David Borsook, MD
Enriched profileAssociate Professor in Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School · Harvard Medical School
David Borsook is Associate Professor in Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School at Harvard Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 478 publications with 24,247 citations (h-index 88); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 23 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 23 Oct 2026
David Borsook, MD PHD, is Associate Professor in Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School. The public record shows 478 publications with 24,247 citations (h-index 88), centered on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Pain Management and Treatment, Migraine and Headache Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 16 NIH-funded awards (1995–2023).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · JMIR serious games
- Top research focus: Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 4 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 286.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Co-director
Center for Pain and the Brain
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Contact
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Updated 23 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Functional Neuroanatomy of the Human Physiological Stress Response
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Molecular and Functional PET-fMRI Measures of Analgesia in Migraine
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Industry payments
Updated 23 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20247 payments$12,783openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20212 payments
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, IncProgram year20211 payment
NIH funding
Updated 23 Oct 2026
16 NIH research awards on record, funded 1995–2023 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The Functional Neuroanatomy of the Human Physiological Stress Response
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
FY2023$728,359R01NS105844 - The functional neuroanatomy of the human physiological stress response
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
FY2022$728,359R01NS105844 - The functional neuroanatomy of the human physiological stress response
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
FY2021$728,359R01NS105844
Publications
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Exploring Comorbidities in Adolescent and Young Adults with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with and without a Surgical History: A Preliminary Investigation.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Migraine: Multiple Processes, Complex PathophysiologyArticle840 citations2015
- 02
- 03Reward Circuitry Activation by Noxious Thermal StimuliArticle495 citations2001
- 04Anatomical guidance for functional near-infrared spectroscopy: AtlasViewer tutorialArticle411 citations2015
- 05Thalamic sensitization transforms localized pain into widespread allodyniaArticle409 citations2010
Network
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- MD
PhD
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