Samuel Frank

Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Director, HDSA Center of Excellence, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Advanced Degree and Training

• 1998: Boston University, Medicine
• 2002: University of Rochester, Neurology Residency
• 2004: University of Rochester, Experimental Therapeutics Fellowship

Areas of Interest

• Huntington Disease
• Parkinson Disease
• Dystonia Disorders

Major Collaborative Activities

• Huntington's Disease Society of America

Major Research Theme

Understanding neurodegenerative disorders through biomarker discovery and study of phenotypic expression with the goal of developing novel clinical interventions to address symptomatic and disease modifying therapies.

External Recognition

• 1998: Robert G. Feldman Prize in Neurology Boston University
• 2001: Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award Arnold P. Gold Foundation
• 2005: Excellence in Teaching Award Boston University
• 2007: Excellence in Teaching Award Boston University
• 2011: Member Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Alumni
• 2013: Neurology Alumni Award University of Rochester
• 2015: Excellence in Teaching Award Boston University
• 2017: Excellence in Teaching Award BIDMC
• 2019: Excellence in Care Award, Huntington's Disease Society of America (Regional recognition for BIDMC Center of Excellence)
• 2019: Excellence in Care Award, Huntington's Disease Society of America (National)