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.

Dural scalp and intracranial hemangiomas causing hydrocephalus and venous sinus thrombosis in an infant.
Authors: Authors: Nahed BV, Ferreira M, Babu MA, Terry AR, Walcott BP, Kahle KT, Smith ER.
J Child Neurol
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Determination of geographic variance in stroke prevalence using Internet search engine analytics.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Kahle KT, Redjal N, Coumans JV.
Neurosurg Focus
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Vertebral artery pexy for microvascular decompression of the facial nerve in the treatment of hemifacial spasm.
Authors: Authors: Ferreira M, Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Sekhar LN.
J Neurosurg
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Temporal bone chondroblastoma with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst presenting as an intracranial mass with clinical seizure activity.
Authors: Authors: Stapleton CJ, Walcott BP, Linskey KR, Kahle KT, Nahed BV, Asaad WF.
J Clin Neurosci
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Reflections on the contributions of Harvey Cushing to the surgery of peripheral nerves.
Authors: Authors: Tubbs RS, Patel N, Nahed BV, Cohen-Gadol AA, Spinner RJ.
J Neurosurg
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En bloc excision of a dermal sinus tract.
Authors: Authors: Coumans JV, Walcott BP, Redjal N, Kahle KT, Nahed BV.
J Clin Neurosci
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Arterial tortuosity syndrome with multiple intracranial aneurysms: a case report.
Authors: Authors: Naunheim MR, Walcott BP, Nahed BV, MacRae CA, Levinson JR, Ogilvy CS.
Arch Neurol
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Microsurgical retrieval of an endovascular microcatheter trapped during Onyx embolization of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Gerrard JL, Nogueira RG, Nahed BV, Terry AR, Ogilvy CS.
J Neurointerv Surg
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Trends in inpatient setting laminectomy for excision of herniated intervertebral disc: Population-based estimates from the US nationwide inpatient sample.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Hanak BW, Caracci JR, Redjal N, Nahed BV, Kahle KT, Coumans JV.
Surg Neurol Int
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Craniectomy for malignant cerebral infarction: prevalence and outcomes in US hospitals.
Authors: Authors: Walcott BP, Kuklina EV, Nahed BV, George MG, Kahle KT, Simard JM, Asaad WF, Coumans JV.
PLoS One
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