Lauren R. Moo, MD
MGH Appointment: Assistant in Neurology
HMS Appointment: Instructor in Neurology
MGH Address: VBK 827
MGH Phone Number:
Patient Office Phone Number: 617-726-5533 (Cognitive Behavioral) / 617-726-3311 (Epilepsy)
Patient Office Location: Wang ACC 835
E-Mail Address: lmoo@partners.org
FAX Number: 617-726-6991 (ACC)
Undergraduate Education: Cornell University
Graduate and/or Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residencies and Fellowships: Intern in Medicine: Faulkner Hospital; Resident in Neurology: Johns Hopkins; Fellow in Cognitive Neurology and Neuropsychology: Johns Hopkins
Foreign Language Spoken:
Certification by an American Specialty Board: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Primary Specialty: Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Other Specialties: Epilepsy
Research Interests: Cognitive neuroscience, Reorganization of language and other cognitive functions in patients with neurologic diseases
Clinical Interests: Cognitive/Behavioral Neurology, Cognitive issues in epilepsy, Neuropsychology
Representative Publications:
1) Caplan, D. & Moo, L. Cognitive Conjunction and Cognitive Functions. Neuroimage 2004; 21: 751-6
2) Moo, L.R., Slotnick, S.D., Tesoro, M.A., Zee, D.S., & Hart, J. Interlocking-Finger Test: A bedside screen for parietal lobe dysfunction, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2003; 74: 530-2
3) Moo, L.R., Slotnick, S.D., Krauss, G., & Hart, J. A Prospective Study of Motor Recovery Following Multiple Subpial Transections. Neuroreport 2002; 13: 665-659
4) Slotnick, S.D., Moo, L.R., Kraut, M.A., Lesser, R.P., & Hart, J. Interactions between thalamic and cortical rhythms during semantic memory recall in human. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2002; 99: 6440-6443
5) Moo, L.R., Murphy, K.J., Gailloud, P., Tesoro, M.A., & Hart, J. Tailored Neuropsychological Testing with Provocative Amobarbital Injection Preceding AVM Embolization. American Journal of Neuroradiology 2002; 23: 416-421