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855 Boylston St
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Summary
- Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN, is a physician-scientist with over 15 years of experience in healthcare, academia, and industry focusing on neuroscience research and development. He is board-certified in both neurology and pain medicine, with clinical training from Cleveland Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital. As an expert in patient-empowering clinical development from drugs to devices, Dr. Lakhan is keen on transforming medicine and democratizing health care through digital therapeutics (Click Therapeutics).
Previously, Dr. Lakhan served as faculty of leading institutions (Harvard Medical School, Case Western Reserve University), founding department chair and curricular dean (California University of Science and Medicine), institutional review board chair (Arrowhead Regional Medical Center), chief of pain management (Virginia Tech - Carilion Clinic), and executive/leadership positions in biopharma (Sage Therapeutics, Zogenix) and biotech (The Learning Corp, Fern Health). He continues to serve patients as a practicing neurologist and pain specialist (Cambridge Health Alliance) and is an adjunct professor of neuroscience (Virginia Tech).
In addition to exemplary clinical service, Dr. Lakhan has an extensive research, education, advocacy, and philanthropy portfolio. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications, books, and book chapters. For founding the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, he was bestowed the Harvard Medical School Dean's Community Service Award. He was also conferred the President's Call to Service Award for Lifetime Achievement by President George W. Bush and The U.S. Congressional Award Gold Medal by Senators Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Further, California Governor Brown and Virginia Governor Northam have appointed him to prestigious boards including the Health Professions Education Foundation awarding more than $200 million towards closing the health equity gap. He was inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2014 - 2015
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2014- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurology, 2010 - 2014
Technion-Israel Inst of Technology Faculty of MedicineClass of 2009, MD, Cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2022 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
VT State Medical License 2021 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2021 - 2024
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine
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Clinical Trials
- The Impact of Triptan and Doxycycline on Neuroinflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Migraine Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
- A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of SAGE-217 Compared to Placebo in Adult Subjects With Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 20
- A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of MT1621 in Thymidine Kinase 2 (TK2) Deficiency (Treatment naïve) Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pain management consultation for acute pancreatitis: impact on length of stay and opioid utilization.Tendai Ushe, Shaheen E Lakhan, Tonja M Locklear, Ronex J Muthukattil, Phyllis B. Whitehead, Andrew D. Benson, Asma Akbar Ladak, Kimberly Ferren Carter> ;Pain Management. 2021 Aug 23
- 9 citationsA Virtual, Randomized, Control Trial of a Digital Therapeutic for Speech, Language, and Cognitive Intervention in Post-stroke Persons With AphasiaMichelle Braley, Jordyn Sims Pierce, Sadhvi Saxena, Emily De Oliveira, Laura Taraboanta, Veeraraghavan A. Anantha, Shaheen E Lakhan, Swathi Kiran> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2021 Feb 12
- 3 citationsEfficacy and safety of tocilizumab in treatment of Takayasu arteritis: A systematic review of randomized controlled trialsAmbrish Singh, Debashish Danda, Salman Hussain, Abul Kalam Najmi, Ashish J. Mathew, Ruchika Goel, Shaheen E Lakhan, Belzik Tajudheen, Benny Antony> ;Modern Rheumatology. 2021 Jan 2
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Press Mentions
The God Brain – Is Religion Hardwired?February 16th, 2016
Botulinum Toxin-A May Be Effective in Painful Diabetic NeuropathyFebruary 12th, 2016
Digital Therapeutics Innovator the Learning Corp Adds Dr. Shaheen Lakhan as VP of Research and DevelopmentOctober 1st, 2019- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- International Association for the Study of Pain - IASPMember
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Hebrew, Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts
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