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 1/1/2026

    Knopman DS, Koltai D, Laskowitz DT, Becker J, Charvet L, Wisnivesky J, Federman A, Silverstein A, Lokhnygina Y, Pilloni G, Haddad M, Mahncke H, Van Vleet T, Huang R, Cox W, Terry D, Karwowski J, McCray N, Lin JJ, McComsey GA, Singh U, Geng LN, Chu HY, Reece R, Moy J, Arvanitakis Z, Parthasarathy S, Patterson TF, Gupta A, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Parsonnet J, Kiriakopoulos ET, Fong TG, Mullington J, Jolley S, Shah NS, Morimoto SS, Lee-Iannotti JK, Killgore WDS, Dwyer B, Stringer W, Isache C, Frontera JA, Krishnan JA, O'Steen A, James M, Harper BL, Zimmerman KO. Evaluation of Interventions for Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2026 Jan 01; 83(1):49-59. PMID: 41212544.

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  • Published 1/1/2026

    Layden RM, Groh JR, Miner AE, Kidd A, Nosek SB, Gil SG, Abdolmohammadi B, Lenio S, Nowinski CJ, Tripodis Y, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Dwyer BC, Katz DI, Goldstein LE, Cantu RC, Stern RA, Stein TD, McKee AC, Daneshvar DH, Mez J, Alosco ML. CTE neuropathology alone is associated with dementia and cognitive symptoms. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jan; 22(1):e71032. PMID: 41589584.

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  • Published 11/20/2025

    Hartman S, Aytan N, Nicks R, Hawkins S, Cherry J, Alvarez VE, Meng G, Tripodis Y, Martin B, Palmisano J, Goldstein LE, Katz DI, Dwyer B, Daneshvar DH, Crary JF, Alosco M, Xia W, McKee AC, Mez J, Stein TD. Genetic variation in TMEM106B alters microglial activation and cytokine responses in chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Acta Neuropathol. 2025 Nov 20; 150(1):54. PMID: 41264095.

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  • Published 4/15/2025

    Han X, Zhang Y, Petrosky JN, Bald S, Sherva RM, Labadorf A, Cherry JD, Chung J, Farrell K, Abdolmohammadi B, Durape S, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Farrell JJ, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, Dwyer B, Daneshvar DH, Dams-O'Connor K, Jun GR, Lunetta KL, Goldstein LE, Katz DI, Cantu RC, Shenton ME, Cummings JL, Reiman EM, Stern RA, Alosco ML, Tripodis Y, Farrer LA, Stein TD, Crary JF, McKee AC, Mez J. A structural haplotype in the 17q21.31 MAPT region is associated with increased risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy endophenotypes. Cell Rep Med. 2025 May 20; 6(5):102084. PMID: 40239644.

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  • Published 3/6/2025

    Emrani S, Koutures A, Tripodis Y, Uretsky M, Abdolmohammadi B, Nowinski C, Daneshvar DH, Dwyer B, Katz DI, Goldstein LE, Cantu RC, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Dams-O'Connor K, Crary JF, Stern RA, Mez J, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, McKee AC, Stein TD, Alosco ML. Characterizing white matter and vascular pathologies in brain donors exposed to repetitive head impacts. Acta Neuropathol. 2025 Mar 06; 149(1):24. PMID: 40047953.

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Education

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

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