Here is a sampling of research faculty in our department:
Elda Arrigoni, PhD
Interests: single cell electrophysiology and connectivity of neuronal systems that regulate sleep and wake.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Elda Arrigoni
Lab Webpage: https://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/168/Elda+Arrigoni+PhD
Bernard Chang, MD
Interests: Developmental brain malformations and genetic causes of epilepsy.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Bernard Chang
Lab Webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/bernard-chang-laboratory
Corey Fehnel, MD
Interests: Aging and palliative care in the ICU setting.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Corey Fehnel
Lab webpage: https://www.marcusinstituteforaging.org/scientists/team-profiles-and-bios/corey-fehnel-md-mph
Roy Freeman, MD
Interests: Autonomic function, stress, hypoglycemia, peripheral neuropathy
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Roy Freeman
Satvinder Kaur, PhD
Interests: Sleep-wake physiology in mouse models of sleep apnea and pain.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Satvinder Kaur
Lab Webpage: https://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/1095/Satvinder+Kaur+PhD
Sandeep Kumar, MD
Interests: neuroplasticity and dysphagia recovery after stroke, medical and neurological complications of stroke
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Sandeep Kumar
Monica Haack, PhD
Interests: Human sleep and inflammatory systems.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Monica Haack
Lab webpage: http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/humansleepandinflammation/home
Jun Lu, MD, PhD
Interests: Sleep state switching, behavioral effects of sleep disruption.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Jun Lu
Lab webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/jun-lu-laboratory
Janet Mullington, PhD
Interests: Human sleep and inflammatory systems.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Janet Mullington
Lab webpage: http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/humansleepandinflammation/home
Pushpa Narayanaswami, MBBS, DM
Interests: Clinical Practice Guidelines, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Quality and Patient Safety, Outcome Measures in Neuromuscular Disorders, Clinical Trials in Myasthenia
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Pushpa Narayanaswami
Vera Novak, MD, PhD
Interests: Syncope, fall prevention.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Vera Novak
Lab webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/safe-lab
Seward Rutkove, MD
Interests: EMG and peripheral nerve disorders, Electrical Impedance Myography.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Seward Rutkove
Lab webpage: http://rutkovelab.org/
Emiliano Santarnecchi, PsyD, PhD
Interests: combination of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, electrophysiology and neuroimaging to modulate brain activity in neurological and psychiatric patients.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Emiliano Santarnecchi
Lab webpage: http://tmslab.org/aboutus-faculty-santarnecchi.php
Clifford Saper, MD, PhD
Interests: Functional neuroanatomy of integrated systems controlling wake-sleep cycles and neuroimmune function, effects of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease on these systems.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Clifford Saper
Lab webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/clifford-saper-laboratory
Thomas Scammell, MD
Interests: Sleep physiology and sleep disorders.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Thomas Scammell
Lab webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/thomas-scammell-laboratory
Magdy Selim, MD, PhD
Interests: Development of new therapeutics and clinical trials in stroke, especially hemorrhagic stroke.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Magdy Selim
Mouhsin Shafi, MD, PhD
Interests: Brain stimulation in combination with EEG/MRI to evaluate/treat network disorders in neuropsychiatric diseases
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Mouhsin Shafi
Lab webpage: http://tmslab.org/aboutus-faculty-shafi.php
Volney Sheen, MD, PhD
Interests: Developmental abnormalities of cerebral cortex
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Volney Sheen
Lab webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/volney-sheen-laboratory
Omar K. Siddiqi, M.D., M.P.H.
Interests: Central nervous system opportunistic infections in HIV, etiology of meningitis and encephalitis, performance of point of care diagnostics for tuberculous meningitis
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Omar K. Siddiqi
Lab webpage: https://cvvr.hms.harvard.edu/lab/siddiqi-laboratory/
David Simon, MD, PhD
Interests: Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease, mechanisms of neurodegeneration, neuroprotective strategies.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: David Simon
Lab webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/david-k-simon-laboratory
Veronique VanderHorst, MD, PhD
Interests: neurobiology of gait, translational tools, brainstem dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease and aging.
Harvard Catalyst Profile: Veronique VanderHorst
Lab webpage: https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/neurology/laboratories/veronique-vanderhorst-laboratory