Neurology
Anne Louise Oaklander, MD PHD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Director, Nerve Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where she also serves as Assistant in Pathology (Neuropathology). She directs MGH's Nerve Unit and the neurodiagnostic skin-biopsy laboratory, specializing in diagnosing small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFN), a condition affecting unmyelinated C-fibers and thinly myelinated A-delta fibers that transmit pain, temperature, and autonomic sign
35+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
- Pain Medicine (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
Education & Training
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine — M.D., Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 1987
- Johns Hopkins University — Fellowship, Pain Medicine, 1992
- Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School — Residency, Neurology, 1987-1991
Recognition & Leadership
Leadership Roles
- Director, Nerve Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Mass General Waltham
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Languages
English, French
Experience
35+ years in practice