MehdiGhasemiMD

Neurology • Burlington, MA

Neuromuscular Medicine

Director of ALS Center at Beth Israel Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Neurology

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Office
41 Burlington Mall Road, Dept Neurology, Lahey Hospital
Burlington, MA 01805

Summary

Physician-scientist with 15+ years of experience in basic and clinical research in the fields of neurology, psychiatry, neuropharmacology, and neuromuscular medicine through working in different institutes including Tehran University of Medical Sciences, University College London, Johns Hopkins University, Neurology Institute for Brain Health and Fitness, Harvard University, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical Center, and Beth Israel Lahey Hospital.

- Completed Neurology Residency training at UMass Medical Center, and Fellowship training in Neuromuscular Disorders at Mass General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH).
- Former Associate Program Director and Assistant Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical Center in Massachusetts, and currently Director of ALS Center at Beth Israel Lahey Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan School of Medicine.

My current role is divided into two major parts:
(1) I see adult patients with a wide variety neurologic conditions, especially those with neuromuscular disorders, in the clinic and round in inpatient general and consult neurology services at Hospital with our team of residents and rotating medical students. I also conduct nerve conduction study/electromyography (NCS/EMG) weekly.
(2) I contribute to multiple translational clinical research projects on neuromuscular diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease), muscular dystrophies, peripheral neuropathies, myopathies, and neuromuscular junctions disorders. I hope that my contribution to these studies will help find the most efficient therapeutic approaches for patients who suffer from serious neuromuscular diseases such as ALS and muscular dystrophies.

Clinical Expertise

Peripheral neuropathies, Nerve conduction studies, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Neuromuscular junction disorders, Myasthenia gravis, Myopathies, Electromyography, Muscular dystrophies, Radiculopathy, Neuromuscular disease

Education & Training

Harvard School of Public HealthMaster of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Clinical Effectiveness, 2019 - 2021
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2018 - 2019
UMass Chan Medical SchoolChief Residency, Neurology, 2017 - 2018
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2015 - 2018
UMass Chan Medical SchoolInternship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences Class of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyNeurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Travel Award for abstract presentation 23rd Annual Neuromuscular Study Group Scientific Meeting, 2022
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation, In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, 2020
FY 2021 Joseph P. Healey Research Award University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 2020
House Staff Member Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2018
Phenomenal Oral Presentation Certificate International Conference on Neurology and Brain Disorders, 2018
Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing in Psychiatry Research Elsevier Publisher, 2017
Certificate of Recognition for Phenomenal & Worthy Oral Presentation 14th World Congress on Neurology and Neurological Disorders, 2017
The Resident as Teacher Award Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 2017
Certificate of Recognition for Phenomenal Oral Presentation 2nd International Conference on Brain Disorders and Therapeutics, 2016
Neurology Residents Scholar Program for Oral Presentation NRSP Annual Meeting for Neurology Residents, 2016
The Best Poster Award 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Neurology & Therapeutics, 2013
Young Scientists' Fellowship Grant 5th International Meeting "Steroids and Nervous System", 2009
Grant Award and Nickel Medal Award for the Best Medical Thesis 10th Avicenna Festival, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2009
EASL Young Investigators’ Bursary 44th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), 2009
EASL Young Investigators’ Bursary 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), 2008
Scholarship Award for Research at University College London, UK British Council, 2007
The Best Young Medical Investigator Award Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran, 13th Razi Medical Research Festival, 2007
The 2nd Level Scientific Prize for the Doctorate Degree (MD) Thesis National Foundation of Elites, Iran, 2007
The Best Young Researcher Award in Basic Sciences in Medicine 9th Khwarizmi Youth Festival, Iran, 2007
Scholarship Award for Research at University College London, UK British Council, Iran, 2007
The Best Researcher Title among Medical Students Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2006
The Best Rank for Poster Presentation 7th Annual Research Seminar of Iranian Medical Sciences Students, 2006
TUMS Travel Award 20th International Medical Sciences Student Congress, 2006
The Best Rank in the Faculty in Academic Year 2003–2004 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2004
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Adult-Onset Episodic Rhabdomyolysis in a Patient With a Heterozygous Lipin 1 (LPIN1) Mutation: A Case Report.
Naman Bareja, Rafail A Chionatos, Camelia Valhuerdi Porto, Nikita Srinivasan, Mehdi Ghasemi
Cureus. 2025-01-01
3 citations
Clinical and genetic factors affecting diagnostic timeline of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a 15-year retrospective study.
Ton Fang, Peter Pacut, Abigail Bose, Yuyao Sun, Jeff Gao
Neurological Research. 2024-09-01
Additive Anticonvulsive Effects of Sumatriptan and Morphine on Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Clonic Seizures in Mice.
Ramtin Gholizadeh, Faezeh Eslami, Pegah Dejban, Mehdi Ghasemi, Nastaran Rahimi
Journal of Epilepsy Research. 2024-06-01

