Felipe Fregni, MD, MPH
Enriched profileProfessor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School · Harvard University
Felipe Fregni is Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School at Harvard University. OpenAlex indexes 1,213 publications with 67,460 citations (h-index 126); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 34 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Felipe Fregni, M.D., PH.D., M.P.H., is Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School at Harvard University. The public record shows 1,213 publications with 67,460 citations (h-index 126), centered on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Pain Management and Treatment, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 34 registered clinical trials, 6 NIH-funded awards (2007–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Brain sciences
- Top research focus: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- 34 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 47 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 587.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 34 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Mechanisms of Open and Hidden Placebo in Stroke Recovery
Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Understanding the Effects of Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Neural Networks and Autonomic Nervous System
Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Pragmatic Trial of Remote tDCS and Somatosensory Training for Phantom Limb Pain With Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Response
Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 18 Oct 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2007–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Pragmatic Trial of Remote tDCS and Somatosensory Training for Phantom Limb Pain with Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Response
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
FY2026$613,885R01HD082302 - Pragmatic Trial of Remote tDCS and Somatosensory Training for Phantom Limb Pain with Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Response
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
FY2025$635,017R01HD082302 - Pragmatic Trial of Remote tDCS and Somatosensory Training for Phantom Limb Pain with Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Response
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
FY2024$587,188R01HD082302
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Temporal Transcriptomic Changes in the Cingulate Cortex of Neuropathic Pain Mice.
Biomedicines
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art 2008Article3,054 citations2008
- 02THE PLASTIC HUMAN BRAIN CORTEXReview1,924 citations2005
- 03A technical guide to tDCS, and related non-invasive brain stimulation toolsArticle1,442 citations2015
- 04Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directionsArticle1,441 citations2011
- 05Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016Article1,397 citations2016
Network
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Online presence
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Background & recognition
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →hsph.harvard.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Associate Editor
Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Director of Spaulding Neuromodulation Center
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
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