David Silbersweig, MD, Chair of the Dept. of Psychiatry at BWH

Featured Speaker at Meningioma Awareness Day 2009

The Role of Neuropsychiatry in Managing a Meningioma Diagnosis

Neuropyschology has an important role in the evaluation and treatment of patients with meningioma and other primary brain tumors. A consideration for both the emotional responses to a brain tumor diagnosis as well as the function of the brain regions/circuits affected is extremely important in treating brain tumor patients. Treatment entails specific expertise concerning the cognitive, emotional, perceptual and behavioral neuro-activity of the brain.

Dr. Silbersweig is nationally recognized as a clinician researcher who is at the forefront of the rapidly advancing field of neuropsychiatry at the interface of brain and mind.  He is a pioneer of neuroimaging techniques used to identify brain circuit abnormalities associated with psychiatric disorders.  His work is transforming the understanding of psychiatric disorders and opening up new possibilities for medically-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in the context of personalized medicine.  Dr. Silbersweig has received numerous national awards and played an active role in shaping the field of neuropsychiatric biomedicine through both his publications and his work with international organizations and the National Institutes of Health.