The 20 Best Deep Brain Stimulation Doctors near Burlington, MA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 72 doctor with experience in Deep Brain Stimulation near Burlington, MA. Of these, 50 are Experienced, 13 are Advanced, 4 are Distinguished and 4 are Elite.

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    Ronnie L. Alterman
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Neurosurgery

    110 Francis Street, Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ronnie Alterman is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alterman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Subdural Hematoma, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

    John D. Rolston
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. John Rolston is a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, recognized internationally for his contributions to epilepsy surgery and movement disorder surgery. Before moving to Brigham & Women’s, he served as the Director of Epilepsy Surgery and the Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Utah from 2017 to 2022.Dr. Rolston received his Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, where he won the Russell Mills Award for Excellence in Computer Science. For his PhD, he developed brain-computer interfaces for epilepsy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. He received an MD from Emory University before completing his residency training and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.Dr. Rolston’s NIH-funded laboratory investigates how neural engineering can be used to map and ultimately rewire the diseased brain. The same tools can be used to better understand neural information processing and how it is disordered in illnesses like epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and psychiatric disease. Dr. Rolston ardently promotes patient safety in neurosurgery and has led several studies examining the frequency and causes of neurosurgical errors and complications. He has over 150 publications and has received numerous awards, such as the University of California’s Harold Rosegay Award for teaching and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ Basic Science Award for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Rolston is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation

    McLean Hospital

    115 Mill St, 
    Belmont, MA 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Darin Dougherty is a Psychiatrist in Belmont, Massachusetts. Dr. Dougherty is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Tourette Syndrome, Major Depression, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (11.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Richardson is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Richardson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Joshua P. Aronson
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Neurosurgery

    110 Francis Street, Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Joshua Aronson is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Aronson has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Seizures, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    41 Mall Rd, 
    Burlington, MA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Dempsey is a Neurosurgery provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Dempsey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    41 Mall Rd, 
    Burlington, MA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cletus Cheyuo is a Neurosurgery provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Cheyuo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Thalamotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neuroradiology

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    41 Mall Rd, 
    Burlington, MA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timo Krings is a Neuroradiologist in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Krings has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Liver Embolization, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Vascular Surgery
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Vascular Surgery

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    41 Mall Rd, 
    Burlington, MA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Aarathi Minisandram is a Vascular Surgeon in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Minisandram is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Carotid Artery Surgery.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    41 Mall Rd, 
    Burlington, MA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Diana Apetauerova is a Neurologist in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Apetauerova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Ludy C. Shih
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Ludy Shih is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shih is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Shan H. Siddiqi
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shan Siddiqi is a Psychiatrist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Siddiqi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Schizophrenia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Nutan Sharma
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nutan Sharma received an AB from Stanford University, and her MD and PHD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She competed a Neurology residency at Yale University, and a fellowship in movement disorders with Brad Hyman at MGH. She became an instructor in Neurology at Harvard medical School in 2001, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in 2011.  In 2001, Dr. Sharma established the first Dystonia Clinic for comprehensive care of patients with dystonia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In 2005, the International Movement Disorders Society honored Dr. Sharma for Excellence in Basic Science. She is also director of the Collaborative Center for the study of X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), which funds research and medical care for those with XDP. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Mass General For Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

    55 Fruit St Ste 6B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (11.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alessio Fasano is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fasano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Celiac Disease, Malabsorption, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (11.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Todd Herrington is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Herrington is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    David K. Simon
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Movement Disorders Clinic, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (11.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Simon is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Simon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Serotonin Syndrome, Hereditary Ataxia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    David B. Hackney
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 4, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Hackney is a Radiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hackney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Brain Aneurysm, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Rafeeque A. Bhadelia
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 4, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati , Hindi

    Rafeeque Bhadelia is a Neuroradiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bhadelia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Stroke, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Efstathios Papavassiliou
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Neurosurgery

    110 Francis Street, Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Greek, Spanish

    Efstathios Papavassiliou is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Papavassiliou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Parkinson's Disease, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Rd Fl 1, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Garth Cosgrove is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Cosgrove is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Seizures, Movement Disorders, Thalamotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Deep Brain Stimulation?

    Deep brain stimulation (DBS) uses a device called a neurostimulator to deliver electrical signals to the areas of the brain that control movement, pain, mood, weight, obsessive-compulsive thoughts, and awakening from a coma.

    When should I see a Deep Brain Stimulation doctor near Burlington, MA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Deep Brain Stimulation doctor near Burlington, MA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Deep Brain Stimulation doctors near Burlington, MA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Deep Brain Stimulation doctors near Burlington, MA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Deep Brain Stimulation doctor near Burlington, MA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Deep Brain Stimulation doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Deep Brain Stimulation doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Deep Brain Stimulation doctor near Burlington, MA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Deep Brain Stimulation doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Deep Brain Stimulation doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Deep Brain Stimulation doctors near Burlington, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Deep Brain Stimulation doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Deep Brain Stimulation doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Deep Brain Stimulation doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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