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.

Intracranial organizing hematoma with papillary endothelial hyperplasia features after resection and involved field radiotherapy for cerebellar juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma.
Authors: Authors: Ginat DT, Walcott BP, Mordes D, Schaefer PW, Nahed B.
Clin Imaging
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The incidence of complications in elective cranial neurosurgery associated with dural closure material.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Neal JB, Sheth SA, Kahle KT, Eskandar EN, Coumans JV, Nahed BV.
J Neurosurg
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Surgical treatment options and management strategies of metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the lumbar spinal nerve roots.
Authors: Authors: Strong C, Yanamadala V, Khanna A, Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Borges LF, Coumans JV.
J Clin Neurosci
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Clinical features of brain metastasis from salivary gland tumors.
Authors: Authors: Venteicher AS, Walcott BP, Sheth SA, Snuderl M, Patel AP, Curry WT, Nahed BV.
J Clin Neurosci
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Retrievable stent thrombectomy in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: analysis of a revolutionizing treatment technique.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Boehm KM, Stapleton CJ, Mehta BP, Nahed BV, Ogilvy CS.
J Clin Neurosci
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Induced and sustained hypernatremia for the prevention and treatment of cerebral edema following brain injury.
Authors: Authors: Ryu JH, Walcott BP, Kahle KT, Sheth SA, Peterson RT, Nahed BV, Coumans JV, Simard JM.
Neurocrit Care
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Radiation Treatment for WHO Grade II and III Meningiomas.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Brastianos PK, Loeffler JS.
Front Oncol
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Kernohan-woltman notch phenomenon in acute subdural hematoma.
Authors: Authors: Codd PJ, Agarwalla PK, Berry-Candelario J, Nahed BV.
JAMA Neurol
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Dabigatran, intracranial hemorrhage, and the neurosurgeon.
Authors: Authors: Awad AJ, Walcott BP, Stapleton CJ, Yanamadala V, Nahed BV, Coumans JV.
Neurosurg Focus
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Predictors of cranioplasty complications in stroke and trauma patients.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Kwon CS, Sheth SA, Fehnel CR, Koffie RM, Asaad WF, Nahed BV, Coumans JV.
J Neurosurg
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