JeremySchmahmannMD

Neurology • Boston, MA

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics

Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Director of the MGH Ataxia Unit

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Office
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-3216

Education & Training

Boston Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1985 - 1988
Boston City Hospital1982 - 1985
University of Cape Town Faculty of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1985 - Present
MA State Medical License 1985 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, 1996-2015
Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award ANA, 2008
Norman Geschwind Prize AAN and Behavioral Neurology Society, 2000

Clinical Trials

Natural History Study of and Genetic Modifiers in Spinocerebellar Ataxias Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Recruiting
Clinical Trial Readiness for SCA1 and SCA3 Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 16
Active, not recruiting

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

692 citations
Consensus Paper: The Cerebellum's Role in Movement and Cognition
Leonard F. Koziol, Deborah Ely Budding, Nancy C. Andreasen, Stefano D'Arrigo, Sara Bulgheroni
Cerebellum. 2014-02-01
500 citations
Vascular Syndromes of the Thalamus
Jeremy D. Schmahmann
Stroke. 2003-09-01
764 citations
Functional topography of the cerebellum for motor and cognitive tasks: An fMRI study
Catherine J. Stoodley, Eve M. Valera, Jeremy D. Schmahmann
Neuroimage. 2012-01-16

Press Mentions

Congrats to the 44 Mass General Investigators Named to the Highly Cited Researchers List for 2022December 8th, 2022
Congrats to the 44 Mass General Investigators Named to Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers List for 2022November 22nd, 2022
Biohaven Provides Update on Phase 3 Clinical Trial Evaluating Troriluzole for Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)May 23rd, 2022
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Fellow
American Neuropsychiatric Association - ANPA
President Elect; Fellow
American Neurological Association
Fellow

External Links

MGH Schmahmann webpagehttp://www.massgeneral.org/neurology/researcher_profiles/schmahmann_jeremy.aspx
MINDlink Foundationhttp://www.mindlinkfoundation.org/