RobertClarkCantuMD

Neurosurgery • Concord, MA

Clinical Professor Department of Neurosurgery and Co-Director Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boston University School of Medicine

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Office
Baker Avenue
Concord, MA 01742
Phone+1 978-369-1386

Fax+1 978-287-0047

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1964 - 1968
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Neurological Surgery, 1963 - 1964
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1963

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1964 - Present
MA State Medical License 1964 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2019
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Family History of Mental Illness, and Aggression in Brain Donors With Repetitive Head Impact Exposure.
Madeline Uretsky, Evan Nair, Rebecca Burton, Shea W Cronin, Danielle Rousseau
Neurology. 2024-12-24
Olfactory Function Is Reduced in a Subset of Former Elite American Football Players with Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome.
Ben J Braunecker, Jenna R Groh, Charles H Adler, Michael L Alosco, David W Dodick
Chemical Senses. 2024-12-09
Duration of Ice Hockey Play and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Bobak Abdolmohammadi, Fatima Tuz-Zahra, Madeline Uretsky, Raymond Nicks, Sydney Mosaheb
JAMA Network Open. 2024-12-02

Lectures

The Tenth Annual Sports-Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injury
Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/17/2013

Press Mentions

Mississippi Hospitals in Crunch as COVID Cases ProliferateAugust 10th, 2021
Page Urges St. Louis County Council to Adopt Mask MandateAugust 9th, 2021
NFL Hires Dr. Allen Sills as Chief Medical OfficerDecember 15th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member
American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member