Kenneth Clayton Sassower, MD

To make a general neurology appointment, call 617-726-8639. For a stroke service appointment, call 617-726-8459.

Departments

Neurology Go To Programs

• Neurophysiology
• Sleep

Centers & Specialties

MassGeneral Hospital for Children Go To Specialties

• Epilepsy, Pediatric
• Neuro-Critical Care, Pediatric
• Neurology, Pediatric
• Pitt Hopkins Syndrome
• Sleep Disorders Program, Pediatric

Clinical Interests

• Epilepsy
• Pediatric Neurology
• Sleep Disorders Medicine

Medical Education

• MD, Guadalajara Medical School
• SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
• Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center|Residency, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital|Fellowship, Miami Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Board Certifications

• Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
• Sleep Medicine
• Epilepsy

Foreign Languages

• Spanish

Locations

• Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital

Patient Gateway

Yes, learn more

Insurances Accepted

• Aetna Health Inc.
• 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
• Cigna (PAL #'s)
• 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
• MassHealth
• Medicare
• Medicare - ACD
• Neighborhood Health Plan - ACD
• Neighborhood Health Plan - PBO
• OSW - Connecticut
• OSW - Maine
• OSW - New Hampshire
• OSW - Rhode Island
• 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

Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.

Patient Age Group

Adult and Pediatric

Gender

Male

• What does it mean to be 'sleepy'?

  With National Sleep Awareness Week quickly approaching April 23-29, Kenneth Sassower, MD, neurologist in the Sleep Disorders Unit, answers the most commonly asked questions about sleep, and shares his most important piece of advice.