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Adjunct

Vitaly Napadow, PhD

Dr. Vitaly Napadow is an assistant professor at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Vitaly holds secondary appointments as an assistant professor in the Pain Management Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and is adjunct faculty at Logan University. He received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) with a degree in Acupuncture.

Learn more by visiting Dr. Napadow's Faculty Page on the Logan website.

Publications

Publications by Dr. Napadow, listed in order by date with most recent first.

Sandström A,... Kettner N, Napadow V, Toschi N, Edwards RR, Loggia ML. [ 11 C]-PBR28 positron emission tomography signal as an imaging marker of joint inflammation in knee osteoarthritis. Pain. 2024 May 1;165(5):1121-1130.
Toschi N,... Kettner NW, Napadow V, Sclocco R. Causal influence of brainstem response to transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on cardiovagal outflow. Brain Stimul. 2023 Nov-Dec;16(6):1557-1565.
Ellingsen D,...Napadow V. Brain-to-brain mechanisms underlying pain empathy and social modulation of pain in the patient-clinician interaction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jun 27; 120(26): e2212910120
Sclocco R,...Kettner NW, Nguyen C, Kuo B, Napadow V: Cine gastric MRI reveals altered Gut-Brain Axis in Functional Dyspepsia: gastric motility is linked with brainstem-cortical fMRI connectivity. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2022 Oct;34(10):e14396.
Alshelh Z,...Napadow V. Neuroimmune signatures in chronic low back pain subtypes. Brian. 2022 Apr 29; 145(3):1098-1110
Ellingsen DM, ... Napadow V. Patient-clinician brain concordance underlies causal dynamics in nonverbal communication and negative affective expressivity. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Jan 28;12(1):44
Fisher H, Sclocco R, Maeda Y, KIm J, Malatesta C, Gerber J, Audette J, Kettner N, Napadow V. S1 Brain Connectivity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Underlies Median Nerve and Functional Improvement Following Electro-Acupuncture. Front Neurol. 2021 Oct, 27(12).
Alshelh Z, Brusaferri L, Saha A, Morrissey E, Knight P, Kim M, Zhang Y, Hooker JM, Albrecht D, Torrado-Carvajal A, Placzek MS, Akeju O, Price J, Edwards RR, Lee J, Sclocco R, Catana C, Napadow V, Loggia ML. Neuro-immune signatures in chronic low back pain
subtypes. Brain. 2021 Sep 16:awab336.
Garcia RG, Cohen JE, Stanford AD, Gabriel A, Stowell J, Aizley H, Barbieri R, Gitlin D, Napadow V, Goldstein JM. Respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation (RAVANS) modulates brain response to stress in major depression.
J Psychiatr Res. 2021 Aug 2;142:188-197.
Sclocco R,... Kettner NW, Kuo B, Napadow V. Non-uniform gastric wall kinematics revealed by 4D Cine magnetic resonance imaging in humans Neurogastroenterol Motil . 2021 Apr 2;e14146.
Isenburg K,... Napadow V, Kettner N, et al. Increased salience network connectivity following manual therapy is associated with reduced pain in chronic low back pain patients. J Pain. 2021 May;22(5):545-555.
Farmer AD, .... Napadow V, Koenig J. International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020). Front Hum Neurosci. 2021 Mar 23;14:568051.
Sclocco R, Nguyen C, Staley R, Fisher H, Velez C, Mendez A, Lu KH, Liu Z, Ward MP, Powley T, Kettner N, Kuo R, Napadow V. SPARC: Respiratory‐gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation modulates gastric function in functional dyspepsia.
FASEB J. Apr 2020;34(S1):1.
Sclocco R, Garcia RG, Kettner NW, Fisher HP, Isenburg K, Makarovsky M, Stowell JA, Goldstein J, Barbieri R, Napadow VP. Stimulus frequency modulates brainstem response to respiratory-gated transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation.
Brain Stimul. 2020 Jul-Aug;13(4):970-978.
Ellingsen DM, Isenburg K, ... Napadow V. Dynamic brain-to-brain concordance and behavioral mirroring as a mechanism of the patient-clinician interaction. Sci Adv. 2020 Oct 21;6(43):eabc1304.
Napadow V, Sclocco R, Henderson LA. Brainstem neuroimaging of nociception and pain circuitries. Pain Rep. 2019 Aug 7;4(4):e745.
Valenza G, Sclocco R, Duggento A, Passamonti L, Napadow V, Barbieri R, Toschi N. The central autonomic network at rest: Uncovering functional MRI correlates of time-varying autonomic outflow. Neuroimage. 2019 Aug 15;197:383-390.
Sclocco R, Garcia RG, Kettner NW, Isenburg K, Fisher HP, Hubbard CS, Ay I, Polimeni JR, Goldstein J, Makris N, Toschi N, Barbieri R, Napadow V. The influence of respiration on brainstem and cardiovagal response to auricular vagus nerve stimulation:
A multimodal ultrahigh-field (7T) fMRI study. Brain Stimul. 2019 Jul - Aug;12(4):911-921.
Ellingsen DM, Napadow V, Protsenko E, Mawla I, Kowalski MH, Swensen D, O'Dwyer-Swensen D, Edwards RR, Kettner N, Loggia ML. Brain mechanisms of anticipated painful movements and their modulation by manual therapy in chronic low back pain. J of Pain. 2018
Garcia RG, Lin RL, Lee J, Kim J, Barbieri R, Sclocco R, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Rosen BR, Hadjikhani N, Napadow V. Modulation of brainstem activity and connectivity by respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation in migraine patients.
