PATIENT WITH A HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE STIMULATOR Omesh Toolsie, Rajesh Zacharias, Joel Oster, Peter Ostrow, Greg Schumaker, Richard Wein, Aarti GroverMay 2021
  • Young patients with hypersomnia at Tufts Medical Center Joel Oster, Emma Jost-Price, Matthew Tucker, Aarti Grover Sleep, Volume 44, Issue Supplement_2, May 2021, Page A202May 2021
  • Not Your Everyday Daytime Sleepiness: Two Peas in a Pod Elena Stuewe, Peter Ostrow, Aarti Grover, Greg Schumaker, Joel Oster, Rajesh ZachariasMay 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

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