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MaleAbout Brian Vala Nahed
Dr. Brian Nahed is a neurosurgeon specializing in Brain Tumors (Glioblastoma, Low Grade Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic Brain Tumors) and Brain Mapping / Intraoperative Imaging. He is Director of Neurosurgery Residency Program at MGH and Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery.
Patient appointments: 617-724-5805. (Appointments / Second Opinions within 24 hrs.) Visit my web page.
Dr. Nahed specializes in brain tumors of the eloquent cortex (language and motor areas of the brain) which require awake surgery, language and motor mapping, and subcortical stimulation. Dr. Nahed specializes in intraoperative technology and minimally invasive procedures to treat brain tumors aggressively and safely.
Born in New York, Dr. Nahed attended UCLA where he majored in Neuroscience, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with the department's Highest Honors. He attended the Yale School of Medicine where he was awarded the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and graduated with honors. Dr. Nahed completed his neurosurgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital; where Dr. Nahed completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Drs. Daniel Haber and Shyamala Maheswaran in the MGH Cancer Center.
Dr. Brian Nahed was recruited to the MGH Department of Neurosurgery, MGH Brain Tumor Center, and Harvard Medical School in 2011. Dr. Brian Nahed's research focuses on developing the first blood based test to diagnose and monitor brain tumors. In collaboration with Drs. Haber, Maheswaran, and Stott, Dr. Nahed published the first evidence of circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with glioblastoma. Drs Nahed and Stott run an NIH funded laboratory developing the first blood test for patients with brain tumors.
As the Director of the MGH Neurosurgery Residency Program, he has led neurosurgical education. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the CNS/AANS Executive Committee For Brain Tumors. He is Co-Chair of the CNS Leadership Institute. He is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Council State Neurological Societies. Dr. Nahed serves as the lead neurotrauma consultant for the National Football League (NFL).
Locations
- Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Neuro-Oncology Clinic at the Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center
- 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 9th Floor, Suite 9E, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-591-1114
- fax: 617-726-3365
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital, Spine Surgery, 2012
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery, 2011
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, General Surgery, 2006
- Medical Education: Yale University School of Medicine, 2005
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery: American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2018
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
94 ratings, 42 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 2/18/2026
Excellent caring and professionalism.
- Reviewed on 2/9/2026
I appreciate how quickly Dr. Nahed reacted after seeing my scans and expressed a concern for me to have this surgery as quickly as possible. He explained things very thoroughly, even though this is a very scary situation. He kept me very well informed and answered any of my questions very well.
- Reviewed on 1/23/2026
Hi, Dr. Brian was very easy to talk to. He fully understood my questions, answered all of them, and I look forward to seeing him tomorrow, not tomorrow, next week. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 12/26/2025
Could not be happier, the were professional and have done an excellent job with everything
- Reviewed on 12/24/2025
Dr. Brian Nahed was respectful and through throughout the duration of my appointment.
- Reviewed on 12/24/2025
Dr. Nahed was very thoughtful, very caring, very sensitive to the experience I was going through, and I felt very heard, seen, and taken care of by him. And I'm extremely, extremely grateful for the work that he does. Thank you so much, Brian. I appreciate it.
- Reviewed on 12/16/2025
Dr Nahed is an amazing Dr as well a person . He is exceptional in his field and has an amazing bedside manner. He is very compassionate, listens and easy to talk to. This world needs more drs like him!
- Reviewed on 12/12/2025
Dr. Nyev was very professional and caring and I think he did a very good job. I felt very confident with his talk with me about my condition.
- Reviewed on 11/28/2025
I had a second opinion with the dr. Nahed. He answered all my questions and getting the appointment was pretty quick.
- Reviewed on 11/28/2025
Great experience, great doctor.
- Reviewed on 11/25/2025
Dr. Nahed was excellent. He answered all my questions and made me feel less anxious out MRI results.
- Reviewed on 11/28/2025
My experience with Dr. Nahed was 10 out of 10. He is educated, caring, timely, and very patient, and very knowledgeable. I would rate him 10 out of 10.
- Reviewed on 11/1/2025
Dr Nahed was very highly recommended! Very knowledgeable and personable!
- Reviewed on 10/9/2025
Dr Brian Nahed and his staff are amazing, I am sorry thankful to be in their care!
- Reviewed on 10/1/2025
Dr Nahed was very accommodating after an unexpected diagnosis for me. He was professional and provided me with some reassurance about my condition and the treatment plan
- Reviewed on 9/24/2025
Dr. Brian Nehad was very accommodating to provide me with a consultation, without delay. I am so appreciative that he took the time to discuss my health situation.
