Brooke Swearingen, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) Harvard Medical School Attending Neurosurgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital Patient Appointments: 617-726-3910 Physician Referral: MGH Neurosurgery Referral System E-Mail Referral to: bswearingen@partners.org or Referral @ Neurosurgery Clinical Background MD Degree: Harvard Medical School 1981 Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Neurosurgery 1988 Board Certifications: Neurosurgery 1993 Clinical Interests: Pituitary Tumors, Cervical and Lumbar Disc Diseases, Radiosurgery (Proton Beam) for Pituitary Tumors, Skull Base Tumors, Brain and Spine Tumors Co-Director, Neurological Intensive Care Unit

	Clinical Office: 15 Parkman Street Wang Ambulatory Care Center 331 Massachusetts General Hospital Neurosurgical Service Massachusetts General Hospital Fruit Street Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Phone: (617) 726-3910 Facsimile: (617) 726-7546 email: bswearingen@partners.org

Curriculum vitae:

Clinical Interests:

• Neuroendocrine Clinical Center
• Proton Beam Therapy for Pituitary Tumors
  
• Brain Tumors - MGH Brain Tumor Center
• MGH Cranial Base Center
  
• MGH Spine & Peripheral Nerve Surgery Center

Clinical Research

1. Outcomes analysis after therapy for pituitary tumor

• Swearingen B, et al. Long-term mortality after tra...[PMID:10366371]
• Swearingen B, et al. Long-term mortality after tra...[PMID:9768641]
• Katznelson L, et al. Biochemical assessment of Cus...[PMID:9589666]

2. Intraoperative MRI imaging

• Technologic Advance: Intraoperative MRI used for Pituitary Tumors at MGH

Basic Research (associated with Neuroendocrine Clinical Center)

• Zhang X, et al. Loss of expression of GADD45 ...[PMID:11889197]
• Danila DC, et al. Activin effects on neoplastic...[PMID:10720031]
• Zhang X, et al. Expression of prolactin-relea...[PMID:10599733]