
Dr. Brian Nahed is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He specializes in brain tumors, brain mapping, and intraoperative imaging and technology. His research focuses on developing the first blood test for brain tumors which is funded by the National Institutes of Health. His laboratory is the first to publish the identification of circulating tumor cells in the blood patients with brain tumors. Dr. Nahed serves as the Associate Director of the MGH Neurosurgery Residency Program and is focused on teaching, mentoring, and developing innovative techniques in surgical training.
Dr. Nahed serves as an ex-officio member of the CNS Executive Committee, Vice-Scientific Programming Chair, and Co-Chair of the CNS Leadership Institute.