Nicole Absar, MD
Not currently accepting new patients
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Oak Bluffs, MA
Nicole Absar, MD, provides neurocognitive and Alzheimer’s disease services to the Vineyard community and the neighboring regions including, Nantucket and Cape Cod. Dr. Absar will be evaluating patients at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital both in person and via telemedicine. She is available to provide diagnostic evaluation and management services for neurocognitive disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease dementia, Lewy body dementia, related dementia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, and other neurocognitive disorders. With more than 20 years of experience, she is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (ABPN), is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA) and is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA). Dr. Absar is a health activist and has been involved in the annual Neurology on the Hill (NOH) event sponsored by the AAN for national networking and to address neurological issues with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to bring changes in legislation and patient advocacy. She is a registered yoga teacher and specializes in yoga as therapy for brain disorders and uses yoga therapy as part of an integrated neuropsychiatric treatment plan.
Education & Training
- Residency: TUFTS NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER, Psychiatry ( with Neuropsychiatry training) Residency Program, 1998
- Internship: Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, TRANSITIONAL YEAR PROGRAM, 1995
- Medical Education: Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) part I and II, Licensing Examination for Foreign Medical Graduate to Practice Medicine, 1993
- Medical Education: THE EXAMINING BOARD IN ENGLAND, LRCP, MRCS EXAMINATION, 1991
- Internship: Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Rotatory Internship Training, 1985
- Medical Education: SIR SALIMULLAH MEDICAL COLLEGE, Medical Degree, 1984
Board Certifications
- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, United Council for Neurological Subspecialties
Languages Spoken
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
Patient Feedback
Accepted Insurance
- Tricare
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- BCBS Behaviorial Health
- Evernorth Behavioral Health
- Medicare CAH
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Aetna
- Mass Health
- Tufts Health Plan
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan