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Craig David Blackstone

Craig David Blackstone, MD, PhD

5.040 ratings, 17 reviews

Neurology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About Craig David Blackstone

Craig Blackstone has been Chief of the Movement Disorders Division at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School since 2020. He received his BS and MS degrees from the University of Chicago as well as MD and PhD degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After a neurology residency in the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Program, Dr. Blackstone pursued clinical fellowship training in movement disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital and postdoctoral research training in neurobiology with Dr. Morgan Sheng at Harvard Medical School and HHMI. In 2001, Dr. Blackstone joined the National Institutes of Health, rising to Senior Investigator and Cell Biology Section Chief within the NINDS Neurogenetics Branch, where his group investigated the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying inherited movement disorders. He was also long-time Director of the NIH MD-PhD Partnership Training Program. He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and an elected Fellow and past Vice President of the American Neurological Association.

Locations

  1. Massachusetts General Neurology Movement Disorder Clinic
    • 55 Fruit Street, Wang Building, 8th Floor, Suite 835, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Clinical Movement Disorders, 2001
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Neurology, 1998
  • Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1995
  • Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1994

Board Certifications

  • Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999

Insurance

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  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 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 NH
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicaid VT
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense

Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5

40 ratings, 17 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 2/17/2026

    I cannot thank Mass General and Dr Blackstone enough. After years of being sent to multiple doctors without answers and knowing what to do. Dr Blackstone has given me hope and confirmed my diagnosis. Having someone that understands your disease has been a god send. Truly an expert in HSP.

  • Reviewed on 2/16/2026

    Dr. Blackstone was absolutely marvelous and gave us all the information that we needed and the latest technology that's available. We'd recommend him highly. Very, very good.

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Dr. Blackstone is wonderful. He cares about his patients and I felt very comfortable. Great planning and explanations; the communication was excellent. Thank you!!!

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    I like how friendly and supportive , understanding he is of my condition . And how professional he is.

  • Reviewed on 2/2/2026

    Meeting with Dr. Blackstone far exceeded my expectations. He was very engaging personally. He listened attentively and provided advice and insight that I found very valuable. I shall meet with him again a few months down the road and I shall communicate with him in the interim.

  • Reviewed on 1/29/2026

    Dr. Blackstone is an amazing doctor as well as an amazing person. Thank you so much, Dr. B for the work you do for Parkinson's research, the work you do for other patients around the world, and especially the work you do for me, and by extension, the work you do for my wife. You are always very respectful of my wife who talks a lot on my behalf during our visits; I do appreciate that! Thank you for the care and treatment you have given me. I always feel a lot better after our visits.

  • Reviewed on 12/15/2025

    He makes me feel comfortable and cared for

  • Reviewed on 12/15/2025

    Very clear, easy to understand.

  • Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    Good experiance

  • Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    Dr.Blackstone was wonderful, and he left me feeling confident that he would try his best to understand what was at the root of my symptond

  • Reviewed on 9/18/2025

    Top flight neurological evaluation!

  • Reviewed on 8/7/2025

    Great experience with a brilliant doctor with experience in a very rare condition.

  • Reviewed on 7/27/2025

    Excellent all Around. I did not have to wait long the appointment and Dr. Blackstone took plenty of time to go over my condition and explain his observations.

  • Reviewed on 7/15/2025

    Dr Blackstone was not only professional but really took the time to answer all of my questions. I had family members with me and we all left feeling so happy with our experience. He is an excellent doctor who really knows how to explain things in a way you can understand.

  • Reviewed on 6/27/2025

    Excellent physician, knowledgeable, patient, kind.

  • Reviewed on 6/26/2025

    Dr. Blackstone was extremely knowledgeable and patient and thorough, and I would highly recommend him to anyone.

  • Reviewed on 5/19/2025

    I feel at ease with Dr. Blackstone, he does not talk above my head! I often ask him about new treatments and scientific news about my condition, he is always eager to explain it and let me know about the latest. He is interested in my life style and how that contributes to my overall health. Also, sometimes we talk about my job and how I am handling the my job as I have movement disorder. I really like him and have great respect for him.

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