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Carolyn
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Bernstein
Carolyn A Bernstein
Carolyn A
Mass General Brigham
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<p>Carolyn Bernstein, MD, FAHS, the Lavine Family Endowed Chair in Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is a neurologist with a subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Headache Society. She is a faculty member of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Division of Headache Medicine in the Department of Neurology and is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bernstein is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society and North American Menopause Society. She is the chair of the AAN BrainHealth and Integrative Neurology section and is a master clinician at BWH. </p> <p>Her interests include migraine disorders, hormonal headache and the use of integrative therapies in the treatment of headaches and pain, with a focus on lifestyle and wellness. She is the author of The Migraine Brain: Your Break-through Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health (Free Press 2008) and has edited and co-written three textbooks: Pain in Women (Springer 2012), Medical Complications of Pregnancy (Springer, 2015) and Headache: What Do I do? (Oxford Press, 2023) She has lectured on headache and migraine locally, nationally and internationally, and leads current research projects. </p> <p>Dr. Bernstein teaches neurology fellows, residents and Harvard Medical students. She won the HMS Faculty Teaching award in 2007, and the Leonard Tow award for Humanism in Medicine given by the Gold Foundation at HMS in 2008 and has been received several BWH Parners in Excellence awards. She leads an elementary school/community outreach project around STEM and health education in the Boston Public Schools and surrounding community.</p>
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: New England Medical Center, neurology, 1991
Internship: Boston Medical Center (BMC), medicine, 1988
Medical Education: Boston University, 1987
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[redacted] he had never met me and all he did was prescribe a new drug. When I told Dr Bernstein this, she asked how he could prescribe something, when I didn't havea diagnosis. She is having me do some tests first. She wants a diagnosis before prescribing medication.","review_date":"2026-07-25"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is simply amazing. I am very grateful to be under her care. The Osher center at 850 is always calming and pleasant.","review_date":"2026-07-15"},{"body":"Excellent provider!","review_date":"2026-07-15"},{"body":"I felt heard. The doctor was pleasant, knowledgeable, and attentive, and explained possible diagnoses and medical options clearly and in a very understandable manner.","review_date":"2026-07-04"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is phenomenal. The warmth and care she takes is exceptional. She spent time understanding every detail to accurately assess and diagnose my symptoms. She reached out immediately to other members of my care team to enable follow up. Outstanding physician. I grateful that she is my neurologist.","review_date":"2026-07-03"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is extremely professional, extremely knowledgeable, very kind and caring, and I feel provides excellent top-notch medical care to me and always has for many years.","review_date":"2026-07-01"},{"body":"She is by far the most caring and efficient neurologist I have ever seen. I had been waiting for a prior authorization for my medication prescribed by a fellow in the practice, and she got it approved within the same day as my appointment.","review_date":"2026-06-22"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is very nice and easy to talk to. She listened carefully and responded to my concerns in a way that I could understand.","review_date":"2026-06-08"},{"body":"Always listens and shows understanding and empathy","review_date":"2026-06-08"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is very kind and very knowledgeable- I am very lucky to have her as my doctor.","review_date":"2026-06-06"},{"body":"The world is a better, more compassionate, healthier, more informed and happier place because of the many contributions made by Carolyn Bernstein, MD. !!!","review_date":"2026-05-19"},{"body":"GREAT !!!??","review_date":"2026-05-06"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is a wonderful physician. She is knowledgeable and beyond caring.","review_date":"2026-05-02"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein was excellent. She listened and provided non-judgmental clinical advice that I am confident will make a huge difference in my migraine headaches. I confirmed her suggestions today with my neurologist on Cape Cod and he put all her suggestions into my health plan.","review_date":"2026-04-15"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is obviously very popular. My original appointment was scheduled for further than one year out. However, they were able to get me in with a cancellation. Dr. Bernstein was great and was obvious she thought about a lot of different aspects of lifestyle and time of life for navigating my neurologic situation. That was something I really appreciated.","review_date":"2026-04-09"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein was absolutely AMAZING, she was very thorough, and was in a mission to really find ways to help me out with my migraines. Dr Bernstein never once rushed me and made sure I understood everything before I left her office. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a doctor who is caring, understanding and someone who needs help with getting migraines under control.","review_date":"2026-04-08"},{"body":"I really appreciate her compassion for the pain and widthroom.","review_date":"2026-04-03"},{"body":"Dr. Carolyn Bernstein is the best provider I've ever seen. Not only did she review everything and make sure I understood it all , but she is also coordinating care with other providers to give me the best care across specialties. Incredible doctor and exceptional human being. Please hire more doctors like her willing to find answers to nuanced patients & dig deeper.","review_date":"2026-04-01"},{"body":"Dr. Carolyn Bernstein has saved me in prescribing the right headache medicine for me to take with 2-Advil and my headache goes away after I had battled for many years with migraines. So I am very thankful to her and I tell her that whenever I see her.","review_date":"2026-04-05"},{"body":"One of my favorite providers","review_date":"2026-03-30"},{"body":"I've been going to Dr. Bernstein for years. She always listens carefully, remembers my history, is concerned about how I'm doing, and makes time, whether through email or following up, to make sure I'm comfortable and happy.","review_date":"2026-03-27"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is a brilliant physician and extraordinary provider. She treats the whole patient, meets you where you are and supports you in all aspects. Her care and the medication routines that she worked with me to figure out has changed my life! Filled with Gratitude for Dr. Bernstein and her care.","review_date":"2026-03-12"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein and her staff are out of this world. Dr Bernstein has so much knowledge and has saved and changed my life. Her staff is so helpful and