Name: Scott R. Plotkin, M.D.,Ph.D.

MGH Appointment:  Assistant in Neurology
HMS Appointment: Instructor in Neurology
MGH Address: Cox 315, Brain Tumor Center
MGH Phone Number: 617-724-5369
Patient Office Phone Number: 617-724-8770
Patient Office Location: Cox 315 (Brain Tumor Center) & WACC 835 (Neurofibromatosis Clinic)
E-Mail Address: splotkin@partners.org
FAX Number: 617-724-8769
Undergraduate Education: Harvard University
Graduate and/or Medical School: Tulane Medical School (MD) and Tulane University School of Arts & Science (PhD)
Residencies and Fellowships: Partners Neurology Residency, Neuro-Oncology fellowship (MGH)
Foreign Language Spoken: None
Certification by an American Specialty Board: Neurology, 2004
Primary Specialty: Neurology
Other Specialties: Neuro-Oncology, Neurofibromatosis
Research Interests: Brain Tumors, neurofibromatosis, blood-brain barrier
Clinical Interests:Brain Tumors, neurofibromatosis

Representative Publications:

S.R. Plotkin, W.A. Banks, L.M. Maness, and A.J. Kastin, “Differential transport of rat and human interleukin-1a across the blood-brain barrier and blood-testis barrier in rats,” Brain Research, 881, 57-61, 2000.

S.R. Plotkin and T.T. Batchelor, “Primary nervous system lymphoma,” The Lancet Oncology, 2, 354 - 365, 2001.

S.R. Plotkin and P.Y. Wen, “Neurologic complications of cancer therapy”, Neurologic Clinics, 21(1), 279-318, 2003.

John Lester (lester@helix.mgh.harvard.edu).