Journal Articles

Myasthenia gravis and pregnancy.
Je G, Ghasemi M, World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 12/6/2020
Effects of celecoxib on electroconvulsive therapy-induced cognitive impairment in patients with major depressive disorder: A pilot, double-blind, placebo-controlled tr...
Banaha N, Ghaeli P, Yousefi A, Artounian V, Afzali MH, Ghasemi M, Acta Medica Iranica, 2019
Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary “Brain Fitness Program” for Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Elderly
Fotuhi M, Lubinski B, Riloff T, Trullinger M, Ghasemi M, JSM Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia, 2014
Prevalence of congenital heart defects in children with Down's syndrome in Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran
Akbari-Asbagh P, Ghasemi M, Zamani A, Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 2007
A 17-year study of septic arthritis in neonates in two university hospitals.
Amini E, Daneshjou KH, Ghasemi M, Tehran University Medical Journal (TUMJ), 2007
Prevalence and etiology of neonatal conjunctivitis in neonates hospitalized in Imam Khomeini hospital, Tehran
Amini E, Ghasemi M, Zamani A, Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 2006
Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in newborns.
Amini E, Oloumi Z, Zamani A, Ghasemi M, Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 2006
Psychic determinacy: a concept interacting with psychoanalysis and cognitive neuroscience
Ghasemi M, Advances in Cognitive Sciences, 2005
Cognitive neuroscientific attitude to some fundamental concepts in psychoanalysis
Ghasemi M, Advances in Cognitive Sciences, 2005
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Books/Book Chapters

Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
Chapter: Newly Acquired Weakness in the Intensive Care Unit: Critical Illness Myopathy and Neuropathy
Page 1475 - 1479Ghasemi M, Chad DAEditors: Irwin RS, Lilly CM, Mayo PH, Rippe JM.Wolters KluwerEdition 9th,2023
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Clinical Guideline
Chapter: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Neurologic Perspectives
Page 339 - 360Keyhanian K, Umeton RP, Mohit B, McNeilly B, Ghasemi MEditors: Gholamrezanezhad A, Dube M.Wiley-Blackwell Edition 1st,2023
Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD): Pharmacological Approaches, Challenges and Future Directions
Chapter: New compounds for treatment resistant depression: Ketamine and other glutamatergic agents
Page 17 - 48Serafini G, Adavastro G, Bugliani M, Ghasemi M, Amore MEditors: Diaz D.Nova Science2017
Neuroprotective Natural Products. Clinical Aspects and Mode of Action
Chapter: The role of noncompetitive antagonists of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in treatment-resistant depression
Page 293 - 313Serafini G, Hayley S, Ghasemi M, Amore MEditors: Brahmachari G.Wiley-VCH, eBook2017
Pathologies of Calcium Channels
Chapter: Targeting NMDA receptors in epilepsy
Page 663 - 693Ghasemi M, Dehpour AREditors: Weiss N., Koschak A.Springer-Verlag GmbH2014
Horizons in Neuroscience Research. Volume 10
Chapter: Ketamine as a Promising Drug for Rapid Treatment of Major Depression
Page 75 - 102Ghasemi MEditors: Costa A, Villalba E.Nova Science 2013
Pharmacotherapy in Psychiatry
Ghasemi M, Shafaroodi H., Ghasemi AToday's Medicine PublicationEdition 1st,2009
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Research History

Director, Neuroscience Clinical Research ProgramNeurology Institute for Brain Health and Fitness, Maryland, USA2012 - 2014
Postdoctoral Research FellowSupervisor: Ted M. Dawson M.D., Ph.D. & Valina L. Dawson, Ph.D. Institute for Cell Engineering, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD2009 - 2014
Clinical Researcher/Principal InvestigatorDepartment of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran2008 - 2009
Senior ResearcherNeuropharmacology Lab, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran2008 - 2009
Honorary Research AssistantDepartment of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, University College London (UCL), London, UK2007 - 2008
Visiting ScientistDepartment of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, University College London (UCL), London, UK2007 - 2007