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Clifford Saper, MD, Neurology, Boston, MA

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Neurology • Boston, MA

Movement Disorder

Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and the Chairman of the Department of Neurology at BIDMC

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  • Office

    330 Brookline Ave
    Boston, MA 02215
    Phone+1 617-667-2622

Summary

  • Dr. Clifford Saper is a neurologist and neuroscientist based at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. He specializes clinically in movement disorders, but most of his research is in the field of sleep and circadian rhythms. He completed his medical education at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1977, followed by an internship in internal medicine at Washington University and a neurology residency at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center. Dr. Saper's research examines the brain circuitry underlying sleep and wake states and circadian rhythms, and how these are affected by autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders. He is an elected member of National Academy of Medicine and Association of American Physicians, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), American Neurological Association and American Academy of Physicians. He has been acknowledged as a Top Doctor in Boston by Castle Connelly for more than 15 years.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1978 - 1981
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1992 - 2027
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2024 - 2024
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1985 - 1993
  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2009
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
  • Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • 46th Annual Recent Advances in Neurology 
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California - 2/13/2013

Press Mentions

  • Preliminary Program
    Preliminary ProgramJune 4th, 2022
  • Lack of Sleep Looks the Same as Severe Anxiety in the Brain
    Lack of Sleep Looks the Same as Severe Anxiety in the BrainMay 5th, 2020
  • UNSW Receives More Than $30m in Australian Research Council Funding
    UNSW Receives More Than $30m in Australian Research Council FundingDecember 5th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • Mechanisms Of State Switching In Sleep And Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
  • Mechanisms Of EEG And Cardiovascular ArousalNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
  • AdministrationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
  • Circuitry For Circadian RhythmsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
  • A RAT Model For Sleep Regulation During AgingNational Institute On Aging2006–2010
  • Neuronal Mechanisms Of FeverNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–2009
  • Vlpo Lesion Induced Sleep Interruption And AdenosineNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Harvard Center On Sleep Neurobiology And Sleep Apnea (SCOR)National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Core--Neuroanatomy CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Core A--Administrative And Statistical CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
  • Harvard Center On Sleep Neurobiology And Sleep Apnea (S*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006
  • Harvard Center On Sleep Neurobiology And Sleep Apnea (S*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
  • Vlpo Lesion Induced Sleep Interruption And AdenosineNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Sleep Apnea PathogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Core B- Neuroanatomy CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Core A--Administrative And Statistical CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Core--NeuroanatomyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
  • Adenosine And Hypothalamic Regulation Of SleepNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
  • Mechanisms Of Neurofibrillary DegenerationNational Institute On Aging1995–1997
  • Central Cardiac SystemsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1992–1995
  • Central Cardiac PathwaysNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1992

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