About Jeff Schweitzer, MD, PhD

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Locations

Mass General Neurosurgery
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 745
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-1799
Fax: 617-726-2424

Medical Education

  • PhD, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • MD, Harvard Medical School
  • Residency, UCLA Medical Center
  • Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine

American Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

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Research

Dr. Schweitzer's current research centers on improved surgical techniques and strategies for the implantation of stem cell derived therapies to treat Parkinson's disease. His work involves both basic scientific approaches and clinical trials. 

Publications

  • Select publications:

    • Schweitzer JS, Kaufman SJ, Dichter MA. Differential expression and modulation of Thy-1 on myoblast clones. Exp Cell Res, 1987, 172: 21-31.
    • Schweitzer JS, Patrylo P, Dudek FE. Prolonged field bursts in the dentate gyrus: dependence on low calcium, high potassium and nonsynaptic interactions. J Neurophysiol, 1992, 68: 2016-2025.
    • Patrylo PR, Schweitzer JS, Dudek FE. Potassium-dependent prolonged field bursts in the dentate gyrus: Effects of extracellular calcium and amino acid receptor antagonists. Neuroscience, 1994, 61(1):13-19.
    • Schweitzer JS, Williamson A. Relationship between synaptic activity and prolonged field bursts in the rat dentate gyrus in vitro. J Neurophysiol, 1995, 74(5):1947-1952.
    • Patrylo PR., Copus, AJ, Schweitzer JS and Dudek FE. Multiple-unit recordings during slow field-potential shifts in low-[Ca2+] solutions in rat hippocampal and cortical slices. Neuroscience, 1996, 74:107-118.
    • Schweitzer JS, H Wang, Z.Q. Xiong, J.L. Stringer. pH sensitivity of non-synaptic field bursts in the rat dentate gyrus. J Neurophysiol. 2000, 84: 927-933.
    • Gurbani S, Chayasirisobhon S, Cahan L, Choi S, Enos B, Hwang J, Lin M, Schweitzer J. Neuromodulation Therapy with Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy: A 2-Year Efficacy Analysis Study in Patients Under 12 Years of Age. Epilepsy Research and Treatment 2016: 1-5.
    • Sonntag KC, Song B, Lee N, Jung JH, Cha Y, Leblanc PR, Neff C, Carter B, Schweitzer J, Kim KS.  Personalized cell therapy for Parkinson's disease: current status and future prospects.  Prog Neurobiol 2018 (in press)

     

Reviews: Comments and Ratings

4.9out of 5(70 Ratings, 40 Comments)

January 2025

Yes, the provider was extremely competent and did a terrific job of giving the lie the land or the scope of the problem and the alternatives and options therein. Dr. Schweitzer. It went out. Thank you.


December 2024

Dr. Schweitzer is extremely intelligent and he has a plan for me and I agree with his plan 100%.


December 2024

Dr. Schweitzer was patient, thorough in his responses and very professional. He answered all of my questions and provided options so I could make an informed decision as to how I wanted to proceed.


December 2024

Excellent


December 2024

Dr. Schweitzer was a very caring professional who I was very comfortable with. He's outstanding.


December 2024

Great! Explained everything perfectly


December 2024

I am very grateful to have the professional experience and compassion of a doctor like Dr. Schweitzer helping with my trigeminal neuralgia. It gives me great peace of mind and I am extraordinarily grateful. Thank you.


December 2024

He gave me an answer to my problem. Dependent on ct scan. Also as a maybe able to the surgeristhat may not work withci. And him giving g a good possibility.


December 2024

Dr. Schweitzer was able to see me virtually far quicker than I would have expected. He was genuinely concerned with the symptoms I was experiencing and his assistant was able to get me in for a follow up test quickly. I was provided my results the next morning, and they scheduled my follow up quickly. More doctors should show this much concern for ... Read More


December 2024

Dr. S was very knowledgeable, very caring, and just easy to talk to. And I think probably the third would be most important for most patients.

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