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Office
80 Seymour Street
Department of Neurology
Hartford, CT 06106Phone+1 860-972-3621
Summary
- Matthew Jaffa, DO, based in Hartford, CT, is a neurologist with a subspecialty in neurocritical care. He completed his medical education at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014, followed by a preliminary year internship at Abington Memorial Hospital. Jaffa underwent a neurology residency from 2015 to 2018 at the University of Maryland, where he also served as chief resident from 2017 to 2018 and completed a neurocritical care fellowship from 2018 to 2020. His publications include research on corticosteroid therapy for subarachnoid hemorrhage pain, recovery assessment after cardiac arrest using MRI, and contributions to standardized education for brain death determination.
Education & Training
University of MarylandFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2018 - 2020- University of MarylandChief Residency, Neurology, 2017 - 2018
- University of MarylandResidency, Neurology, 2015 - 2018
Abington Memorial HospitalInternship, Preliminary Year, 2014 - 2015
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
CT State License 2020 - 2026
MD State License 2018 - 2020
PA State License 2014 - 2015
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Assessment of arousal recovery after cardiac arrest using diffusion kurtosis MRI with higher b-values: a pilot study.Matthew N Jaffa, Jiachen Zhuo, Jamie E Podell, Prashant Raghavan, Wan-Tsu W Chang
Brain Injury. 2025-02-23 - 1 citationsPsychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis.David Y Hwang, Mira Reichman, Sarah M Bannon, Kate Meurer, Rina Kubota
Neurocritical Care. 2025-01-16 - A Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis of Short-Term Corticosteroid Therapy for Refractory Pain Following Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.Adam Kardon, Dowon Kim, Haoyu Ren, Matthew N Jaffa, Dina Elsaesser
Neurocritical Care. 2024-11-19
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)Member
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