Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology
Dr. Steven C. Schachter reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Schachter is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Director of Clinical Research at the Harvard Osher Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a past President of the Epilepsy Association of Massachusetts and is a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Foundation of America. He frequently chairs symposia and meetings and speaks at national and international conferences on subjects pertaining to epilepsy. Dr. Schachter is also author and editor of over 100 reviewed publications and numerous books.
Education and Training
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 1980
Internship in Medicine: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, 1980-1981
Residency in Neurology: Longwood Area Neurology Program, Boston, MA, 1981-1983
Chief Resident in Neurology: Longwood Area Neurology Program, Boston, MA, 1983-1984
Fellowship in Electroencephalography and Clinical Epilepsy: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA, 1984-1986
Certifications
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology
Academic Appointments
Harvard University, Boston, MA:
- Associate Professor of Neurology, 1997-present
- Assistant Professor of Neurology, 1994-1997
- Instructor in Neurology, 1984-1994
- Clinical Fellow in Neurology, 1981-1984
Teaching Fellow in Family Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1977-1978
Current as of: June 27, 2014
Author: Healthwise Staff
