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Departments	Department of Neurosurgery
Specialties	Neurosurgery • Brain Tumor • Cranial Base Center • Hemangioblastoma Center
Clinical Interests	Awake and Language Mapping Craniotomy Brain tumors Cervical and lumbar disc degeneration Degenerative spinal conditions Glioblastoma Hemangioblastomas Intrinsic Brain Tumors (Gliomas, Glioblastomas, others) Meningiomas Metastatic Cancer of the brain (from melanoma, lung, etc) Micro-neurosurgery Neurosurgery Neurosurgical radiation oncology Other cancers of the central nervous system Recurrent Brain Tumors (post-treatment) Spinal Tumor (Primary and Metastatic)
Locations	Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Education	MD,Yale University School of Medicine MSC,Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Board Certifications	Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Gender	Male
Patient Age Group	Adult
Accepting New Patients	Yes
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Dr. Brian Nahed is a neurosurgeon who specializes in Brain Tumors (Glioblastoma, Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic Brain Tumors) and
Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Imaging.
He is
an
Associate
Professor and Associate Program Director of
Neurosurgery
at MGH and
Harvard Medical School.

Patient appointments: 617-724-5805.

(Appointments
/ Second Opinions within 24 hrs.)
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Dr. Nahed specializes in brain
tumors of the eloquent cortex (language and motor areas of the brain)
which require awake surgery, language and motor mapping, and subcortical stimulation.
Dr. Nahed specializes in intraoperative
technology and minimally invasive procedures to treat brain tumors aggressively and safely.

Born in New York, Dr. Nahed attended UCLA where he majored in Neuroscience, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with the department's Highest Honors. He attended the Yale School of Medicine where he was awarded the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and graduated with honors. Dr. Nahed completed his internship and neurosurgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital
where Dr. Nahed also completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Drs. Daniel Haber and Shyamala Maheswaran in the MGH Cancer Center.

Dr. Brian Nahed was recruited to the MGH Department of Neurosurgery, MGH Brain Tumor Center, and Harvard Medical School in 2011. Dr. Brian Nahed's research focuses on developing the first blood based test to diagnose and monitor brain tumors. In collaboration with Drs. Haber, Maheswaran, and Stott, Dr. Nahed published the first evidence of circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with glioblastoma.
Dr. Nahed and Dr. Stott run an NIH funded project developing this blood test for
patients with brain tumors.

Dr. Brian Nahed serves as the Associate Director of the MGH Neurosurgery Residency Program.
He serves
on the
Executive Committee of the
Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the CNS/AANS
Executive Committee
For Brain Tumors. He is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Council State Neurological Societies.
Dr. Nahed focuses on healthcare delivery efficiency
and
serves as the neurotrauma consultant for the National Football League (NFL).

Pappas Center for Neuro Oncology

55 Fruit Street

Boston, MA 02114

617-724-5805

617-724-5806

Nahed, Brian, MD, MSc

Nahed, Brian, MD, MSc