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Scott Sperling MD

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentMedicine at UMass Chan - Lahey
AddressLahey Regional Campus
41 Mall Road
Burlington MA 01805
Phone781-744-2088
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
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    Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, United StatesBSBiology
    University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, United StatesMD

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    1. Reyes A, Maietta JE, Wong CG, MacDonald B, Calamia M, Tan A, Fox-Fuller JT, McBride WF, Gooding A, Driskell LD, Del Bene VA, Sperling SA, Murriel EC, Block C. Using digital platforms to address inequities in neuropsychology training and education: lessons learned from KnowNeuropsychology. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2025 Apr 29; 1-15. PMID: 40296781.
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    2. Piccinin CC, Yu JRT, Sonneborn C, Hogue O, Popov R, Ghosh D, Brooks A, Liao J, Shaffer S, Sperling SA, Walter BL. From Queasy to Rigid - An amendment on the administration of contraindicated antiemetics in hospitalized people with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2025 May; 134:107782. PMID: 40088778.
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    3. Anis S, Chaparro-Solano HM, Peixoto Leal T, Sperling SA, Sonneborn C, Callegari Piccinin C, Inca-Martinez M, Cornejo-Olivas M, Illanes-Manrique M, Chana-Cuevas P, Safie Awad P, Jimena Hern?ndez-Medrano A, Cervantes-Arriaga A, F S Schuh A, R M Rieder C, Braga-Neto P, Andrei da Silva Sena A, Lopes Santos-Lobato B, M Gatto E, J Alvarado G, L Avila C, Tumas V, Foss MP, Borges V, Ballalai Ferraz H, Luis Orozco V?lez J, Mu?oz Ospina B, Moreno S, Pineda D, Esther Rios Pinto J, Olgu?n P, Cristobal Nu?ez J, Vi?uela A, O Espinal-Martinez A, Mori N, Mej?a-Rojas K, Medina-Colque A, Lucia Zuma Rosso A, Vila?a C, Ochoa-Valle E, Cornejo-Herrera I, Reyes-Perez P, L?zaro-Figueroa A, Let?cia de Moraes Alves A, Gisbert Cury R, Fernandez HH, Mata I. Differences and contributors to global cognitive performance in the underrepresented Latinx Parkinson's disease population. Clin Neuropsychol. 2025 Jan 18; 1-21. PMID: 39825715.
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    4. Flanigan JL, Harrison MB, Patrie JT, Shah BB, Sperling SA, Wyman-Chick KA, Dalrymple WA, Barrett MJ. Clinical and cognitive features associated with psychosis in Parkinson's disease: a longitudinal study. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024; 16:1463426. PMID: 39574488.
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    5. Sperling SA, Acheson SK, Fox-Fuller J, Colvin MK, Harder L, Cullum CM, Randolph JJ, Carter KR, Espe-Pfeifer P, Lacritz LH, Arnett PA, Gillaspy SR. Tele-Neuropsychology: From Science to Policy to Practice. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2024 Feb 19; 39(2):227-248. PMID: 37715508.
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    6. Randolph JJ, Lacritz LH, Colvin MK, Espe-Pfeifer P, Carter KR, Arnett PA, Fox-Fuller J, Aduen PA, Cullum CM, Sperling SA. Integrating Lifestyle Factor Science into Neuropsychological Practice: A National Academy of Neuropsychology Education Paper. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2024 Feb 19; 39(2):121-139. PMID: 37873931.
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    7. Piccinin CC, Yu JRT, Brooks A, Clark P, Shaffer S, Sokola BS, Lewin K, Whitman JP, Sperling SA, Fernandez HH, Walter BL. Electronic health record tools as a potential resource for improving care among hospitalized people with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 Nov; 116:105896. PMID: 37839911.
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    8. Varela JL, Sperling SA, Block C, O'Leary K, Hart ES, Kiselica AM. A survey of neuropsychological assessment feedback practices among neuropsychologists. Clin Neuropsychol. 2024 04; 38(3):529-556. PMID: 37438247.
