Brian Vala Nahed

Brian Nahed, M.D.

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.

The Boston Declaration 2025: Plan and Pledges for Progress in Global Neurosurgery.
Authors: Authors: Gupta S, Corley J, Ghotme KA, Nahed B, Drummond K, Hutchinson P, Khan T, Figaji A, Dempsey RJ, Park KB, Esene IN, Aziz-Sultan MA, Rosseau G.
World Neurosurg
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In Reply: Neurological Surgery Residency Programs in the United States: A National Cross-Sectional Survey.
Authors: Authors: Yearley AG, Ng PR, Nahed BV.
Neurosurgery
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Sub-Internship Academy: Implementation and Evaluation of Single-Day Resident-Driven Focused Sub-Internship Preparation Course.
Authors: Authors: Gal ZT, Nanda P, Hsueh B, Robertson FC, West TR, Razak SS, Mazurek MH, Perez NA, Choi BD, Coumans JCE, Jones PS, Shankar GM, Stapleton CJ, Nahed BV.
World Neurosurg
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Bioethics and Neurosurgery: An Overview of Existing and Emerging Topics for the Practicing Neurosurgeon.
Authors: Authors: White AJ, Kelly-Hedrick M, Miranda SP, Abdelbarr MM, Lázaro-Muñoz G, Pouratian N, Shen F, Nahed BV, Williamson T.
World Neurosurg
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Resection versus biopsy in patients with glioblastoma (RESBIOP study): study protocol for an international multicentre prospective cohort study (ENCRAM 2202).
Authors: Authors: Gerritsen JKW, Young JS, Krieg SM, Jungk C, Ille S, Schucht P, Nahed BV, Broekman MLD, Berger M, De Vleeschouwer S, Vincent AJPE.
BMJ Open
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Radical surgical resection with molecular margins is associated with improved survival in IDH wild-type glioblastoma.
Authors: Authors: Massaad E, Smith WJ, Bradley J, Esposito E, Gupta M, Burns E, Burns R, Velarde JK, Berglar IK, Gupta R, Martinez-Lage M, Dietrich J, Lennerz JK, Dunn GP, Jones PS, Choi BD, Kim AE, Frosch M, Barker FG, Curry WT, Carter BS, Nahed BV, Cahill DP, Shankar GM.
Neuro Oncol
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Rapid tumor DNA analysis of cerebrospinal fluid accelerates treatment of central nervous system lymphoma.
Authors: Authors: Gupta M, Bradley JD, Massaad E, Burns EJ, Georgantas NZ, Maron GE, Batten JM, Gallagher A, Thierauf J, Nayyar N, Gordon A, Jones SS, Pisapia M, Sun Y, Jones PS, Barker FG, Curry WT, Gupta R, Romero JM, Wang N, Brastianos PK, Martinez-Lage M, Tateishi K, Forst DA, Nahed BV, Batchelor TT, Ritterhouse LL, Iser F, Kessler T, Jordan JT, Dietrich J, Meyerson M, Cahill DP, Lennerz JK, Carter BS, Shankar GM.
Blood
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International Hackathon as a Tool to Augment Education, Collaboration, and Innovation in Global Neurosurgery.
Authors: Authors: Razak SS, West TR, Tunsiricharoengul S, Nair-Kanneganti A, Perez NA, Mazurek MH, Gal Z, Duvall JB, Rigney GH, Cerda IH, Morcos MM, Keay E, Hernández AS, Lawton MT, Nahed BV, Quiñones-Hinojosa A.
Neurosurgery
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of the Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors Guidelines: Assessing Their Impact on Brain Tumor Clinical Practice.
Authors: Authors: Robertson FC, Nahed BV, Barkhoudarian G, Veeravagu A, Berg D, Kalkanis S, Olson JJ, Germano IM.
Neurosurgery
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In Reply: Neurological Surgery Residency Programs in the United States: A National Cross-Sectional Survey.
Authors: Authors: Yearley AG, Ng PR, Nahed BV.
Neurosurgery
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