Vitaly Napadow, Ph.D., Lic.Ac.

Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

Assistant Professor

Department of Radiology

Massachusetts General Hospital

Harvard Medical School

149 Thirteenth Street, Room 2301

Charlestown, MA 02129

(617) 724-3402 (work)

(617) 726-7422 (fax)

email: vitaly at nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

 

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Research
Interests

- Neuroimaging of the Central Autonomic Network

- Neuro-correlates of acupuncture imaged with fMRI and MEG
- Cortical plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome treated by acupuncture

- Brain mechanisms underlying acupuncture anti-nausea and analgesic effects

 

 

Reviews

2008

 

2007

 

 

Dhond R, Kettner N, Napadow V. Do the neural correlates of acupuncture and placebo effects differ? Pain. 2007 Mar 128(1-2):8-12.

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Dhond RP, Kettner N, Napadow V. Neuroimaging Acupuncture Effects in the Human Brain. J Altern Complement Med. 2007, 13(6):603-16.

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Kong J, Gollub R, Huang T, Polich G, Napadow V, Hui K, Vangel M, Rosen B, Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture de qi, from qualitative history to quantitative measurement. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Dec;13(10):1059-70.

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Gilbert RJ, Napadow VJ, Gaige TA, Wedeen VJ. Anatomical basis of lingual hydrostatic deformation. J Exp Biol. 2007 Dec;210(Pt 23):4069-82.

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2006

 

 

Napadow V, Webb M, Pearson N, Hammerschlag R. Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture: November 17-18, 2005. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Nov;12(9):931-5.

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Langevin HM, Hammerschlag R, Lao L, Napadow V, Schnyer RN, Sherman KJ. Controversies in acupuncture research: selection of controls and outcome measures in acupuncture clinical trials. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Dec;12(10):943-53.

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Primary

Research

2008

 

 

Napadow V, Dhond RP, Conti G, Makris N, Brown EN, Barbieri R. Brain Correlates of Autonomic Modulation: Combining Heart Rate Variability with fMRI. Neuroimage. 2008, 42(1):169-77.

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Dhond RP, Yeh C, Park K, Kettner N, Napadow V. Acupuncture Modulates Resting State Connectivity in Default and Sensorimotor Brain Networks. Pain. 2008, 136(3):407-18.

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Dhond RP, Witzel T, Hamalainen M, Kettner N, Napadow V. Spatiotemporal Mapping the Neural Correlates of Acupuncture with MEG. J Altern Complement Med. 2008, 14(6):679-88.

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Audette J, Ryan A, Liu J, Li M, Kettner N, Kwong KK, Hui KKS, Napadow V. 2006. Acupuncture for Chronic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A pilot prospective open-protocol study. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2008, in review.

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2007

 

 

Napadow V, N Kettner, J Liu, M Li, KK Kwong, M Vangel, N Makris, J Audette, Hui KKS. Hypothalamus and Amygdala Response to Acupuncture Stimuli in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Pain. 2007, 130(3):254-66.

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Napadow V, Liu J, Li M, Kettner N, Ryan A, Kwong KK, Hui KKS, Audette J. Somatosensory cortical plasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome treated by acupuncture. Hum Brain Mapp. 2007, Mar;28(3):159-71.
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Hui KK, Nixon EE, Vangel MG, Liu J, Marina O, Napadow V, Hodge SM, Rosen BR, Makris N, Kennedy DN. Characterization of the "Deqi" Response in Acupuncture. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2007 Oct 31;7(1):33

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2006

 

 

Gilbert RJ, Wedeen VJ, Magnusson LH, Benner T, Wang R, Dai G, Napadow VJ, Roche KK. Three-dimensional myoarchitecture of the bovine tongue demonstrated by diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging with tractography. Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol. 2006 Nov;288(11):1173-82.

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Napadow V, Dhond R, Kennedy D, Hui KKS, Makris N. Automated Brainstem Co-registration (ABC) for MRI. Neuroimage. 2006, Sep 32(3):1113-9.
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Gilbert RJ, Magnusson LH, Napadow V, Benner T, Wang R, Wedeen V. Mapping complex myoarchitecture in the bovine tongue with diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging. Biophysical Journal. 2006, Aug 1; 91(3):1014-22.

