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101 Merrimac St - Suite 310Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-9247
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Summary
- Dr. Leigh Hochberg is a neurologist based in Boston, MA, specializing in neurology with subspecialties in spinal disorders, vascular neurology, and neurocritical care. He completed his medical education at Emory University School of Medicine, followed by an internship in internal medicine and a neurology residency at Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He pursued a fellowship in stroke and neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital. Since 2004, Dr. Hochberg has been practicing at MGH. He has expertise in ischemic stroke management, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and locked-in syndrome . His research includes several publications in prominent journals, focusing on brain-computer interfaces and neurophysiological data analysis. He is also involved in clinical trials related to stroke motor rehabilitation and recovery, the BrainGate2 feasibility study of intracortical neural interfaces. He also co-organized the Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Collaborative Community (ibci-cc.org).
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2000 - 2003
Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1999
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Neurocritical Care
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2027
NH State Medical License 2007 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2027
ME State Medical License 2007 - 2026
KS State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
OK State Medical License 2017 - 2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurocritical Care- United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesNeurocritical Care
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Premotor cortex uses a compositional neural geometry to plan words.Benyamin Abramovich Krasa, Erin M Kunz, Foram Kamdar, Donald Avansino, Nick Hahn
Biorxiv. 2026-04-30 - Encoding of speech modes and loudness in ventral precentral gyrus.Aparna Srinivasan, Maitreyee Wairagkar, Carrina Iacobacci, Xianda Hou, Nicholas S Card
Nature Communications. 2026-04-15 - Industry-Academia Partnerships Can Help Safeguard Ethical Neurotechnology Research.Benjamin C Silverman, Leigh R Hochberg, Melissa Heidelberg, Karla Childers, Michael J Young
AJOB Neuroscience. 2026-04-13
Press Mentions
Connecting Mind and Machine: How the Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute Is Helping Restore Independence Through iBCI InnovationFebruary 10th, 2026
Big Tech Wants Direct Access to Our BrainsNovember 14th, 2025
Click, Speak, Move: These Brain Implants Are Poised to Help People with DisabilitiesJune 30th, 2025
Grant Support
- Rapid Neural Typing Interface for Veterans with ALSPROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER2024–2028
- Rapid Neural Typing Interface for Veterans with ALSPROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER2024–2028
- VA RR&D Center for Neurorestoration and NeurotechnologyPROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER2018–2028
- VA RR&D Center for Neurorestoration and NeurotechnologyPROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER2018–2028
- Program in Recovery and Restoration of CNS Health and FunctionMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2018–2028
External Links
- BrainGatehttp://www.braingate.org
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