Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Email: vitaly@mgh.harvard.edu

Further Information
Lab Publications
(internal) Neuroimaging Acupuncture Effects in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(internal) Acupuncture PPG Wiki

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Recent Publications

• Schneider C, Priovoulos N, Prokopiou PC, Verhey FR, Poser BA, Ivanov D, Sclocco R, Napadow V, Jacobs HI. Locus coeruleus fMRI response to transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation is coupled to changes in salivary alpha amylase. Brain Stimul. 2025. 18(4):1205-1207
• Schuman-Olivier Z, Marin F, Kinder LD, Datko M, Round K, Tohyama S, Garcia RG, Hirschtick RL, Edwards RR, Wells RE, Cheng HT, Barbieri R, Hadjikhani N, Loggia ML, Kaptchuk TJ, Houle TT, Rosen BR, Napadow V. Evaluating brain mechanisms of combined vagus nerve stimulation and mindfulness training for migraine: A randomized 2 × 2 factorial clinical trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 May 21. 154:107947
• Alshelh Z, Brusaferri L, Morrissey EJ, Torrado-Carvajal A, Kim M, Akeju O, Grmek G, Chane C, Murphy J, Schrepf A, Harris RE, Kwon YM, Bedair H, Siliski J, Chen AF, Melnic C, Jarraya M, Napadow V, Veronese M, Maccioni L, Edwards RR, Efthimiou N, Mohammadian M, Luo E, Pollak LE, Catana C, Toschi N, Loggia ML. Brain inflammation and its predictive value for post-operative pain in total knee arthroplasty patients. Brain Behav Immun. 2025 May 10. 128:703-712
• Joss D, Rosansky J, Gardiner P, Edwards RR, Weiss RD, Napadow V, Schuman-Olivier Z. Modulating mechanisms of adverse childhood experiences in a mindfulness-based intervention: preliminary insights from an opioid use disorder study. Front Psychol. 2025. 16:1529106
• Mauck MC, Barth KS, Bell KM, Brooks AK, Chadwick AL, Gunn CA, Hurley RW, Ivanova A, Piva SR, Schneider MJ, Bailey JF, Bagaason S, Batorsky A, Borckardt JJ, Bowden AE, Carey TS, Castellanos J, Chen L, Chidgey B, Dalton D, Dufour JS, Fields AJ, Fritz JM, Goolsby RW, Greco CM, Harris RE, Harte S, Hassett AL, Hoffmeyer A, Jones Berkeley S, Kaplan C, Kidwell KM, Knapik GG, Kosorok MR, Kurillo G, Lobo R, Lotz JC, Mackey S, Mageswaran P, Majumdar S, Mao J, Marras WS, McCumber M, McLean SA, Mehling W, Mitchell UH, Napadow VJ, O'Neill C, Patel KV, Peltier S, Psioda M, Rowland B, Rundell SD, Schrepf A, Sperger J, Vo N, Wallace MS, Wasan AD, Weaver TE, Weber KA, Williams DA, Wilson L, Zeidan F, Zhao B, Anstrom KJ, Clauw DJ, Sowa GA. The Design and Rationale of the Biomarkers for Evaluating Spine Treatments (BEST) Trial: A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial. Pain Med. 2025 Apr 09.