Luis Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, MD, PhD
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Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
Dr. Gonzalez Castro is an Associate Neurologist in the Department of Neurology and a Neuro-Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He received his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard University and completed neurology residency at the Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School Neurology Residency Program, followed by neuro-oncology training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Gonzalez Castro is board certified in neurology and neuro-oncology, and is committed to providing state-of-the-art, compassionate care to patients with primary brain tumors and brain metastases, as well as patients suffering from neurologic complications of cancer and its therapy. Dr. Gonzalez Castro's research efforts are aimed at understanding the genetic basis of cancer cell survival and resistance to treatment, with the goal of developing more effective therapies.
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neuro-Oncology, 2020
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurology, 2018
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurology, 2018
- Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2015
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 2014
Board Certifications
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
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Accepted Insurance
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Medicaid ME
- Wellpoint
- MassHealth
- Tufts Health Plan
- Beech Street
- Medicare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- WellSense
- Coventry
- United Health Care
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- Aetna
- Fallon Health
- TriCare
- Cigna
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Multiplan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield