Brian Vala Nahed

Brian Nahed, M.D.

617-724-5805

Dr. Brian Nahed specializes in Brain Tumors and Spinal Disorders. As an attending neurosurgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he has appointments with the MGH Cancer Center, Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center for Neurooncology and is a faculty member of the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Brian Nahed's research focuses on brain tumors and metastatic disease. In collaboration with Drs. Daniel Haber and Shyamala Maheswaran, Dr. Nahed's research has received several grants supporting his laboratory effort at the MGH Cancer Center. Dr. Nahed is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and serves on national committees for the Tumor Section and Council of State Neurological Surgeons.

Applying objective metrics to neurosurgical skill development with simulation and spaced repetition learning.
Authors: Authors: Robertson FC, Stapleton CJ, Coumans JCE, Nicolosi F, Vooijs M, Blitz S, Guerrini F, Spena G, Giussani C, Zoia C, Nahed BV.
J Neurosurg
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Therapeutic Role of Tamoxifen for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Leveraging the Interaction Between ERß and Mutant p53.
Authors: Authors: Scarpetti L, Oturkar CC, Juric D, Shellock M, Malvarosa G, Post K, Isakoff S, Wang N, Nahed B, Oh K, Das GM, Bardia A.
Oncologist
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Tandem chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting EGFRvIII and IL-13Ra2 are effective against heterogeneous glioblastoma.
Authors: Authors: Schmidts A, Srivastava AA, Ramapriyan R, Bailey SR, Bouffard AA, Cahill DP, Carter BS, Curry WT, Dunn GP, Frigault MJ, Gerstner ER, Ghannam JY, Kann MC, Larson RC, Leick MB, Nahed BV, Richardson LG, Scarfò I, Sun J, Wakimoto H, Maus MV, Choi BD.
Neurooncol Adv
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Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Pediatric Post Neurosurgical Care in a Lower Middle-Income Country: The Zambian Experience.
Authors: Authors: Rolle ML, Bhebhe A, Munkondya A, Kharbat AF, Kaskie N, McLellan R, Nahed BV, Warf BC, Kunda H, Sichizya K.
World Neurosurg
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Safe surgery for glioblastoma: Recent advances and modern challenges.
Authors: Authors: Gerritsen JKW, Broekman MLD, De Vleeschouwer S, Schucht P, Nahed BV, Berger MS, Vincent AJPE.
Neurooncol Pract
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Microenvironmental Landscape of Human Melanoma Brain Metastases in Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition.
Authors: Authors: Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Markson SC, Stocking JH, Nayyar N, Lastrapes M, Strickland MR, Kim AE, de Sauvage M, Dahal A, Larson JM, Mora JL, Navia AW, Klein RH, Kuter BM, Gill CM, Bertalan M, Shaw B, Kaplan A, Subramanian M, Jain A, Kumar S, Danish H, White M, Shahid O, Pauken KE, Miller BC, Frederick DT, Hebert C, Shaw M, Martinez-Lage M, Frosch M, Wang N, Gerstner E, Nahed BV, Curry WT, Carter B, Cahill DP, Boland GM, Izar B, Davies MA, Sharpe AH, Suvà ML, Sullivan RJ, Brastianos PK, Carter SL.
Cancer Immunol Res
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Global comparison of awake and asleep mapping procedures in glioma surgery: An international multicenter survey.
Authors: Authors: Gerritsen JKW, Broekman MLD, De Vleeschouwer S, Schucht P, Jungk C, Krieg SM, Nahed BV, Berger MS, Vincent AJPE.
Neurooncol Pract
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Decision making and surgical modality selection in glioblastoma patients: an international multicenter survey.
Authors: Authors: Gerritsen JKW, Broekman MLD, De Vleeschouwer S, Schucht P, Jungk C, Krieg SM, Nahed BV, Berger MS, Vincent AJPE.
J Neurooncol
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The Alliance AMBUSH Trial: Rationale and Design.
Authors: Authors: Mahajan A, Shih H, Penas-Prado M, Ligon K, Aldape K, Hu LS, Loughan AR, Basso MR, Leeper HE, Nahed BV, Stott SL, Geyer S, Giannini C, Galanis E.
Cancers (Basel)
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Laser interstitial thermal therapy for brain metastases.
Authors: Authors: Srinivasan ES, Grabowski MM, Nahed BV, Barnett GH, Fecci PE.
Neurooncol Adv
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