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{{short description|American board-certified physiatrist}}

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Latest revision as of 09:00, 20 September 2025

American board-certified physiatrist

Dan H. Daneshvar (born March 2, 1983) is an American neuroscientist, brain injury physician, and physiatrist. He is known for his academic work in traumatic brain injury and the long-term consequences of repetitive head impacts, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[1][2][3][4][5] He also founded Team Up Against Concussions, the first scientifically validated concussion education program for children.[6] He is the Director of the Institute for Brain Research and Innovation at TeachAids, which created CrashCourse, a virtual-reality or video based concussion education program.[7][8]

Early life and education

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Daneshvar grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Detroit Country Day School. He received his S.B. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT.[6] He received his M.D. and Ph.D. dual degrees from Boston University School of Medicine. His work at the Boston University CTE Center and Brain Bank resulted in the first dissertation in history to study CTE.[9] He completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the Stanford University School of Medicine.[10]

Daneshvar is Chief of Brain Injury Rehabilitation in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] As Director of the HealthSpan Lab, he studies the biological, behavioral, and environmental factors that influence healthy aging and long-term function.[12] In addition, his research focuses on identifying and characterizing the relationship between exposure to repetitive head impacts, and its effect on the development of early aging and neurodegenerative disease, including CTE.[6] Daneshvar’s work has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,[13] Annals of Neurology,[14] and Neurology,[15] and has received coverage from news organizations.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] As Director of the TeachAids Institute for Brain Research and Innovation, he also focuses on improving concussion education by using novel technology to attempt to change the culture around concussion reporting.[8]

  1. ^ Belson, Ken; Mueller, Benjamin (2023-06-20). “Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E.” The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. ^ Brassil, Gillian R. (2021-08-02). “Beauty, Athleticism and Danger in the Pool”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ^ Philipps, Dave; Holston, Kenny (2024-06-30). “Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ Lewis, Danny; Ossola, Alex (2023-02-03). “How Football Tech May Change the Game for Head Injuries”. The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ “As denials pile up, NFL settlement ignores ‘critical’ tests”. Washington Post. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  6. ^ a b c “Daniel H. Daneshvar ’05”. MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  7. ^ “TeachAids – CrashCourse concussion research”. TeachAids. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  8. ^ a b “Stanford-founded non-profit launches Institute for Brain Research and Innovation”. The Stanford Daily. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  9. ^ a b “Daniel H. Daneshvar, M.D., Ph.D. | CTE Center”. www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  10. ^ Huber, Jennifer (2017-07-25). “Study shows link between playing football and neurodegenerative disease”. Scope. Stanford Medicine. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  11. ^ “Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD – MGH Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service”. Massachusetts General Hospital. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  12. ^ “HealthSpan Lab”. Spaulding Rehabilitation. September 20, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Mez, Jesse; Daneshvar, Daniel H.; Kiernan, Patrick T.; Abdolmohammadi, Bobak; Alvarez, Victor E.; Huber, Bertrand R.; Alosco, Michael L.; Solomon, Todd M.; Nowinski, Christopher J.; McHale, Lisa; Cormier, Kerry A.; Kubilus, Caroline A.; Martin, Brett M.; Murphy, Lauren; Baugh, Christine M.; Montenigro, Phillip H.; Chaisson, Christine E.; Tripodis, Yorghos; Kowall, Neil W.; Weuve, Jennifer; McClean, Michael D.; Cantu, Robert C.; Goldstein, Lee E.; Katz, Douglas I.; Stern, Robert A.; Stein, Thor D.; McKee, Ann C. (2017). “Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football”. JAMA. 318 (4): 360–370. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.8334. PMC 5807097. PMID 28742910.
  14. ^ Mez, J.; Daneshvar, D. H.; Abdolmohammadi, B.; Chua, A. S.; Alosco, M. L.; Kiernan, P. T.; Evers, L.; Marshall, L.; Martin, B. M.; Palmisano, J. N.; Nowinski, C. J.; Mahar, I.; Cherry, J. D.; Alvarez, V. E.; Dwyer, B.; Huber, B. R.; Stein, T. D.; Goldstein, L. E.; Katz, D. I.; Cantu, R. C.; Au, R.; Kowall, N. W.; Stern, R. A.; McClean, M. D.; Weuve, J.; Tripodis, Y.; McKee, A. C. (2020). “Duration of American Football Play and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy”. Annals of Neurology. 87 (1): 116–131. doi:10.1002/ana.25611. PMC 6973077. PMID 31589352.
  15. ^ Stern, R. A.; Daneshvar, D. H.; Baugh, C. M.; Seichepine, D. R.; Montenigro, P. H.; Riley, D. O.; Fritts, N. G.; Stamm, J. M.; Robbins, C. A.; McHale, L.; Simkin, I.; Stein, T. D.; Alvarez, V. E.; Goldstein, L. E.; Budson, A. E.; Kowall, N. W.; Nowinski, C. J.; Cantu, R. C.; McKee, A. C. (2013). “Clinical presentation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy”. Neurology. 81 (13): 1122–1129. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a55f7f. PMC 3795597. PMID 23966253.
  16. ^ Kounang, Nadia (15 December 2021). “NFL players are four times more likely to die of ALS, study finds”. CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  17. ^ “ALS diagnosis, death rate higher in NFL players – U.S. study”. Reuters. 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  18. ^ Belson, Ken (2019-10-07). “Players With C.T.E. Doubled Risk With Every 5.3 Years in Football”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  19. ^ Ward, Joe; Williams, Josh; Manchester, Sam (2017-07-25). “111 N.F.L. Brains. All But One Had C.T.E.” The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  20. ^ Higgins, Laine (2017-07-25). “Study Shows Toll on Brain in Former Football Players”. Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  21. ^ “Report: CTE in 90% of football players studied”. ESPN.com. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  22. ^ Scanlan, Wayne (2017-07-26). “Staggering CTE numbers in latest study of former football players cause for worry”. ottawasun. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  23. ^ “Dean’s Community Service Award”. The Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  24. ^ “Nanotherapy Awards | Nanotechnology Innovation |Nanotherapy | Nanotechnology Awards |Healthcare Innovations”. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  25. ^ “Meet the 2024 NNS Rising star Awardee Daniel Daneshvar”. www.neurotrauma.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

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