Wael Farouk Asaad MD PhD

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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593 Eddy StFl 6Providence, RI 02903
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Summary

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

Education & Training

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

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 2011 - 2026
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
Lindsley Prize Society for Neuroscience, 2001
Walle Nauta Award for Graduate Teaching M.I.T., 2000
James Olds Neuroscience Prize Amherst College, 1993
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Clinical Trials

ADvance II Study: DBS-f in Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 01
COMPLETED
NA
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of BIIB093 in Participants With Brain Contusion Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 06
TERMINATED
PHASE2
Pilot/Pivotal Study of DBS+Rehab After Stroke Start of enrollment: 2023 Feb 03
RECRUITING
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Basal ganglia components have distinct computational roles in decision-making dynamics under conflict and uncertainty.
Nadja R Ging-Jehli, James F Cavanagh, Minkyu Ahn, David J Segar, Wael F Asaad
Plos Biology. 2025-01-01
The persistent value of lesions in psychiatric neurosurgery.
Hael Abdulrazeq, Alexander P Philips, Rahul Sastry, Peter M Lauro, Nicole C R McLaughlin
The Lancet. Psychiatry. 2024-12-01
Factors influencing disparities in epilepsy surgery: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample and Kids' Inpatient Database.
Sylvianne E Shurman, Hael Abdulrazeq, Oliver Y Tang, Neishay Ayub, Wael F Asaad
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024-12-01

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

Enspire DBS Therapy Announces the First Patient Implanted in the Second Center for RESTORE, a Multicenter Pivotal Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Arm Weakness and Reduced Function After StrokeMarch 4th, 2025
Brown Neurosurgery Department Tests Artificial Intelligence Models on Written, Oral Neurosurgery Board Exam QuestionsApril 25th, 2023
Hasbro Children’s Hospital Names 2020 ‘Brite Lite’ RecipientsJune 2nd, 2021
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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