Leila M. Kouhsari
Expertise in
10
conditions
Expertise in
10
conditions
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
Boston, MA 

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 highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. 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 16 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Iran University Of Medical Sciences, 1996 - 2004|New York University, 2004 - 2010
Residency
Icahn School of Medicine @ Mount Sinai, 2015 - 2018
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in NY
Board Certifications
Neurology
Fellowships
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia Univ, 2018 - 2020
Hospital Affiliations
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115

Clinical Research

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