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60 FenwoodBrigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 781-974-9356
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Summary
- I am board certified in General Neurology, Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care.
I practice Neurocritical Care and Vascular Neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital & Jamaica Plain Veterans Administration Hospital at Harvard Medical School.
Education & Training
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2001 - 2004
- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1998 - 2001
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2009 - 2016
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
- United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesNeurocritical Care
Clinical Trials
- Functional Neuroimaging of Cortical Plasticity in the Human Visual System Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
- AtRial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs In Prevention After Cryptogenic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 19
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Quantitative Pupillometry Predicts Neurologic Deterioration in Patients with Large Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke.Yili Du, Jack E Pohlmann, Stefanos Chatzidakis, Benjamin Brush, Leigh Ann Malinger
Annals of Neurology. 2025-05-01 - Psychedelic control of neuroimmune interactions governing fear.Elizabeth N Chung, Jinsu Lee, Carolina M Polonio, Joshua Choi, Camilo Faust Akl
Nature. 2025-04-23 - Later midline shift is associated with better post-hospitalization discharge status after large middle cerebral artery stroke.Jonathan J Song, Rebecca A Stafford, Jack E Pohlmann, Ivy So Yeon Kim, Maanyatha Cheekati
Scientific Reports. 2025-04-05
Press Mentions
- Blocking Key Pathway Reverses Brain, Behavior Changes in Autism Mouse ModelJuly 19th, 2021
- Greek Research Team Creates RADAR Dyslexia Diagnostic ToolNovember 27th, 2018
- Greek Researchers Create RADAR–a Dyslexia Diagnostic Just in TimeNovember 22nd, 2018
Grant Support
- Cell-specific plasticity pathway dysfunction as a result of amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's DiseaseVA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2027
- Cell-specific plasticity pathway dysfunction as a result of amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's DiseaseVA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2027
- Cell-specific Functional and Transcriptomic Analysis of Plasticity Pathways in MECP2-Duplication SyndromeBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2022–2025
- Dense Analysis of Cortical Circuit Dysfunction in the MECP2-duplication Syndrome of AutismBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2021–2025
- Dense Analysis of Cortical Circuit Dysfunction in the MECP2-duplication Syndrome of AutismBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2021–2025
- CMA: Network plasticity in acquired epileptogenesisVA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2021–2024
- Changes In V2 Topography After V1 Lesions: Impact Of Microstimulation On BehaviorNational Eye Institute2009–2012
- Combining Cerebral Lesions &Monkey FMRI For Studying Cortical Network FunctionNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2010
- Plasticity Of The Visual CortexNational Eye Institute2004–2006
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