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.

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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Lateral sacral artery aneurysm of the lumbar spine: hemorrhage resulting in cauda equina syndrome.
Authors: Authors: Nogueira RG, Kasper E, Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Redjal N, Coumans JV, Hirsch JA.
J Neurointerv Surg
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Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia from intracerebral hemorrhage and blast crisis. A case report and review of the literature.
Authors: Authors: Naunheim MR, Nahed BV, Walcott BP, Kahle KT, Soupir CP, Cahill DP, Borges LF.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
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Operative management of brainstem cavernous malformations.
Authors: Authors: Asaad WF, Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Ogilvy CS.
Neurosurg Focus
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Interval, acute onset airway obstruction associated with a fracture of the C4 vertebra in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
Authors: Authors: Nahed BV, Walcott BP, Ortman AJ, Kahle KT, Aghi M, Peterfreund RA, Coumans JV.
J Clin Neurosci
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Molecular mechanisms of ischemic cerebral edema: role of electroneutral ion transport.
Authors: Authors: Kahle KT, Simard JM, Staley KJ, Nahed BV, Jones PS, Sun D.
Physiology (Bethesda)
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Intracranial vasospasm with subsequent stroke after traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 22-month-old child.
Authors: Authors: Nahed BV, Ferreira M, Naunheim MR, Kahle KT, Proctor MR, Smith ER.
J Neurosurg Pediatr
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William S. Halsted and Harvey W. Cushing: reflections on their complex association.
Authors: Authors: Voorhees JR, Tubbs RS, Nahed B, Cohen-Gadol AA.
J Neurosurg
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Roles of the cation-chloride cotransporters in neurological disease.
Authors: Authors: Kahle KT, Staley KJ, Nahed BV, Gamba G, Hebert SC, Lifton RP, Mount DB.
Nat Clin Pract Neurol
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Acute hydrocephalus secondary to obstruction of the foramen of monro and cerebral aqueduct caused by a choroid plexus cyst in the lateral ventricle. Case report.
Authors: Authors: Nahed BV, Darbar A, Doiron R, Saad A, Robson CD, Smith ER.
J Neurosurg
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