Anthony A. Amato
Advanced in Collagen VI-Related Myopathy

Dr. Anthony A. Amato

Neurology
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 1st Floor, 
Boston, MA 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Collagen VI-Related Myopathy
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 1st Floor, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Dr. Anthony Amato, MD is a Neurology Specialist in Boston, MA and has over 36 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Amato has extensive experience in Epilepsy. He graduated from University of Cincinnati / Main Campus in 1986. He is affiliated with Brigham And Women's Hospital.

Dr. Amato is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Collagen VI-Related Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, Thymectomy, and Gastrostomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 164 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM in MA
Board Certifications
Neurology, 1991
Neuromuscular Medicine, 2008
Hospital Affiliations
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Boston Magazine Top Doctor, 2022
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2022

Insurance

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Aetna
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BMC HealthNet
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Cigna
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Commonwealth Care Alliance
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Humana
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Managed Medicaid
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Mass General Brigham Health Plan
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Medicaid
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Wellcare
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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-732-8046

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.


6 Clinical Trials

Extracellular RNA Biomarkers of Myotonic Dystrophy
Extracellular RNA Biomarkers of Myotonic Dystrophy
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: October 06, 2023
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of ManNAc in Subjects With GNE Myopathy
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of ManNAc in Subjects With GNE Myopathy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: N-Acetylmannosamine
Study Phase: Phase 2
Influence of NT5c1A Antibodies on Disease Progression, Clinical Phenotype and Blood and Muscle Biomarkers in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis - A Prospective Evaluation (INSPIRE-IBM Study)
Influence of NT5c1A Antibodies on Disease Progression, Clinical Phenotype and Blood and Muscle Biomarkers in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis - A Prospective Evaluation (INSPIRE-IBM Study)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 09, 2024
Phase II Study of Arimoclomol for the Treatment of Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
Phase II Study of Arimoclomol for the Treatment of Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 10, 2023
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of ACE-083 in Patients With Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of ACE-083 in Patients With Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 26, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study of Comparative Effectiveness of Disease-modifying Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis
Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study of Comparative Effectiveness of Disease-modifying Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 03, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
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162 Total Publications

Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies.
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies.
Journal: Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Published: October 02, 2025
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  • Elite
  • Dermatomyositis
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  • Inclusion Body Myositis
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  • Myositis
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  • Polymyositis
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  • Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion
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  • Cytoplasmic Body Myopathy
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  • Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
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  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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  • Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
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  • Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1B
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  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
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  • Benign Autosomal Dominant Myopathy
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  • Brachial Plexopathy
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  • Central Core Disease
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  • Centronuclear Myopathy
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    Advanced
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  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
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  • Experienced
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
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  • Andermann Syndrome
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  • Becker Muscular Dystrophy
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  • Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal
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