GaneshMShankarMD

Brain & Spinal Tumor

"Instructor in Neurosurgery Harvard Medical School Attending Neurosurgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital Co-Director of the North Neurosurgical Service"

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Office
55 Fruit St
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-5143

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2017
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
ME State Medical License 2021 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2017 - 2020
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

111 citations
BAP1 mutations in high-grade meningioma: implications for patient care.
Ganesh M. Shankar, Sandro Santagata
Neuro-Oncology. 2017-10-19
1360 citations
Natural oligomers of the amyloid-|[beta]| protein specifically disrupt cognitive function
James P. Cleary, Dominic M. Walsh, J. Hofmeister, Ganesh M. Shankar, Michael A. Kuskowski
Nature Neuroscience. 2005-01-01
720 citations
Soluble Oligomers of Amyloid β Protein Facilitate Hippocampal Long-Term Depression by Disrupting Neuronal Glutamate Uptake
Shaomin Li, Soyon Hong, Nina E. Shepardson, Dominic M. Walsh, Ganesh M. Shankar
Neuron. 2009-06-25

Journal Articles

DMD Genomic Deletions Characterize a Subset of progressive/higher-grade Meningiomas with Poor Outcome
Ganesh M Shankar, Sandro Santagata, Priscilla K Brastianos, Daniel P Cahill, Acta Neuropathologica