Overview
Rafael Vega is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Vega is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Papilloma. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Vega is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 56 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
Locations
330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc
Katie Fehnel is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fehnel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Papilloma. Her top areas of expertise are Choroid Plexus Papilloma, Hydrocephalus, Stroke, Cordotomy, and Awake Craniotomy.
Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc
Lissa Baird is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Baird is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Papilloma. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Craniopharyngioma, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.
MGH Brain Tumor Center
Dr. Brian Nahed is a neurosurgeon specializing in Brain Tumors (Glioblastoma, Low Grade Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic Brain Tumors) and Brain Mapping / Intraoperative Imaging. He is Director of Neurosurgery Residency Program at MGH and Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery.Patient appointments: 617-724-5805. (Appointments / Second Opinions within 24 hrs.) Visit my web page.Dr. Nahed specializes in brain tumors of the eloquent cortex (language and motor areas of the brain) which require awake surgery, language and motor mapping, and subcortical stimulation. Dr. Nahed specializes in intraoperative technology and minimally invasive procedures to treat brain tumors aggressively and safely.Born in New York, Dr. Nahed attended UCLA where he majored in Neuroscience, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with the department's Highest Honors. He attended the Yale School of Medicine where he was awarded the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and graduated with honors. Dr. Nahed completed his neurosurgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital; where Dr. Nahed completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Drs. Daniel Haber and Shyamala Maheswaran in the MGH Cancer Center.Dr. Brian Nahed was recruited to the MGH Department of Neurosurgery, MGH Brain Tumor Center, and Harvard Medical School in 2011. Dr. Brian Nahed's research focuses on developing the first blood based test to diagnose and monitor brain tumors. In collaboration with Drs. Haber, Maheswaran, and Stott, Dr. Nahed published the first evidence of circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with glioblastoma. Drs Nahed and Stott run an NIH funded laboratory developing the first blood test for patients with brain tumors.As the Director of the MGH Neurosurgery Residency Program, he has led neurosurgical education. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the CNS/AANS Executive Committee For Brain Tumors. He is Co-Chair of the CNS Leadership Institute. He is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Council State Neurological Societies. Dr. Nahed serves as the lead neurotrauma consultant for the National Football League (NFL). Dr. Nahed is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Papilloma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Thrombectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Vega isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Vega isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Brain TumorDr. Vega isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Vega isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- EpendymomaDr. Vega isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- Advanced
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Vega isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Vega isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- CraniectomyDr. Vega isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
- HydrocephalusDr. Vega isAdvanced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- Pallister-Hall SyndromeDr. Vega isAdvanced. Learn about Pallister-Hall Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Vega isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Vega isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- ApoplexyDr. Vega isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Vega isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Bone TumorDr. Vega isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Vega isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.