Dr. Michael Edward Charness MD
Neurologist | Neurology
1400 Vfw Pkwy Va Medical Center De West Roxbury MA, 02132About
Dr. Michael Charness is a distinguished Neurologist in West Roxbury, MA. Dr. Charness specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. With expertise in handling complex conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraines, Dr. Charness employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Charness is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Alcohol inhibition of cell adhesion in BMP-treated NG108-15 cells.
- Intracranial voyeurism: revealing the mammillary bodies in alcoholism.
- Antagonists of alcohol inhibition of cell adhesion.
- Sleep and wakefulness in c-fos and fos B gene knockout mice.
- The GAG deletion of the DYT1 gene is infrequent in musicians with focal dystonia.
- Octanol antagonism of ethanol teratogenesis.
- Peptide antagonists of ethanol inhibition of l1-mediated cell-cell adhesion.
- Novel antagonists of alcohol inhibition of l1-mediated cell adhesion: multiple mechanisms of action.
- A heteroplasmic mitochondrial complex I gene mutation in adult-onset dystonia.
- Differential effects of ethanol antagonism and neuroprotection in peptide
- Neurotransmitter receptor binding: regional distribution in human brain.
- Neurotransmitter receptor binding: regional distribution in human brain.
- Induction of the neural cell adhesion molecule and neuronal aggregation by osteogenic protein 1.
- Brain mapping in musicians with focal task-specific dystonia.
- Ethanol antagonist peptides: structural specificity without stereospecificity.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- Research Society On Alcoholism Frank Seixas Award
- Assistant Dean
- 1999 Chief Neurology Service, VA Boston Healthcare System
- 2005 National Advisory Council, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Al
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