William David, MD, PhD
William David, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, MGH
Director, Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center, MGH
Director, EMG Laboratory, MGH
About William David, MD, PhD
Dr. William S. David is Chief of the Division of Neuromuscular Medicine and Director of the EMG Laboratory and Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
His research, clinical activities and educational/administrative pursuits have centered on his subspecialty interests of neuromuscular medicine and clinical neurophysiology (EMG), with a particular focus on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
At MGH, he is an active participant in the ALS clinic and directs the Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center, which encompasses the EMG laboratory, the neuromuscular clinics, a skin and muscle biopsy program, the autonomic laboratory and a botulinum toxin program for the treatment for dystonia and spasticity.
Dr. David is a member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM), American Neurological Association (ANA) and serves on the Board of Directors for the Muscle Study Group and the Scientific Advisory Board for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation.
Clinical Interests:
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Neuromuscular junction disorders
- Myopathy
- Neuropathy
- EMG
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Clinical neurophysiology
- Botox (botulinum toxin injections)
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center
165 Cambridge Street
Suite 820
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-3642
Fax: 617-726-2019
Medical Education
- M.D.; Ph.D., Albert Einstein college of medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Neuromuscular Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 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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