Anand Viswanathan, MD, PhD
Anand Viswanathan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Director, Mass General Brigham Telestroke Program
About Anand Viswanathan, MD, PhD
Dr. Viswanathan is a member of the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and is a staff neurologist in both the Stroke Service and Memory Disorders Unit. He received his MD, PhD in medicine and molecular genetics from Emory University. He was trained in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center prior to his residency program in vascular neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Viswanathan served as a clinical research fellow with Professors Marie-Germaine Bousser and Hugues Chabriat at the Hospital Lariboisiere in Paris from 2005-2006. His group actively collaborates with colleagues at the Hospital. Dr. Viswanathan's research interests include studying the contributions of stroke and vascular risk factors to dementia.
Clinical Interests:
- CADASIL
- Stroke
- Memory disorders
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- French
Locations
Neurology Associates
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
Phone: 617-726-1728
Phone: 617-726-5533
Fax: 617-643-3939
Medical Education
- PhD, MD, Emory University
- M.D.; Ph.D., Emory University Hospitals
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Hopital Lariboisiere
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
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Research
Research interests focus on studying the contribution of stroke and vascular risk factors to cognitive impairment and dementia.