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    9. Yu JRT, Sonneborn C, Hogue O, Ghosh D, Brooks A, Liao J, Fernandez HH, Shaffer S, Sperling SA, Walter BL. Establishing a framework for quality of inpatient care for Parkinson's disease: A study on inpatient medication administration. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 08; 113:105491. PMID: 37495500.
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    10. Crowley BZ, Patrie J, Sperling SA. Depression differentially affects patient and caregiver perceptions of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease. Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 08; 37(6):1191-1206. PMID: 35938748.
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    11. Sperling SA, Druzgal J, Blair JC, Flanigan JL, Stohlman SL, Barrett MJ. Cholinergic nucleus 4 grey matter density is associated with apathy in Parkinson's disease. Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 04; 37(3):676-694. PMID: 35443870.
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    12. Driskell LD, Del Bene VA, Sperling SA. What makes for a competitive fellowship candidate? A survey of clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral training directors. Clin Neuropsychol. 2022 11; 36(8):2041-2060. PMID: 34429020.
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    13. Barrett MJ, Murphy JM, Zhang J, Blair JC, Flanigan JL, Nawaz H, Dalrymple WA, Sperling SA, Patrie J, Druzgal TJ. Olfaction, cholinergic basal forebrain degeneration, and cognition in early Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 09; 90:27-32. PMID: 34348192.
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    14. Rice JD, Sperling SA, Brown DS, Mittleman MS, Manning CA. Evaluating the efficacy of TeleFAMILIES: a telehealth intervention for caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia. Aging Ment Health. 2022 08; 26(8):1613-1619. PMID: 34125635.
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    15. Stohlman SL, Barrett MJ, Sperling SA. Factor structure of the BDI-II in Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychology. 2021 Jul; 35(5):540-546. PMID: 33914574.
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    16. Mart?nez-Fern?ndez R, M??ez-Mir? JU, Rodr?guez-Rojas R, Del ?lamo M, Shah BB, Hern?ndez-Fern?ndez F, Pineda-Pardo JA, Monje MHG, Fern?ndez-Rodr?guez B, Sperling SA, Mata-Mar?n D, Guida P, Alonso-Frech F, Obeso I, Gasca-Salas C, Vela-Desojo L, Elias WJ, Obeso JA. Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Subthalamotomy for Parkinson's Disease. N Engl J Med. 2020 12 24; 383(26):2501-2513. PMID: 33369354.
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    17. Dalrymple WA, Huss DS, Blair J, Flanigan JL, Patrie J, Sperling SA, Shah BB, Harrison MB, Druzgal TJ, Barrett MJ. Cholinergic nucleus 4 atrophy and gait impairment in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol. 2021 Jan; 268(1):95-101. PMID: 32725313.
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    18. Blair JC, Barrett MJ, Patrie J, Flanigan JL, Sperling SA, Elias WJ, Druzgal TJ. Brain MRI Reveals Ascending Atrophy in Parkinson's Disease Across Severity. Front Neurol. 2019; 10:1329. PMID: 31920949.
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    19. Dalrymple WA, Pusso A, Sperling SA, Flanigan JL, Huss DS, Harrison MB, Elias WJ, Shah BB, Barrett MJ. Comparison of Parkinson's Disease Patients' Characteristics by Indication for Deep Brain Stimulation: Men Are More Likely to Have DBS for Tremor. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2019; 9. PMID: 31572622.
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    20. Sperling SA, Brown DS, Jensen C, Inker J, Mittelman MS, Manning CA. FAMILIES: an effective healthcare intervention for caregivers of community dwelling people living with dementia. Aging Ment Health. 2020 10; 24(10):1700-1708. PMID: 31364866.
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    21. Barrett MJ, Sperling SA, Blair JC, Freeman CS, Flanigan JL, Smolkin ME, Manning CA, Druzgal TJ. Lower volume, more impairment: reduced cholinergic basal forebrain grey matter density is associated with impaired cognition in Parkinson disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2019 11; 90(11):1251-1256. PMID: 31175168.
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    22. Kuhlman GD, Flanigan JL, Sperling SA, Barrett MJ. Predictors of health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 08; 65:86-90. PMID: 31118162.
