John Growdon is Professor of Neurology at the Harvard Medical School and attending neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1960 with a BA in English Literature and obtained the MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965. His post-graduate training was in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals (1965-69), in Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (1971-74) and in Neurochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1975-1977). Since 1982, he has directed the Memory and Movement Disorders Units at the Massachusetts General Hospital, which provide diagnostic services and continuing care for individuals with Parkinson disease and related movement disorders, and for individuals with cognitive impairments and dementia, including Alzheimer disease.
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55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 855-644-6387
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Dr. Growdon founded the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (http://madrc.mgh.harvard.edu) funded by the National Institute on Aging and currently serves as the Director of the Memory Disorders Unit, which is the clinical arm of the Center. He is also Director of the Movement Disorders Unit, which is the clinical unit for the MGH Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson Disease Research funded by the National Institute for Neurologic Diseases and Stroke. His research interests center on the clinical neurology and neuropharmacology of Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases, along with efforts to uncover biologic markers of these disease that could lead to improved diagnostic accuracy and treatment.
1. Gomperts SN, Rentz DM, Moran E, Becker JA, Locascio JJ, Klunk WE, Mathias CA, Elmaleh DR, Shoup T, Fischman AJ, Hyman BT, Growdon JH, Johnson KA. Imaging amyloid deposition in Lewy body diseases. Neurology 2008;71:903-910.
2. Atri A, Shaughnessy LW, Locascio JJ, Growdon JH. Long-term course and effectiveness of combination therapy in Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2008;22:209-222.
Dr. Growdon is very attentive, very kind, manages to be compassionate yet also very direct and makes you feel like, you know, he does care.
This appointment was a consult. For some providers a consult isn't appreciated since it may not be a long term relationship. This physician was attentive and present and serious about my concerns
I'm an [redacted]-year-old male and I was looking for medical help with Parkinson's disease. And we sought out Dr. John Growdon, who was well-recommended, and somebody who is a mature and acknowledged, highly competent at the field of neurology relative to Parkinson's disease. So it's a good match.
Absolutely outstanding!
Clearly knowledgeable and experienced. A little brusque to start but warmed considerably. Good visit.
I've seen this care provided for 15 years so we've worked quite well together. [redacted]
Dr. Growdon explained what he was doing, what he was looking for, what he found, what his conclusions were, and what his predictions were. He outlined plans, and I know what I'm supposed to do and what he's going to do. And he did all this in an affiliative and trusting way, and I was very pleased with the visit. The first visit that I had with ... Read More
It's probably the very best experience I've had with any doctor ever. The doctor could not have been more helpful. Very, very, very wonderful man and a very knowledgeable physician. I could not be more pleased. And the other nurses and people that helped me as I was going in, I didn't wait long. Everybody was courteous and helpful. It was the best ... Read More
Dr. Growdon is very caring and compassionate and thorough and competent. He's probably one of the best providers I've ever had in my life and I really appreciate him.
Dr. Growdon, as well as [redacted], his PA, have always been responsive to my requests, explaining, and available. We have been a long-time patient, my husband has, of Dr. Growdon.