Douglas I. Katz, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Douglas I. Katz is professor of neurology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. After completing his residency, he focused his research on traumatic brain injury, neurorehabilitation, cognitive/behavioral neurology, acquired brain injury, and disorders of consciousness. For over 27 years Katz has been the medical director of the Brain Injury Program at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital in Massachusetts, one of the first dedicated brain injury rehabilitation programs in the US that he helped develop. For the past two years, Dr. Katz has served as president of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Publications

  • Published 9/15/2026

    Mulayi SC, Aaronson A, Goostrey KJ, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Cole-French WS, Roebuck M, Schneider G, Pine BN, Palmisano JN, Martin BM, Zavitz KH, Katz DI, Nowinski CJ, McKee AC, Stein TD, Mackin RS, McClean MD, Weuve J, Mez J, Weiner MW, Nosheny RL, Alosco ML, Stern RA. Cognitive and Behavioral Functioning in Female Former Soccer Players: Results from the Head Impact and Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS). Brain Sci. 2026 Sep 15; 16(9). PMID: 42793399.

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  • Published 9/11/2026

    Miner AE, Naeve E, Rivers JL, Aaronson A, Groh JR, Tripodis Y, Roebuck M, Schneider G, Palmisano JN, Martin BM, Katz DI, Nowinski CJ, Mackin RS, McClean MD, Weuve J, Mez J, Weiner MW, Nosheny RL, Stern RA, Alosco ML. Military history and post-traumatic stress in former American football players: Modeling contributions to clinical outcomes. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 Sep 11; 203:155-166. PMID: 42753419.

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  • 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 8/28/2026

    Puleio A, Hoti I, Barr WB, Banks SJ, Wethe JV, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Dodick DW, Cantu RC, Katz DI, Mez J, Palmisano J, Martin B, Cummings JL, Reiman EM, Shenton ME, Stern RA, Alosco ML, Lenio S. Centrally Acting Medications, Chronic Pain, and Orthopedic Surgical History Among Former American Football Players. Neurology. 2026 Sep 22; 107(6):e218475. PMID: 42664488.

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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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Education

  • Stony Brook University, MD
  • Brandeis University, BA

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