Anand Viswanathan, MD, PhD

Anand Viswanathan, MD, PhD

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Specialties

Affiliation

Mass General Brigham

Provider Locations

  • Waltham, MA
  • Boston, MA

Dr. Viswanathan is a member of the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and is a staff neurologist in both the Stroke Service and Memory Disorders Unit. He received his MD, PhD in medicine and molecular genetics from Emory University. He was trained in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center prior to his residency program in vascular neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Dr. Viswanathan served as a clinical research fellow with Professors Marie-Germaine Bousser and Hugues Chabriat at the Hospital Lariboisiere in Paris from 2005-2006. His group actively collaborates with colleagues at the Hospital. Dr. Viswanathan's research interests include studying the contributions of stroke and vascular risk factors to dementia.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Vascular Neurology, 2005
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurology, 2004
  • Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2001
  • Medical Education: Emory University, 2000

Board Certifications

  • Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Languages Spoken

  • French
  • English

Age Group Treated

  • Adults

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Accepted Insurance

  • Medicaid CT
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • Wellpoint
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Medicaid ME
  • Senior Whole Health
  • United Health Care
  • Aetna
  • Medicaid VT
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Coventry
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
  • WellSense
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicare
  • WellSense NH
  • Humana
  • Cigna
  • Medicaid RI
  • TriCare
  • Beech Street
  • Fallon Health
  • Maine Community Health Options
  • Multiplan
  • MassHealth