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    23. Brown DS, Barrett MJ, Flanigan JL, Sperling SA. Clinical and demographic correlates of apathy in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol. 2019 Feb; 266(2):507-514. PMID: 30604055.
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    24. Sperling SA, Shah BB, Barrett MJ, Bond AE, Huss DS, Gonzalez Mejia JA, Elias WJ. Focused ultrasound thalamotomy in Parkinson disease: Nonmotor outcomes and quality of life. Neurology. 2018 10 02; 91(14):e1275-e1284. PMID: 30158160.
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    25. Williams IC, Park MH, Tsang S, Sperling SA, Manning C. Cognitive Function and Vascular Risk Factors Among Older African American Adults. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Jun; 20(3):612-618. PMID: 28417319.
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    26. Barrett MJ, Blair JC, Sperling SA, Smolkin ME, Druzgal TJ. Baseline symptoms and basal forebrain volume predict future psychosis in early Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2018 05 01; 90(18):e1618-e1626. PMID: 29618627.
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    27. Wyman-Chick KA, Martin PK, Weintraub D, Sperling SA, Erickson LO, Manning CA, Barrett MJ. Selection of Normative Group Affects Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord. 2018 05; 33(5):839-843. PMID: 29442392.
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    28. Bond AE, Shah BB, Huss DS, Dallapiazza RF, Warren A, Harrison MB, Sperling SA, Wang XQ, Gwinn R, Witt J, Ro S, Elias WJ. Safety and Efficacy of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Patients With Medication-Refractory, Tremor-Dominant Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2017 12 01; 74(12):1412-1418. PMID: 29084313.
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    29. Groth CL, Pusso A, Sperling SA, Huss DS, Elias WJ, Wooten GF, Barrett MJ. Capgras Syndrome in Advanced Parkinson's Disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2018; 30(2):160-163. PMID: 29132271.
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    30. Sperling SA, Tsang S, Williams IC, Park MH, Helenius IM, Manning CA. Subjective Memory Change, Mood, and Cerebrovascular Risk Factors in Older African Americans. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2017 Nov; 30(6):324-330. PMID: 28954594.
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    31. Tsang S, Sperling SA, Park MH, Helenius IM, Williams IC, Manning C. Blood Pressure Variability and Cognitive Function Among Older African Americans: Introducing a New Blood Pressure Variability Measure. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2017 09; 30(3):90-97. PMID: 28926416.
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    32. Barrett MJ, Smolkin ME, Flanigan JL, Shah BB, Harrison MB, Sperling SA. Characteristics, correlates, and assessment of psychosis in Parkinson disease without dementia. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2017 Oct; 43:56-60. PMID: 28735797.
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    33. Tsang S, Sperling SA, Park MH, Helenius IM, Williams IC, Manning C. Health Variables Are Informative in Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Elderly African Americans. J Appl Gerontol. 2019 10; 38(10):1421-1444. PMID: 28554264.
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    34. Sperling SA, Cimino CR, Stricker NH, Heffelfinger AK, Gess JL, Osborn KE, Roper BL. Taxonomy for Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology: past, present, and future. Clin Neuropsychol. 2017 Jul; 31(5):817-828. PMID: 28391739.
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    35. Wyman-Chick KA, Martin PK, Barrett MJ, Manning CA, Sperling SA. Diagnostic Accuracy and Confidence in the Clinical Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Early-Stage Parkinson Disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2017 May; 30(3):178-183. PMID: 28351200.
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    36. Park MH, Sperling SA, Williams IC, Manning CA. Assessment of the internal structure of Computer-based Assessment of Memory and Cognitive Impairment. Psychogeriatrics. 2017 May; 17(3):204-205. PMID: 27357164.
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    37. Elias WJ, Huss D, Voss T, Loomba J, Khaled M, Zadicario E, Frysinger RC, Sperling SA, Wylie S, Monteith SJ, Druzgal J, Shah BB, Harrison M, Wintermark M. A pilot study of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. N Engl J Med. 2013 Aug 15; 369(7):640-8. PMID: 23944301.
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