- Reviewed on 9/20/2025
Dr. Nahed was amazing. He met with me on a Saturday morning so I didn't have to wait through the weekend for additional follow up and answered every question. He was reassuring and couldn't have been more patient or knowledgable about next steps. He was so kind and it was really one of the better experiences I've had with any doctor in recent memory. I feel very lucky to be working with him.
- Reviewed on 9/10/2025
This was a good experience but it was also serious information that he relayed to me.I was glad that my niece was there. We talked about the information later - several times,
- Reviewed on 9/3/2025
Very nice doctor and provide best care
- Reviewed on 9/3/2025
Provider supplied a consultation for an existing condition. He was very interested and engaged in my dossier. I will definitely consider him should my situation not resolve itself.
- Reviewed on 8/28/2025
The GOAT
- Reviewed on 8/28/2025
Dr. Nahed is an amazing person! He truly cares about me as a person, not just a patient. He is thorough, professional, knowledgeable, courteous, polite, honest, and most of all truly caring. I greatly appreciate him not only as a surgeon, but as a person. I feel so incredibly blessed that he is my physician!
- Reviewed on 7/21/2025
Dr. Nahed was awesome. He listened to all my questions and answered me so I could understand what was going on.
- Reviewed on 7/18/2025
Hi, this is [redacted]. The visit was a three-way visit with my son as the third person, and it was for a second opinion. I was very impressed with Dr. Brian. He's very kind and took his time in listening and explaining things. He made me feel comfortable. like I could trust him, and that's very important, of course. I'm very impressed by him.
- Reviewed on 7/18/2025
This was the first time I met this care provider, my last one having left the practice. I was very favorably impressed, I think even more so than with my last provider. He was very attentive and thorough and explained everything and I thought was quite conservative in his approach of what to do next, which is something I like in a physician.
- Reviewed on 7/17/2025
Dr Nahed was very patient and provided detailed information that I needed. He also answered all of my questions.
- Reviewed on 7/16/2025
Dr. Brian Nahed is exceptional-not just as a surgeon, but as a person. From the moment I met him years ago, I knew he was the only one I would trust to operate on my brain, and I was absolutely right. He genuinely cares about his patients, always interpreting pathological and radiological results with honesty and empathy. He never forgets the human side of medicine, treating each case with the respect and attention it deserves. I hold him in the highest regard and recommend him without hesitation. I've even referred several friends to him, confident they will receive the same outstanding care.
- Reviewed on 7/9/2025
Dr. Nahed is amazing!!! I like and respect him so very much.
- Reviewed on 7/9/2025
I am very happy that he is so thoughtful and thorough with all his explanations
- Reviewed on 7/9/2025
Dr. Nahed was very knowledgeable, and took time to explain my condition and options for treatment.
- Reviewed on 6/19/2025
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- Reviewed on 6/18/2025
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- Reviewed on 6/15/2025
Dr Brian Nahed has been my Dr for 4 years and has been amazing! Always available, knowledgeable, kind , understanding , I cannot say enough about him!
- Reviewed on 6/15/2025
Dr. Nahed is an excellent provider - professional, compassionate and reviews with patience all information answering questions thoroughly touching base during all explanations to insure patient understanding. His expertise is amazing and the care he provides unparalleled. I am so grateful to be one of Dr. Nahed's patients.
- Reviewed on 6/11/2025
Meeting was Virtual. Dr. Nahed has a remarkable way of weaving together all the important clinical info into a decision with the patient. And does it in a genuine way that takes into account what the patient wants. Answers all questions and it never feels rushed though I know he is incredibly busy. I have not needed surgery yet (and hoping I do not) but the other aspects of his care have been reassuring (even when bad) and allowed me to move forward in my care.
- Reviewed on 6/12/2025
He provided information that I could understand and was attentive.
- Reviewed on 6/6/2025
Dr, Nahed was very knowledgeable and most professional.
- Reviewed on 5/15/2025
He was very good.
- Reviewed on 5/15/2025
I thought Dr. Nahed was very kind in addition to being knowledgeable, comma, and he did not seem rushed while he was explaining what was going on, period.
- Reviewed on 5/14/2025
Dr Nahed is knowledgeable and a very effective communicator. We agreed upon a treatment plan that I am very comfortable with.
- Reviewed on 5/12/2025
From the start of our conversation Dr. Nahed took a genuine interest in me, not just as a patient but as another human being. We shared some common interests which also made the conversation enjoyable. His passion and interest in what he does for his profession was obvious and his natural way of engaging with me was a refreshing change from what a lot of people have unfortunately come to expect with some providers/institutions in the current healthcare landscape. The doctor was knowledge, professional and really took the time to complete the conversation. While changeing doctors can be harrowing, this was a very positive transition. I look forward to continuing to work with Dr. Brian Nahed.
- Reviewed on 5/8/2025
I was impressed with the effort the provider showed by studying my rcords