Pain. 2017 Apr 25.
Toschi N, Kim J, Sclocco R, Duggento A, Barbieri R, Kuo B, Napadow V. Motion sickness increases functional connectivity between visual motion and nausea-associated brain regions. Auton Neurosci. 2017 Jan;202:108-113.
Sclocco R, Beissner F, Bianciardi M, Polimeni JR, Napadow V. Challenges and opportunities for brainstem neuroimaging with ultrahigh field MRI. Neuroimage. 2017 Feb 21. pii: S1053-8119(17)30163-5.
Long X, Huang W, Napadow V, Liang F, Pleger B, Villringer A, Witt CM, Nierhaus T, Pach D. Sustained effects of acupuncture stimulation investigated with centrality mapping analysis. Front Hum Neurosci. 2016 Oct 18;10:510.
Maeda Y, Kettner N, Kim J, Kim H, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Libby A, Mezzacappa P, Mawla I, Morse LR, Audette J, Napadow V. Primary somatosensory/motor cortical thickness distinguishes paresthesia- from pain-dominant carpal tunnel syndrome
Pain. 2016 May;157(5):1085-93.
Sclocco R, Beissner F, Desbordes G, Polimeni JR, Wald LL, Kettner NW, Kim J, Garcia RG, Renvall V, Bianchi AM, Cerutti S, Napadow V, Barbieri R. Neuroimaging brainstem circuitry supporting cardiovagal response to pain:
A combined heart rate variability/ultrahigh-field (7 T) functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2016 May 13;374(2067).
Napadow V, Li A, Loggia ML, Kim J, Mawla I, Desbordes G, Schalock PC, Lerner EA, Tran TN, Ring J, Rosen BR, Kaptchuk TJ, Pfab F. The imagined itch: brain circuitry supporting nocebo-induced itch in atopic dermatitis patients.
Allergy. 2015 Nov;70(11):1485-92.
Nierhaus T, Pach D, Huang W, Long X, Napadow V, Roll S, Liang F, Pleger B, Villringer A, Witt CM. Differential cerebral response to somatosensory stimulation of an acupuncture point vs. two non-acupuncture points measured with EEG and fMRI.
Front Hum Neurosci. 2015 Feb 13;9:74.
Desbordes G, Li A, Loggia ML, Kim J, Schalock PC, Lerner E, Tran TN, Ring J, Rosen BR, Kaptchuk TJ, Pfab F, Napadow V. Evoked itch perception is associated with changes in functional brain connectivity. Neuroimage Clin. 2014 Dec 3;7:213-21.
Maeda Y, Kettner N, Holden J, Lee J, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Im J, Libby A, Mezzacappa P, Morse LR, Park K, Audette J, Tommerdahl M, Napadow V.
Functional deficits in carpal tunnel syndrome reflect reorganization of primary somatosensory cortex. Brain. 2014 Jun;137(Pt 6):1741-52.
Ichesco E, Schmidt-Wilcke T, Bhavsar R, Clauw DJ, Peltier SJ, Kim J, Napadow V, Hampson JP, Kairys AE, Williams DA, Harris RE. Altered resting state connectivity of the insular cortex in individuals with fibromyalgia.
J Pain. 2014 Aug;15(8):815-826.e1.
Napadow V, Lee J, Kim J, Cina S, Maeda Y, Barbieri R, Harris RE, Kettner N, Park K. Brain correlates of phasic autonomic response to acupuncture stimulation: An event-related fMRI study. Hum Brain Mapp. 2013 Oct;34(10):2592-606.
Maeda Y, Kettner N, Kim J, Cina S, Gerber J, Mezzacappa, P, Morse L, Audette J, Napadow V. Acupuncture evoked response in contralateral somatosensory cortex reflects peripheral nerve pathology of carpal tunnel syndrome. Med Acupunct. 2013 Aug;25(4):275-84
Maeda Y, Kettner N, Lee J, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Im J, Libby A, Mezzacappa P, Morse LR, Park K, Audette J, Napadow V. Acupuncture-evoked response in somatosensory and prefrontal cortices predicts immediate pain reduction in CTS.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:795906.
Maeda Y, Kettner NW, Sheehan J, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Mezzacappa P, Audette J, Napadow V: Altered brain morphometry in carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with median nerve pathology. NeuroImage: Clinical. 2013; 2:313-9.
Dhond RP, Ruzich E, Witzel T, Maeda Y, Malatesta C, Morse LR, Audette J, Hämäläinen M, Kettner N, Napadow V. Spatio-temporal mapping cortical neuroplasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome. Brain. 2012 Oct;135(Pt 10):3062-73.
Napadow V, Kim J, Clauw DJ, Harris RE. Decreased intrinsic brain connectivity is associated with reduced clinical pain in fibromyalgia. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Jul; 64(7):2398-2403.
Witzel T, Napadow V, Kettner NW, Vangel MG, Hämäläinen MS, Dhond RP. Differences in cortical response to acupressure and electroacupuncture stimuli. BMC Neurosci. 2011 Jul 27; 12:73.
LaCount LT, Barbieri R, Park K, Kim J, Brown EN, Kuo B, Napadow V. Static and dynamic autonomic response with increasing nausea perception. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2011 Apr; 82(4):424-433.
Napadow V, Maeda Y, Audette J, Kettner N. Neuroplasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal of Pain Management. 2011; 4(3):313-329.
Napadow V, Dhond R, Park K, Kim J, Makris N, Kwong K, Harris R, Purdon P, Kettner N, Hui K. Time-variant fMRI activity in the brainstem and higher structures in response to acupuncture. NeuroImage. 2009 Aug; 47(1):289-301.
Napadow V, Dhond, RP, Kim J, LaCount L, Vangel M, Harris RE, Kettner N, Park K. Brain encoding of acupuncture sensation—coupling on-line rating with fMRI. NeuroImage. 2009; 47:1055-1065.