Brigid Dwyer, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Brigid Dwyer, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School and then completed an internship in Medicine and a residency in neurology at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Dwyer then completed a fellowship in Brain Injury Medicine and Neurorehabilitation at Boston University/Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System. She is board certified in Neurology and Brain Injury Medicine. Dr. Dwyer's interests includes trumatic brain injury, disorders of consciousness, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Publications

  • Published 9/1/2026

    Luster CB, Nowinski CJ, Abdolmohammadi B, Feigel ED, Mastrodicasa MJ, Finegan B, Goldstein L, Katz DI, Cantu RC, Dwyer B, Tripodis Y, Stein TD, Alosco ML, McKee AC, Mez J, Daneshvar DH. Neurodegenerative Disease Death Certification Among National Football League Players With Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2631614. PMID: 42678698.

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  • Published 8/25/2026

    Daneshvar DH, Nowinski CJ, Abdolmohammadi B, Luster CB, Uretsky M, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Weuve J, McClean MD, Cherry JD, Dwyer B, Feigel ED, Mastrodicasa MJ, Alvarez VE, Rabinovici GD, Seeley WW, Grinberg LT, Crary JF, Stein TD, Goldstein L, Katz DI, Zafonte RD, Tripodis Y, Cantu RC, Stern RA, Alosco ML, McKee AC, Mez J. Prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy at death in National Football League players: retrospective population based cohort study, 2008-21. BMJ. 2026 Aug 25; 394:e100418. PMID: 42642105.

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  • Published 6/2/2026

    Mez J, Abdolmohammadi B, Durape S, Dwyer B, Alosco ML, Yew B, Pritchett A, Fernández NB, Hicks A, Uretsky M, Ryder M, Faheem F, Nosek S, Martin B, Palmisano J, Nowinski C, Tripodis Y, O'Connor KD, Goldstein LE, Katz DI, Cantu RC, Kowall NW, Stern RA, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, Crary JF, Stein TD, McKee AC, Daneshvar DH. Validity of the NINDS traumatic encephalopathy syndrome criteria for predicting chronic traumatic encephalopathy. medRxiv. 2026 Jun 02. PMID: 42282171.

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  • Published 4/7/2026

    Katz DI, Bodien YG, Faerman A, Schwertfeger J, Bogdanova Y, Blum S, Dwyer B, Gilmore N, Goncalves JV, Hays K, Graf MJP, Marino M, Mallas EJ, Shapiro-Rosenbaum A, Sherer M, Williams MW, Zhang B. Pathophysiology of the Post-Traumatic Confusional State and Post-Traumatic Amnesia: A Scoping Review. J Neurotrauma. 2026 Jun; 43(11-12):835-849. PMID: 41944090.

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  • Published 3/30/2026

    Bradylyons A, Stillman A, Galica A, Dwyer B. Clinical assessment tools for concussion in adults. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2026 Jul; 58:101268. PMID: 42264870.

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Education

  • Brown University School of Medicine, MD
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS

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