friendly. Greatful for this entire team!","review_date":"2026-03-03"},{"body":"She is a very caring physician and I am very comfortable talking to her.","review_date":"2026-02-23"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is compassionate, professional, knowledgeable. She is the absolute best and I am so glad that I am fortunate enough to be under her care as she has managed my migraines like nobody else has in my life. She's a godsend to me.","review_date":"2026-02-13"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is wonderful. She is so knowledgable about migraines and explains everything in an understandable way with recognition that patients are intelligent. She is very empathic about migraines and how disruptive and painful they can be. She is so busy but makes every effort to be available.","review_date":"2026-02-12"},{"body":"She was very compassionate and reassuring.","review_date":"2026-02-15"},{"body":"I am a new patient to Dr. Bernstein. She did a through job with the information she had and came up with a plan to move forward in care. Follow up procedures, appointments and medication where made and filled immediately after the appointment. Thank you Dr. Bernstein","review_date":"2026-02-08"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is a brilliant, compassionate neurologist and a wonderful human being.","review_date":"2026-02-04"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is always very thorough and she is a very caring physician. I can't speak highly enough of her. She's terrific.","review_date":"2026-02-05"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein does a marvelous job of leading a personal conversation while using technology that makes that more difficult than it would be in an in-person consultation.","review_date":"2026-02-04"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is very attentive and listens carefully. I would definitely recommend her to other people who suffer from migraines.","review_date":"2026-02-03"},{"body":"Love her approach and advocacy. Hands down the best in her field!","review_date":"2026-02-01"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is wonderful! She offered treatment options that were easy to follow.","review_date":"2026-01-31"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is extremely careful and kind. She listens carefully and then is able to come up with a plan.","review_date":"2026-01-11"},{"body":"She showed compassion and was also realistic.","review_date":"2026-01-10"},{"body":"I would like to just say that Dr. Bernstein is my absolute favorite doctor of all time. I absolutely love her. I've been working with her for over a decade. This past appointment was on Christmas Eve and I forgot about the appointment and she called me and she was very understanding. She was able to get me on the phone through FaceTime and had a really lovely talk. She's always taking her time with me and being extremely, extremely caring and I really, really appreciate that in a doctor. And it is hard to find. So I just have to say that Dr. Bernstein is the absolute best. Thank you.","review_date":"2026-01-01"},{"body":"I love Dr. Bernstein. She has fought insurance companies for me to get me the medicine I need. I am so grateful to her.","review_date":"2025-12-29"},{"body":"Dr Carolyn Bernstein is a credit to her profession. You are so fortunate to her on staff. I wish all providers were as top-notch as her.","review_date":"2025-12-25"},{"body":"Excellent, very knowledgeable, very compassionate, and excellent experience with this provider.","review_date":"2025-12-22"},{"body":"Excellent caring MD","review_date":"2025-12-21"},{"body":"The best I see. Amazing doctor.","review_date":"2025-12-17"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is great. I always feel that she is fully engaged and on \"team Mike\"","review_date":"2025-12-16"},{"body":"My husband and I both go to Dr. Caroline Bernstein. We feel so comfortable with her and so grateful for her. She knows use well and I feel like I could ask her anything ?","review_date":"2025-12-12"},{"body":"Very easy to talk talk and very caring","review_date":"2025-12-07"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is always willing to listen to her patients and attentive to their needs.","review_date":"2025-12-05"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is a rock star - the most caring, knowledgeable, and thoughtful doctor I have ever had. She listens and offers suggestions, providing invaluable advice. She is outstanding, a gem!","review_date":"2025-12-03"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein listens well, shows empathy and understanding.","review_date":"2025-11-30"},{"body":"A+","review_date":"2025-11-28"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein is the best provider I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I am grateful that I am able to be a patient of hers as she is both supportive and knowledgeable!","review_date":"2025-11-27"},{"body":"Great provider. She listened to everything I said. She was first provider to hear me regarding my health issues that I've been experiencing for last 6 years","review_date":"2025-11-20"},{"body":"I found Carolyn Bernstein one of the most exceptional physicians I've ever seen. She was very knowledgeable about providing a holistic perspective and path forward for my treatment. And she also asked me if she had given me everything I came there to get, which I thought was a very fantastic question for a physician to ask. She is absolutely superb.","review_date":"2025-11-20"},{"body":"She is the top of her specialty.","review_date":"2025-11-17"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is the best neurologist I have ever worked with. and I've worked with about 12. Is a true collaboration working with her. She cares about her patience. She sees her patient as an entire person and when dealing with migraines, this is very important.","review_date":"2025-11-15"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein made a serious effort fitting me in her busy day when I wasn't feeling well. I so appreciated this immediate appointment. She is a wonderful and caring doctor. She makes the health care system less broken.","review_date":"2025-11-12"},{"body":"Dr Bernstein is an incredibly knowledgeable caregiver. She is compassionate, reliable and a great listener.","review_date":"2025-11-12"},{"body":"Yes, I've been with Dr. Bernstein for a few years now, and she's very, very knowledgeable, caring, and very attentive, and able to guide one quite well. So I think she's definitely a plus for the Brigham and an asset for those who are migraine and headache patients.","review_date":"2025-11-10"},{"body":"I feel we had a good connection and that my doctor got to know me better. It was a helpful visit [redacted]","review_date":"2025-11-09"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein was extremely thoughtful and thorough. She was kind and compassionate and spent a lot of time making sure I understood everything we were talking about.","review_date":"2025-10-31"},{"body":"Dr. Bernstein either has an amazing memory or takes detailed notes about our discussions during our visits. She has been most helpful in discussing ways to treat my headaches. I had daily, persistent headaches before seeing her. My headaches have reduced to about 1/2 of what they were. I am hopefully that this latest treatment will reduce my headache days even further.","review_date":"2025-09-13"}]}
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