Alvin Das, MD
Alvin Das, MD
About Alvin Das, MD
Dr. Das is a neurointensivist whose research interests involve understanding how small vessel diseases of the brain contribute to ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Das received his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University and then completed his medical internship at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He then transitioned to neurology residency at the Harvard Partners Neurology Residency Program, where he developed a clinical interest in stroke and cerebrovascular disease. Following his residency training, Dr. Das pursued a fellowship in critical care neurology through the Harvard Neurocritical Care Fellowship.
In addition to his clinical time in the MGH Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Das conducts research in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke under the mentorship of Dr. Edip Gurol, an international expert in cerebral small vessel disease.
Clinical Interests:
- Intracerebral hemorrhage (brain bleeds)
- Ischemic stroke (brain infarcts)
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)
- Atrial fibrillation
- Anticoagulation
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Neurology & Stroke Services
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 857-238-5600
Neurology Associates
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
Phone: 617-726-8639
Medical Education
- MD, Northeast Ohio Medical University
- 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 - Connecticut
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Das is interested in understanding how cerebral small vessel disease contributes to clinical sequelae in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Publications
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View my most recent publications at PubMed
Das AS, Regenhardt RW, LaRose S, Monk AD, Castro PM, Sheriff FG, Sorond FA, Vaitkevicius H. Microembolic Signals Detected by Transcranial Doppler Predict Future Stroke and Poor Outcomes. J Neuroimaging. 2020 Jul 10.
Das AS, Regenhardt RW, Feske SK, Gurol ME. Treatment Approaches to Lacunar Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2019 Aug; 28(8): 2055-2078.
Das AS, Regenhardt RW, Vernooij MW, Blacker D, Charidimou A, Viswanathan A. Asymptomatic Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: Insights from Population-Based Studies. J Stroke. 2019 May; 21(2):121-138.
Das AS, Conway SE, Unizony SH, Bouffard MA, Rost NS, Venna N. Pearls & Oy-sters: Neuro-Sweet disease presenting as ischemic stroke and aseptic meningitis. Neurology. 2018 12 04; 91(23):e2197-e2199.
Das AS, Lee JW, Rosenthal ES, Vaitkevicius H. Successful Wean Despite Emergence of Ictal-Interictal EEG Patterns During the Weaning of Prolonged Burst-Suppression Therapy for Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus. Neurocrit Care. 2018 Dec; 29(3):452-462.
Regenhardt RW, Das AS, Lo EH, Caplan LR. Advances in Understanding the Pathophysiology of Lacunar Stroke: A Review. JAMA Neurol. 2018 Oct; 75(10):1273-1281.
Das AS, Zou WQ. Prions: Beyond a Single Protein. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2016 Jul; 29(3):633-58.