Overview
Dr. Montaser Kouhsari is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurologist. She was a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University before joining the Brigham and Women's neurology department.Her clinical and research interests relate to neurodegenerative disorders, focusing on Parkinson's disease and atypical Parkinsonism (Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Cortical Basal Syndrome). She sees patients with these disorders at the Brigham and Women's Hospital neurology clinic. She also assesses and manages deep brain stimulation treatment for Parkinson's disease and tremors. Dr. Montaser Kouhsari has been a fellow in the Movement Disorders Center at Columbia University and the Zuckerman Institute. She completed her postdoctoral training in the neuroimaging of cognitive processes such as decision-making at the California Institute of Technology and her neurology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. She earned her MD from the Iran University of Medical Sciences and her PhD in cognitive psychology from New York University. Her research focuses on using behavioral, biological, and imaging measures to identify Parkinson’s disease patients at risk for developing cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Montaser Kouhsari's research has been recognized through grants and awards, including federal grants from the NIH and foundation awards, including the Friends of Katzell research fellowship and the Seaver Foundation award. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Neuroscience, Neuropsychologia, the Journal of Vision, and Vision Research. She has been featured in Neurology Today news. She has presented at meetings held by the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Movement Disorders Society.
Dr. Kouhsari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Dry Mouth, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115
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- Movement DisordersDr. Kouhsari isDistinguished. Learn about Movement Disorders.
- Parkinson's DiseaseDr. Kouhsari isDistinguished. Learn about Parkinson's Disease.
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- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Kouhsari isAdvanced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- Dry MouthDr. Kouhsari isAdvanced. Learn about Dry Mouth.
- Essential TremorDr. Kouhsari isAdvanced. Learn about Essential Tremor.
- Focal DystoniaDr. Kouhsari isAdvanced. Learn about Focal Dystonia.
- Multiple System AtrophyDr. Kouhsari isAdvanced. Learn about Multiple System Atrophy.
- Opsoclonus-Myoclonus SyndromeDr. Kouhsari isAdvanced. Learn about Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome.
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- Acute Cerebellar AtaxiaDr. Kouhsari isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cerebellar Ataxia.
- ApraxiaDr. Kouhsari isExperienced. Learn about Apraxia.
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- AthetosisDr. Kouhsari isExperienced. Learn about Athetosis.
- Benign Essential BlepharospasmDr. Kouhsari isExperienced. Learn about Benign Essential Blepharospasm.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Kouhsari isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.