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.

Dramatic Response of BRAF V600E Mutant Papillary Craniopharyngioma to Targeted Therapy.
Authors: Authors: Brastianos PK, Shankar GM, Gill CM, Taylor-Weiner A, Nayyar N, Panka DJ, Sullivan RJ, Frederick DT, Abedalthagafi M, Jones PS, Dunn IF, Nahed BV, Romero JM, Louis DN, Getz G, Cahill DP, Santagata S, Curry WT, Barker FG.
J Natl Cancer Inst
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Initial Experience with High-Definition Camera-On-a-Chip Flexible Endoscopy for Intraventricular Neurosurgery.
Authors: Authors: Friedman GN, Grannan BL, Nahed BV, Codd PJ.
World Neurosurg
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The role of surgery in the management of patients with diffuse low grade glioma: A systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.
Authors: Authors: Aghi MK, Nahed BV, Sloan AE, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN, Olson JJ.
J Neurooncol
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The role of neuropathology in the management of patients with diffuse low grade glioma: A systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.
Authors: Authors: Cahill DP, Sloan AE, Nahed BV, Aldape KD, Louis DN, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN, Olson JJ.
J Neurooncol
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Management of patients with recurrence of diffuse low grade glioma: A systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.
Authors: Authors: Nahed BV, Redjal N, Brat DJ, Chi AS, Oh K, Batchelor TT, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN, Olson JJ.
J Neurooncol
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Rapid Intraoperative Molecular Characterization of Glioma.
Authors: Authors: Shankar GM, Francis JM, Rinne ML, Ramkissoon SH, Huang FW, Venteicher AS, Akama-Garren EH, Kang YJ, Lelic N, Kim JC, Brown LE, Charbonneau SK, Golby AJ, Sekhar Pedamallu C, Hoang MP, Sullivan RJ, Cherniack AD, Garraway LA, Stemmer-Rachamimov A, Reardon DA, Wen PY, Brastianos PK, Curry WT, Barker FG, Hahn WC, Nahed BV, Ligon KL, Louis DN, Cahill DP, Meyerson M.
JAMA Oncol
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Remote acute demyelination after focal proton radiation therapy for optic nerve meningioma.
Authors: Authors: Redjal N, Agarwalla PK, Dietrich J, Dinevski N, Stemmer-Rachamimov A, Nahed BV, Loeffler JS.
J Clin Neurosci
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The Absence of Fever or Leukocytosis Does Not Exclude Infection Following Cranioplasty.
Authors: Authors: Girgis F, Walcott BP, Kwon CS, Sheth SA, Asaad W, Nahed BV, Eskandar EN, Coumans JV.
Can J Neurol Sci
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Defensive medicine in neurosurgery: does state-level liability risk matter?
Authors: Authors: Smith TR, Habib A, Rosenow JM, Nahed BV, Babu MA, Cybulski G, Fessler R, Batjer HH, Heary RF.
Neurosurgery
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Sporadic hemangioblastomas are characterized by cryptic VHL inactivation.
Authors: Authors: Shankar GM, Taylor-Weiner A, Lelic N, Jones RT, Kim JC, Francis JM, Abedalthagafi M, Borges LF, Coumans JV, Curry WT, Nahed BV, Shin JH, Paek SH, Park SH, Stewart C, Lawrence MS, Cibulskis K, Thorner AR, Van Hummelen P, Stemmer-Rachamimov AO, Batchelor TT, Carter SL, Hoang MP, Santagata S, Louis DN, Barker FG, Meyerson M, Getz G, Brastianos PK, Cahill DP.
Acta Neuropathol Commun
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