Martin A Samuels, MD

Martin A. Samuels, MD, FAAN, MACP, DSc (hon), is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and winner of the institution's first Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching. He is the Neurologist-in-Chief at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and former Director of the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program. Dr. Samuels is an internationally renowned teacher-clinician, a premier diagnostician, and a leading authority on the interface between neurology and general medicine. His major...See more

Martin A. Samuels, MD, FAAN, MACP, DSc (hon), is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and winner of the institution's first Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching. He is the Neurologist-in-Chief at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and former Director of the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program. Dr. Samuels is an internationally renowned teacher-clinician, a premier diagnostician, and a leading authority on the interface between neurology and general medicine. His major fields of expertise include neurocardiology, neurohematology, neurogastroenterology, neurohepatology, neuronephrology, and the neurologic aspects of organ transplantation. He has edited several seminal neurology textbooks, developed a definitive instructional video on clinical neurology for practicing physicians, and authored numerous articles and book chapters. He is the 2006 recipient of the AB Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurologic Education. Dr. Samuels was the Founding Editor of NEJM Journal Watch Neurology in 1999 and was Editor-in-Chief from 1999 to 2010. See less