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Wael Asaad, MD, Neurosurgery, Providence, RI

WaelFaroukAsaadMDPhD

Neurosurgery • Providence, RI

Epilepsy Surgery, Neurotrauma, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Professor, Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Vice Chair for Research, Director of Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery, and Associate Director, Neurosurgery Residency Training Program, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Brown University Alpert Medical School

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  • Office

    593 Eddy St
    Fl 6
    Providence, RI 02903
    Phone+1 401-793-9166
    Fax+1 401-444-2788

Summary

  • Board certified in neurosurgery, specializing in functional and epilepsy neurosurgery, as well as psychiatric neurosurgery.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2010
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 2003
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Systems Neuroscience, 1996 - 2001
  • Amherst College
    Amherst CollegeB.A., Neuroscience & English, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2008 - 2013
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • "Brite Lites" Award Hasbro Children's Hospital, 2021
  • Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award Brown University Alpert Medical School, 2017, 2020
  • Young Clinician Investigator Award American Association of Neurologic Surgeons / NREF, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Factors Associated with the Progression of Conservatively Managed Acute Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage  
    Cody Doberstein, Andrew Y Powers, Wael F Asaad, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

  • Brown Neurosurgery Department Tests Artificial Intelligence Models on Written, Oral Neurosurgery Board Exam Questions
    Brown Neurosurgery Department Tests Artificial Intelligence Models on Written, Oral Neurosurgery Board Exam QuestionsApril 25th, 2023
  • Hasbro Children’s Hospital Names 2020 ‘Brite Lite’ Recipients
    Hasbro Children’s Hospital Names 2020 ‘Brite Lite’ RecipientsJune 2nd, 2021
  • How the Cortex Assigns Credit for Causality
    How the Cortex Assigns Credit for CausalityJuly 5th, 2017
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Grant Support

  • Neuronal Mechanisms of Credit Assignment in the Prefrontal CortexNIH2018–2023
  • COBRE InvestigatorNIH2013–2018
  • Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development AwardDoris Duke Charitable Foundation2014–2017
  • Young Clinician Investigator AwardAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons / NREF2011–2013
  • Tosteson FellowshipMassachusetts Biomedical Research Corporation2006–2008
  • McDonnell-Pew Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cognitive NeuroscienceMcDonnell-Pew Foundation2001–2003

Committees

  • Member, Bioengineering of Neuroscience and Vision Technologies (BNVT), NIH Study Section 2019 - 2024

Professional Memberships

External Links

Dr. Wael Asaad, Dr. Wael Asaad, MD, Dr. W Asaad, Dr. Wael Farouk Asaad