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.

Malpractice liability and defensive medicine: a national survey of neurosurgeons.
Authors: Authors: Nahed BV, Babu MA, Smith TR, Heary RF.
PLoS One
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Incidence of cerebrospinal fluid leak following petrosectomy and analysis of avoidance techniques.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Sarpong Y, Kahle KT, Sekhar LN, Ferreira MJ.
J Clin Neurosci
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Deep brain stimulation for medically refractory life-threatening status dystonicus in children.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Kahle KT, Duhaime AC, Sharma N, Eskandar EN.
J Neurosurg Pediatr
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Socioeconomic status correlates with the prevalence of advanced coronary artery disease in the United States.
Authors: Authors: Bashinskaya B, Nahed BV, Walcott BP, Coumans JV, Onuma OK.
PLoS One
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Trapped fourth ventricle phenomenon following aneurysm rupture of the posterior circulation: case reports.
Authors: Authors: Ferreira M, Nahed BV, Babu MA, Walcott BP, Ellenbogen RG, Sekhar LN.
Neurosurgery
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Conflict of interest in spine research reporting.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Sheth SA, Nahed BV, Coumans JV.
PLoS One
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Pathological mechanism of lumbar disc herniation resulting in neurogenic muscle hypertrophy.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Redjal N, Stein TD, Kahle KT, Coumans JV.
J Clin Neurosci
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Surgical treatment and outcomes of metastatic breast cancer to the spine.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Cvetanovich GL, Barnard ZR, Nahed BV, Kahle KT, Curry WT.
J Clin Neurosci
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Trends in Peptic Ulcer Disease and the Identification of Helicobacter Pylori as a Causative Organism: Population-based Estimates from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
Authors: Authors: Bashinskaya B, Nahed BV, Redjal N, Kahle KT, Walcott BP.
J Glob Infect Dis
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Volumetric analysis of syringomyelia following hindbrain decompression for Chiari malformation Type I: syringomyelia resolution follows exponential kinetics.
Authors: Authors: Coumans JV, Walcott BP, Butler WE, Nahed BV, Kahle KT.
Neurosurg Focus
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