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Napadow V, Kettner N, Ryan A, Kwong KK, Audette J, Hui KKS. Somatosensory Cortical Plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - a Cross-sectional fMRI Evaluation. Neuroimage, 2006, Jun 31(2):520-30.
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2005

 

 

Napadow V, Dhond RP, Purdon P, Kettner N, Makris N, Kwong KK, Hui KKS. Correlating acupuncture fMRI in the human brainstem with heart rate variability. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2005; 5:4496-9.

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Hui KK, Liu J, Marina O, Napadow V, Haselgrove C, Kwong KK, Kennedy DN, Makris N. The integrated response of the human cerebro-cerebellar and limbic systems to acupuncture stimulation at ST 36 as evidenced by fMRI. Neuroimage. 2005 Sep;27(3):479-96.
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Gilbert RJ, Napadow VJ. Three-dimensional muscular architecture of the human tongue determined in vivo with diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging. Dysphagia. 2005 Winter;20(1):1-7.
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Napadow V, Makris N, Liu J, Kettner NW, Kwong KK, Hui KK. Effects of electroacupuncture versus manual acupuncture on the human brain as measured by fMRI. Hum Brain Mapp. 2005 Mar;24(3):193-205.
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2004

 

 

Napadow V, Liu J, Kaptchuk TJ. A systematic study of acupuncture practice: acupoint usage in an outpatient setting in Beijing, China. Complement Ther Med. 2004 Dec;12(4):209-16.
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Napadow V, Kaptchuk TJ. Patient characteristics for outpatient acupuncture in Beijing, China. J Altern Complement Med. 2004 Jun;10(3):565-72.
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2002

 

 

Napadow V, Kamm RD, Gilbert RJ.  A biomechanical model of sagittal tongue bending. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2002; 124 (5):547-56.
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2001

 

 

Napadow V, Mai V, Bankier AA, Gilbert RJ, Edelman R, Chen Q.  Determination of regional pulmonary parenchymal strain during normal respiration using spin inversion tagged magnetization MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2001; 13 (3):467-74.
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Chen Q, Mai V, Bankier AA, Napadow V, Gilbert RJ, Edelman R.  An ultra-fast MR grid tagging sequence for assessment of local mechanical properties of the lungs. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2001; 45 (1):24-8.
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Napadow V, Wedeen VJ, Chen Q, Mai V, So PTC, Gilbert RJ.  Quantitative analysis of 3D-resolved lingual fiber architecture in intact tissue with diffusion tensor MRI and two-photon microscopy.  Biophysical Journal. 2001; 80 (6):2968-75.
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Wedeen V, Reese TG, Napadow V, Gilbert RJ.  Demonstration of primary and secondary muscle fiber architecture of the Bovine tongue by diffusion tensor MRI.  Biophysical Journal. 2001; 80 (2):1024-8.
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1999

 

 

Napadow V, Chen Q, Wedeen VJ, Gilbert RJ.  Biomechanical basis for lingual muscular deformation during swallowing.  American Journal of Physiology. 1999; 40 (3):G695-G701.
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Napadow V, Chen Q, Wedeen VJ, Gilbert RJ.  Intramural mechanics of the human tongue in association with physiological deformation.  Journal of  Biomechanics. 1999; 32 (1):1-12.
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Clinical Experience

 

2005-present

Acupuncturist, Pain Management Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Chestnut Hill, MA

2004-present

Vitality Acupuncture (private practice)

2002-2003

Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wan Jing Hospital, Beijing, China

5 month internship in outpatient acupuncture clinics

2001-2002

NESA Clinic, Watertown, MA; Aids Care Project, Boston, MA; Dimock Hospital, Boston, MA

504 hours supervised clinical internship

 

 

Education 

 

2001

Doctorate of Philosophy, Division of Health Science and Technology
Harvard University / Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA
Thesis Title: "A Biomechanical Investigation of the Structure - Function
Relationships in the Human Tongue." 

1998

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA

1995

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Cornell University, College of Engineering; Ithaca, NY

2002

Master of Science, Acupuncture
New England School of Acupuncture; Watertown, MA
License of Acupuncture, September 2002

 

 

Awards

 

2000

Finalist, Schnitzer Prize for the Visual Arts