John H. Growdon, M.D. John H. Growdon, M.D. MGH Appointment: Neurologist
HMS Appointment Professor of Neurology
MGH Address: WAC 830
MGH Phone Number: 726-1728
Patient Office Phone Number: 726-1728, 726-5532
Patient Office Location: WAC 835
E-Mail Address:
FAX Number: 726-4101
Undergraduate Education: Northwestern University
Graduate And/Or Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residencies And Fellowships: Medicine: University of Chicago Neurology: Massachusetts General Hospital Neurochemistry: MIT
Foreign Language Spoken:
Certification By An American Specialty Board: Neurology and Psychiatry
Primary Specialty: Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders
Other Specialties: Parkinson's disease
Research Interests: Neurotransmitter control of amyloid metabolism
Clinical Interests: Neurotransmitter function in neurodegenerative disease; Pharmacology of neurodegenerative disease
Representative Publications::
1. Postle, et al. The time course of spatial and object learning in Parkinson's disease. Neuropsych, 35:1413-1422, 1997.
2. Nitsch, et al. Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype in GLU R1 stimulates the secretion of amyloid beta precursor ectodomain. J Neurochem, 69:704-712, 1997.
3. Hock, et al. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of amyloid precursor protein and amyloid B-peptide in Alzheimer's disease and major depression - inverse correlation with dementia severity. Eur Neurol, 39:111-118, 1998.