Jeremy Schmahmann, MD
As the Founding Director of the MGH Ataxia Center, Dr. Schmahmann is recognized internationally as an expert on the cerebellum and anatomy of the brain. He pioneered the field of cerebellum and cognition, work for which he received the coveted Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology from the American Academy of Neurology and the Behavioral Neurology Society in 2000. His anatomical studies have also provided new insights into the anatomy and function of the cerebral white matter in monkey and human (that allows different brain regions to communicate with each other), work that won the 2006 prize for the Best Publication in Medical Science from the American Association of Publishers. His studies have advanced the understanding of the anatomy and diseases of the cerebellum, neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and autism, and the effects of damage to the white matter of the brain in diseases including traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and depression. Dr. Schmahmann has been voted into Best Doctors in America since 1998. He is the medical advisor to the New England chapter of the National Ataxia Foundation, and a member of the NAF scientific advisory board.
Christopher Stephen, MBChB
Dr. Christopher Stephen received his medical degree from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) School of Medicine, interned in medicine, surgery, and neurology at the University of Edinburgh and Nottingham University Hospitals, before training in internal medicine and neurology at the Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. After completing a fellowship in movement disorders and the neurology of musicians, he joined the Ataxia Unit as a Fellow in 2014, and the faculty of the MGH and the Ataxia Unit in 2016.
Dr. Stephen is a superb addition to the Ataxia Unit and the Schmahmann Lab. His clinical interests are perfectly suited to the overlap of ataxias, dystonia, and cognitive neurology. He is actively engaged in the Biohaven clinical trial, in studying the neurology of Late-Onset Tay Sachs disease, and in the motor control aspects of the rare genetic disorder of -linked Dystonia-Parkinsons disease.
Anoopum Gupta, MD, PhD
Anoopum Gupta received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech, his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and his PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science. He completed his residency in neurology at the Partners-Harvard Neurology Residency Program (Mass General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital). His clinical interests are in neurogenetic and neurodegenerative diseases, including cerebellar ataxias, Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonian disorders, and Huntington’s disease. His research program involves the use of accessible technologies combined with signal processing, computer vision, and machine learning methods to deeply understand how neurodegenerative diseases impact motor and cognitive behavior. Broadly he is involved in research at the intersection of computational science and medicine.
Laboratory for Deep Neurophenotyping
Marygrace Neal, Clinic Coordinator
Contact Info: 617-726-3216
Kristin LeClair, RN
Contact info: 617-726-1494
Jin Yun (Helen) Chen, LGC (Genetics Counselor)
Jin Yun (Helen) Chen is certified genetic counselor in the NeurogeneticsUnit working with Dr. Kathryn Swoboda’s team. Prior to this, she was a genetic counselor in the Division of Genomic Diagnostic and Hearing Loss Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she gained expertise in variants analysis and report interpretation for both sequence variants and copy number alterations. She received her master’s degree in Genetic Counseling from Brandeis University and bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As a member of the Neurogenetics Team, she will provide genetic counseling services to patients and families with neurodegenerative disorders, participate in development of educational materials for families with rare neurogenetic disorders, and assist with coordination of research studies. She will also lead efforts to help assess genetic counseling needs for the faculty in the Department of Neurology and the Center for Genomic Medicine.
Fellows in General Neurology, Movement Disorders, Behavioral Neurology / Neuropsychiatry
New fellows announced in August 2021
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