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Neurology

Avraham Almozlino, MD, Chief 
2000 Washington Street
Green 567 
Newton, MA 02462
Phone: 617-928-1500
Fax: 617-630-0860

The Division of Neurology has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders, including:

  • Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke
  • Epilepsy and Seizures
  • Gait Disorders
  • Headache
    • Migraine
    • Cluster headache
    • Other headache syndromes
  • Memory Disorders
    • Alzheimer’s disease
    • Lewy body dementia
    • Vascular dementia
    • Mild cognitive impairment
  • Movement Disorders
    • Parkinson’s disease and other extrapyramidal syndromes
    • Tremor – essential and others
    • Dystonia
    • Restless leg syndrome
    • Writer’s cramp
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neuromuscular Disease
    • Neuropathy
    • Myopathy
    • Specific entrapment neuropathies, including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Myasthenia Gravis
    • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
  • Neuropathic Pain
    • Post-herpetic neuralgia
    • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Post-concussive Syndrome
  • Sleep Disorders
    • Sleep apnea-hypopnea
    • Narcolepsy
    • Insomnia
    • Other sleep disorders
  • Spine
    • Neck and back pain
    • Radiculopathy/pinched nerve
  • Vertigo/Dizziness

The Stroke Service won the 2016 “Gold Plus” and “Elite Plus Honor Roll” awards (highest) by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for excellence in stroke care.

Our Multiple Sclerosis Clinic helps patients reach maximum independence through medications, rehabilitative treatments, healthy lifestyle adjustments, and clinical trials.

Both our Neurophysiology Laboratory and our Sleep Center offer patients complete diagnostic testing in convenient and comfortable environments.

The division is active in medical education and offers basic and clinical education in Neurology to Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) students and to Harvard/MGH and NWH housestaff (physicians in training).

To find a specialist in neurology, please email CareFinder@partners.org or call us toll-free 866-NWH-DOCS (866-694-3627) or 617-243-6566, Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST.