Leon Morales-quezada, MD, PhD
Neuromodulation Center at SRH
19 Pond St. Belmont, MA 02478
PH: (610) 329-7080
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Dr. Leon Morales-Quezada is a physician-scientist with experience in neurocognitive rehabilitation, noninvasive neuromodulation, applied psychophysiology, and technology development for neurological rehabilitation. Dr. Morales-Quezada received his MD degree from Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes and completed clinical training in emergency medicine and intensive care. He also completed a fellowship and Masters in Neuropsychology Rehabilitation at Touro College, a PhD in Cognitive Neurosciences from De Montfort University in Leicester UK, and a Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Morales-Quezada was awarded with the prestigious Fellowship in Integrative Medicine from the Harvard-NIH program, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Nacional Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. He is currently Director of the Integrative Rehabilitation Laboratory, and the Associate Research Director of the Neuromodulation Center at Spaulding Rehabilitation Research Institute, and a fellow from the Ellen R. and Melvin J. Gordon Center for the Cure and Treatment of Paralysis. Dr. Morales-Quezada research interests focus on noninvasive neuromodulation, photobiomodulation, the placebo effect, and technology development applied in rehabilitation and behavioral medicine.
Education:
| Year | Degrees (Honors) |
Fields of Study
(Thesis advisor for doctoral research degrees) |
Institution |
| 2002 | MD | Medicine and Surgery
(S. Salazar-Gama, MD) |
Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes |
| 2008 | MSc | Neuropsychology Rehabilitation | Touro College, School of Health Sciences |
| 2016 | PhD | Cognitive Neuroscience
(L. Hadlington, PhD & F. Fregni, MD) |
DeMontfort University, Life and Health Sciences |
| 2017 | MPH | Public Health and Clinical Effectiveness | Harvard Chan School of Public Health |
Postdoctoral Training:
| Month/Year(s) | Title | Specialty/Discipline
(Lab PI for postdoctoral research) |
Institution |
| 06/00-07/01 | Internship | Medicine and Surgery | Hospital de Especialidades Miguel Hidalgo |
| 8/01-08/02 | Physician in Social Service | Family and Preventative Medicine | Sanitary Jurisdiction No. 2 Aguascalientes, México |
| 09/02-9/04 | Resident | Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care | Centro Hospitalario Aguascalientes |
| 10/04-08/08 | Fellowship | Neurological Rehabilitation and Brain Development
(Leland Green, MD) |
The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) |
| 05/11-08/14 | Research Fellow | Neuromodulation
(Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD) |
Spaulding Neuromodulation Lab |
| 06/11-06/12 | Research Fellow | Neurobiology
(Alexander Rotenberg, MD, Ph/d) |
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| 07/15-07/18 | Research Fellow | Integrative and Complementary Medicine
(Gloria Yeh, MD) |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School |
Faculty Academic Appointments:
| Month/Year(s) | Academic Title | Department | Academic Institution |
| 08/95-05/98 | Instructor | Medicine | Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México |
| 08/95-05/00 | Instructor | Anatomy and Morphology | Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México |
| 08/06-05/12 | Instructor | Physiology | The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) |
| 08/06-05/12 | Instructor | Physiology | Instituti per il Raggiungiamento del Potenziale Unmano Europa (IRPUE) |
| 08/07-05/08 | Instructor | Neuropsychology | Touro College
|
| 07/18-
|
Research
Faculty |
PM&R | Spaulding Rehabilitation
Institute |
04/20- Instructor PM&R SRH/HMS
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions:
| Month/Year(s) | Position Title | Department | Institution |
| 08/00-05/01 | Internship | Medicine and Surgery | Hospital De Especialidades Miguel Hidalgo |
| 08/01-05/02 | Internship | Preventive & Family
Medicine |
Sanitary Jurisdiction No. 2 Aguascalientes, México
|
| 09/02-
09/04 |
Resident | Emergency Medicine&
Intensive Medicne |
Centro Hospitalario Aguascalientes |
| 09/19- | Research | PM&R | Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital |
Other Professional Positions:
| Year(s) | Position Title | Institution |
| 2008-2011 | Clinical staff | The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP), USA. |
| 2008-2011 | Clinical staff | Instituti per il Raggiungiamento del Potenziale Unmano Europa (IRPUE), Italy. |
| 2011- | Clinical consultant | Neocemod, Neuromodulation Center |
| 2011- | Clinical consultant | Happy Hope Foundation, Spain |
| 2017- | Scientific consultant | Boston Neurodynamics. USA. |
Major Administrative Leadership Positions:
Local
| Year(s) | Position Title | Institution (note if specific department) |
| 1998-2000 | Vice-president | Medical Students Society, UAA. Mexico.
|
| 2017- | Research advisor | Integrative Medicine Task Force at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital |
| 2018- | Principal Investigator | Discovery Center on Chronic Pain Recovery Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital |
Regional
| Year(s) | Position Title | Institution (note if specific department) |
| 2017- | Research council | Northeast Region Biofeedback Society |
| Year(s) of Membership | Name of Committee | Institution/Organization |
| Dates of Role(s) | Title of Role(s) |
International
| Year(s) | Position Title | Institution (note if specific department) |
| 2017- | Research & Development for Neurorehabilitation Center | Valladolid University, Medical School. |
| 2017- | Scientific Committee | Mexican Society of Psychophysiology |
Professional Societies:
| Year(s) of Membership | Society Name | |
| Dates of Role(s) | Title of Role(s) |
| 2002- | Sociedad de Médicos Generales y especialistas de Aguascalientes, México | Member |
| 2002- | Physicians College of Aguascalientes, Mexico | Honorary Member & Scientific Committee |
| 2006-2010 | Society for the Advancement of Brain Analysis (SABA) | Member |
| 2009-2011 | International Society for Neurofeedback and Research | Member |
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