William R. Renthal
Experienced in Phantom Limb Pain

Dr. William R. Renthal

Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Graham Headache Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 4H, 
Jamaica Plain, MA 
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Experienced in Phantom Limb Pain
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Graham Headache Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 4H, 
Jamaica Plain, MA 
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Overview

Dr. Renthal is the Director of Research at the John R. Graham Headache Center. He completed his MD, PhD and neurology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and joined Brigham and Women’s Hospital for his final year of residency and postgraduate training in headache medicine.He is board certified in neurology and provides patients with comprehensive headache care including advanced diagnostics and personalized treatment plans, which may include behavioral/complementary therapy, medication and/or procedures (e.g. nerve blocks, Botox).In addition to clinical care, Dr. Renthal conducts neuroscience and genetics research. His laboratory is interested in the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying migraine and chronic pain. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on his research.

Dr. Renthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phantom Limb Pain. His top areas of expertise are Rett Syndrome, Migraine, Neuralgia, and Headache.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Phantom Limb Pain.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2003 - 2011
Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2012 - 2015
Specialties
Neurology
Board Certifications
Neurology
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2015 - 2016
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Graham Headache Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 4H, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Call: 617-732-7547
Other Locations
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-732-7547

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Renthal 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.

Headache

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.


39 Total Publications

A Reference Atlas of the Human Dorsal Root Ganglion.
A Reference Atlas of the Human Dorsal Root Ganglion.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: November 24, 2025
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