From its origin a century ago, when neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing revolutionized brain surgery, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has been a leader in the neurosciences. Our commitment to understanding and treating nervous system disorders has grown over the years, and today, our work spans many departments and disciplines across the hospital, including neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, among others.
Collaboration across specialties is essential if we are to develop better treatments for brain diseases, among the most complex of all disorders. The BWH Program for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience was created to facilitate these collaborations and to support coordinated research, care and training across all areas related to the nervous system. The Program is based in the Hale Building for Transformative Medicine, a new 13-story facility on the main
BWH campus, adjacent to Harvard Medical School. It is one of the most technologically sophisticated research and patient care buildings in the world. Advanced imaging, including a 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging instrument, is below ground. A shared research area is on the top floor. And in between are three floors for patient care, one floor for Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry faculty offices, and six floors of research laboratories.
The integration of patient care and research under a single roof is an exceptional feature of BWH that fosters a high degree of collaboration between researchers and patient care providers. This ensures that our work remains focused on the most pressing clinical challenges, while also enhancing the translation from early-stage basic research to clinical and commercial applications with real-world impact
Our work is urgent. Globally, psychiatric and neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability. More than a billion people worldwide now suffer from nervous system disorders. Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, depression, Parkinson’s disease, brain tumors, ALS, stroke, schizophrenia, autism, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, migraine and chronic pain are just a few of the conditions for which today’s treatments are insufficient. The BWH Program for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience is confronting these challenges, by supporting cutting-edge collaborative research with the goal of improving outcomes for patients around the world. If you share our passion for reducing the suffering caused by brain disorders, please join us! Together we will make a difference.
Last Updated on December 19, 2024 by PIN Admin