Bradford Clark Dickerson, M.D.
MGH Appointment: Assistant in Neurology
HMS Appointment: Assistant Professor of Neurology
MGH Address: Gerontology Research Unit, 149-2691 13th St., Charlestown MA 02129
MGH Phone Number: (617) 726-5571
Patient Office Phone Number: (617) 726-1728
Patient Office Address: MGH Neurology, Memory Disorders Unit,
WACC 830, 15 Parkman St., Boston MA 02114
E-Mail Address: bdickerson@partners.org
FAX Number: (617) 726-5760
Web site: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~bradd/
Undergraduate Education: Southern Methodist University, Dallas (Biomedical Engineering)
Graduate/ Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (M.D.)
Residencies and Fellowships:
Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Internal Medicine, Preliminary)
Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Neurology)
Massachusetts General Hospital (Neuroimaging, Fellowship)
Brigham & Women's Hospital (Behavioral Neurology, Fellowship)
Foreign Language Spoken:
Certification by an American Specialty Board: Psychiatry and Neurology
Primary Specialty: Neurology
Other Specialties: Behavioral Neurology, Memory Disorders, Dementia
Research Interests: The anatomic and physiologic basis of cognitive functions, particularly memory, as investigated through neuroimaging, and as altered by aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
Clinical Interests: Memory Disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, Dementias, the interface of neurological and psychiatric illnesses.
Selected Publications:
Original Articles
1. deToledo-Morrell L, Goncharova I, Dickerson B, Wilson RS, Bennett DA. From healthy aging to Alzheimer_s disease: in vivo detection of entorhinal cortex atrophy. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2000;911:240-253.
2. deToledo-Morrell L, Dickerson BC, Sullivan MP, Spanovic C, Wilson R, Bennett DA. Hemispheric differences in hippocampal volume predict verbal and spatial memory performance in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Hippocampus. 2000;10:136-142.
3. Goncharova II, Dickerson BC, Stoub TR, deToledo-Morrell L. MRI of human entorhinal cortex: a reliable protocol for volumetric measurement. Neurobiol Aging. 2001;22(5):737-45.
4. Dickerson BC, Goncharova I, Sullivan MP, Forchetti C, Wilson RS, Bennett DA, Beckett LA, deToledo-Morrell L. MRI-derived entorhinal and hippocampal atrophy in incipient and very mild Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging. 2001;22(5):747-54.
5. Dickerson BC, Salat DH, Bates JF, Atiya M, Killiany RJ, Greve DN, Dale AM, Stern CE, Blacker D, Albert MS, Sperling RA. Medial temporal lobe function and structure in mild cognitive impairment. Ann Neurol. 2004;56(1):27-35.
6. Dickerson BC, Salat DH, Greve DN, Chua EF, Rand-Giovannetti E, Rentz DM, Bertram L, Mullin K, Tanzi RE, Blacker D, Albert MS, Sperling RA. Increased hippocampal activation in mild cognitive impairment compared to normal aging and AD. Neurology. 2005;65(3):404-11.
7. Desikan RS, Segonne F, Fischl B, Quinn BT, Dickerson BC, Blacker D, Buckner RL, Dale AM, Hyman BT, Albert MS, Killiany RJ. A computer-generated labeling system for subdividing the human cerebral cortex on MRI scans into gyral-based regions of interest. Neuroimage. 2006;in press.
8. Wright CI, Williams D, Feczko E, Barrett LF, Dickerson BC, Schwartz CE, Wedig MM. Neuroanatomical correlates of extraversion and neuroticism. Cerebral Cortex. 2006;in press.
9. Han X, Jovicich J, Salat D, van der Kouwe A, Quinn BT, Czanner S, Busa E, Pacheco J, Albert M, Killiany R, Maguire P, Rosas D, Makris N, Dale A, Dickerson BC*, Fischl B* (*authors contributed equally). Reliability of MRI-derived measurements of human cerebral cortical thickness: The effects of field strength, scanner upgrade and manufacturer. Neuroimage. 2006;in press.
10. Atri A, Locascio JJ, Lin JM, Yap L, Dickerson BC, Grodstein F, Irizarry MC, Growdon JH, Greenberg SM. Prevalence and effects of lobar microhemorrhages in early-stage dementia. Neurodegenerative Diseases. 2006;2:305-312.
Reviews/Chapters/Editorials
1. Dickerson BC, Sperling RA. Neuroimaging biomarkers for clinical trials of disease-modifying therapies in Alzheimer_s disease (peer-reviewed review). NeuroRx. 2005;2:348-360.
2. Dickerson BC. Functional MRI of cholinergic modulation in mild cognitive impairment. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 2006;in press.
3. Dickerson BC. Acute confusional states. In: In: Greene HL, Mushlin SB, eds. Decision Making in Medicine: An algorithmic approach. St. Louis (MO): Mosby;2006.
4. Dickerson BC, Sperling RA. Functional MRI in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Functional neuroimaging of dementia (Rombouts SARB, ed). 2006.
5. Dickerson BC. Chronic behavior change. In: In: Greene HL, Mushlin SB, eds. Decision Making in Medicine: An algorithmic approach. St. Louis (MO): Mosby;2006.
6. Dickerson BC. Memory loss. In: In: Greene HL, Mushlin SB, eds. Decision Making in Medicine: An algorithmic approach. St. Louis (MO): Mosby;2006.
Books, Monographs, and Textbooks
1. Dickerson BC. Section editor, Neurology section (15 chapters). In: In: Greene HL, Mushlin SB, eds. Decision-making in medicine: An algorithmic approach. 3rd St. Louis (MO): Mosby;2006.
Clinical Communications
1. Dickerson BC, Holtzman D, Grant PE, Tian D. Case 36-2005 -- A 61-Year-Old Woman with Seizure, Disturbed Gait, and Altered Mental Status. N Engl J Med. 2005;353(21):2271-2280.