FlorianSEichlerMD

"Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Assistant in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital Director, Leukodystrophy Clinic Director, Center for Rare Neurological Diseases"

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Office
55 Fruit St
# YAW6B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-6093

Fax+1 617-726-2019

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Child Neurology, 2002 - 2005
Geisinger Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2002
University of Vienna Faculty of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2002
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Champion of Hope in Rare Diseases Global Genes, 2015
Teacher of the Year Award in Child Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013
Clinical Research Day Departmental Award for Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital, 2011
Wolfe Neuropathy Research Prize American Neurological Association, 2009
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Clinical Trials

A Natural History Study of the Gangliosidoses
RECRUITING
L-Serine Supplementation in Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transduced With Lenti-D Lentiviral Vector for the Treatment of Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 21
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
A Natural History Study of Canavan Disease Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
Completed
A Natural History of Late Onset Tay-Sachs Disease Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
A Dose-escalation and Safety & Efficacy Study of AXO-AAV-GM2 in Tay-Sachs or Sandhoff Disease Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 15
COMPLETED
PHASE1
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Disease Burden in Female Patients With X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy.
Natalie R Grant, Yedda Li, Lizbeth De La Rosa Abreu, Catherine Becker, Brian D Wishart
Neurology. 2025-03-11
Brainstem Substructure Atrophy in Late-Onset GM2-Gangliosidosis Imaging Using Automated Segmentation.
Olivia E Rowe, D Rangaprakash, Florian S Eichler, Jeremy D Schmahmann, Robert L Barry
Cerebellum. 2025-02-18
An Imperative for Public Sharing of Adverse Events of Gene Therapy Trials.
Joshua L Bonkowsky, Deepa S Rajan, Florian Eichler
JAMA Neurology. 2025-01-13

Press Mentions

NEJM Reports Detail Blood Cancers After Gene Therapy for Cerebral AdrenoleukodystrophyOctober 16th, 2024
Gene Therapy for Adrenoleukodystrophy: Studies Find Both Risks and BenefitsOctober 16th, 2024
Report Gives Update on Boys with Rare Brain Disease 6 Years After Gene TherapyOctober 10th, 2024
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Grant Support

Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network Gap Year Administrative SupplementCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2024–2025
The Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2019–2025
ALD Healthy Planet ProjectCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2019–2025
ALD Healthy Planet ProjectCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2019–2025
The Role Of Desoxysphingoid Bases In Hsan1National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2011–2012
1-Deoxydihydroceramides In Hereditary Sensory &Autonomic Neuropathy Type INational Center For Research Resources2011
Imaging The Pathophysiology Of AMN In Mice And HumansNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2010