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Summary
- David M. Greer, MD, MA, is the Richard B. Slifka Chief of Neurology at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Greer is also a professor of Neurology and the chair of the Department of Neurology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He is an expert in spinal disorders, vascular neurology, and neurocritical care, and his research interests include predicting recovery from coma after cardiac arrest, brain death, and multiple stroke-related topics, including acute stroke treatment, temperature modulation and stroke prevention. Dr. Greer has authored more than 350 peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews, chapters, guidelines and books and serves as a reviewer for several of the most prestigious scientific journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Brain, Neurology, and Stroke.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2001
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1996 - 1999- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
NH State Medical License 2007 - Present
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2021
CT State Medical License 2010 - 2017
ME State Medical License Active through 2010
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- A.B. Baker Lifetime Achievement Award in Neurology Education American Academy of Neurology, 2022
Clinical Trials
- Multimodal Outcome CHAracterization in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients Registry and Tissue Repository Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 02
Roles: Contact, Study Chair
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Neurologist's Imperative in Brain Death.David M Greer, Ariane Lewis, Matthew P Kirschen
JAMA Neurology. 2025-03-24 - Illicit drug use and cerebral microbleeds in patients with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack.Benjamin K Petrie, Helena Lau, Fe Maria Cajiga-Pena, Saleh Abbas, Brandon Finn
International Journal of Stroke. 2025-03-11 - Recovery Potential in Patients After Cardiac Arrest Who Die After Limitations or Withdrawal of Life Support.Jonathan Elmer, Patrick J Coppler, Cecelia Ratay, Alexis Steinberg, Sara DiFiore-Sprouse
JAMA Network Open. 2025-03-03
Press Mentions
Preventing Fever in Patients with Acute Vascular Brain InjurySeptember 25th, 2024- Post-Stroke Fever Prevention Still Lacking in Clinical BenefitSeptember 25th, 2024
- Brain Scans of Some Unresponsive Hospital Patients Show Detectable ActivityAugust 18th, 2024
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