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Rohit Bakshi, MD, Neurology, Boston, MA

RohitBakshiMD

Neurology Boston, MA

Jack, Sadie & David Breakstone Professor of Neurology & Radiology

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  • Office

    Brigham Multiple Sclerosis Center
    60 Fenwood Rd
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+1 617-525-6550

Summary

  • Rohit Bakshi, M.D., M.A., is the Jack, Sadie and David Breakstone Professor of Neurology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He is the Director of the Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research and a Senior Neurologist at the Brigham Multiple Sclerosis Center, Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham. He has built a research program involving quantitative MRI in multiple sclerosis. He has served as Chair of the Neuroimaging Section of the American Academy of Neurology and President of the American Society of Neuroimaging. In 2015, he began his appointment as Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neuroimaging. Dr. Bakshi has given more than 250 invited academic lectures and authored more than 250 peer-reviewed articles (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PBhiS3gAAAAJ&hl=en).

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1992 - 1995
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1996 - 2007
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - 1996
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Dual Modeling Approach to Automatic Segmentation of Cerebral T2 Hyperintensities and T1 Black Holes in Multiple Sclerosis  
    Rohit Bakshi, MD, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

  • Connection Between Multiple Sclerosis Lesions and Depression Discovered
    Connection Between Multiple Sclerosis Lesions and Depression DiscoveredJanuary 19th, 2023
  • What Top MS Researchers Want You to Know About MS Care and Treatment Right Now
    What Top MS Researchers Want You to Know About MS Care and Treatment Right NowMay 25th, 2022
  • Aubagio Safely Used by 5 MS Patients with Active COVID-19 Infection
    Aubagio Safely Used by 5 MS Patients with Active COVID-19 InfectionJune 16th, 2020
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