A Patient's Astonishing Recovery from Brain Trauma Provides Hope for New Treatments
Dylan Rizzo suffered devastating head trauma in a 2010 car accident, but a team effort has led to a remarkable recovery.
Brian Edlow, MD
Brian Edlow, MD
Critical Care Neurologist
Associate Director, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery (CNTR)
Director, Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness (NICC)
Director, Critical Care Research Neuroimaging
Associate Director, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery (CNTR)
Director, Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness (NICC)
Director, Critical Care Research Neuroimaging
About Brian Edlow, MD
Dr. Edlow received his B.A. from Princeton University and M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), followed by neurology residency and neurocritical care fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and BWH. He is currently a critical care neurologist at MGH, where he is Associate Director of the Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Director of the Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness, and Director of Critical Care Research Neuroimaging. He devotes clinical time to the MGH Neurosciences ICU, Acute Stroke Service, and TeleStroke Service. His clinical interests include traumatic brain injury, coma and disorders of consciousness.
Clinical Interests:
- Traumatic brain injury
- Coma
- Disorders of consciousness
- Neurocritical Care
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
857-238-5600
Fax: 857-238-5601
Neurology & Stroke Services
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
617-724-4484
Medical Education
- MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- 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 - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Edlow's research is devoted to the development of advanced imaging techniques for detecting brain activity and predicting recovery in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. The goals of this research are to improve the accuracy of outcome prediction and to facilitate new therapies that promote recovery. His research lab, the Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness (www.massgeneral.org/nicc), is located at the Massachusetts General Hospital main campus and at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Edlow receives support from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, American Academy of Neurology/American Brain Foundation, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technologies, and James S. McDonnell Foundation.
Publications
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View my most recent publications at PubMed
View my most recent publications at PubMed or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G8GezxgAAAAJ&hl=en)