
Overview
Dr. Peruzzi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. He holds an appointment as an attending clinical neurosurgeon, as well as a principal investigator in the neuro-oncology research laboratories at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.Dr Peruzzi works together with a dedicated support team to provide the best, most timely and compassionate care to patients suffering from neurological disorders, particularly malignant brain tumors.Dr. Peruzzi leads a molecular biology laboratory focused in basic research to find a cure to malignant brain tumors, and is also involved in multiple clinical trials for the treatment of brain tumors at the BWH, including oncolytic virotherapy and the use of novel microdevices to guide personalized chemotherapy to patients with brain cancers. Dr Peruzzi has been continuously supported by NIH funding for his laboratory research since he joined the staff at the Brigham. He has received the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation fellowship by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, as well as the prestigious American Academy of Neurological Surgery Award.
Dr. Peruzzi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Peruzzi has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Subdural HematomaDr. Peruzzi isDistinguished. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Peruzzi isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AstrocytomaDr. Peruzzi isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Peruzzi isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain TumorDr. Peruzzi isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Peruzzi isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Peruzzi isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Peruzzi isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Peruzzi isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Peruzzi isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Peruzzi isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.
- DeliriumDr. Peruzzi isExperienced. Learn about Delirium.