Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road
1st Floor
Hale Building for Transformative Medicine
Boston, MA  02115
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Center for Neuro-Oncology
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA  02115
About Pier Paolo Peruzzi, MD, PhD
Gender
Male
Leadership Title
Principal Investigator at the Harvey Cushing Neuro-Oncology Laboratories
Principal Investigator of implantable drug-releasing micro-device clinical trial for patients with brain tumors
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests
awake surgery for speech and motor monitoring
brain metastases
brain tumors
cervical radiculopathy
Chiari malformation
glioblastoma
gliomas
meningiomas
Bio

Dr. Peruzzi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. He holds an appointment as an attending clinical neurosurgeon, as well as a principal investigator in the neuro-oncology research  laboratories at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr Peruzzi works together with a dedicated support team to provide the best, most timely and compassionate care to patients suffering from neurological disorders, particularly malignant brain tumors.

Dr. Peruzzi leads a molecular biology laboratory focused in basic research to find a cure to malignant brain tumors, and is also involved in multiple clinical trials for the treatment of brain tumors at the BWH, including oncolytic virotherapy and the use of novel microdevices to guide personalized chemotherapy to patients with brain cancers

Dr Peruzzi has been continuously supported by NIH funding for his laboratory research since he  joined the staff at the Brigham. He has received the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation fellowship by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, as well as the prestigious American Academy of Neurological Surgery Award.

Education

Internship
Ohio State University Medical Center, 2007 - 2008
Medical School
Universita' La Sapienza di Roma, 1998 - 2004
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery, 2019
Fellowship
Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2014 - 2015

Awards

Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation fellowship by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Academy of Neurological Surgery Award
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