Professional Responsibilities
| 1985 - Present | Clinical Instructor
in Neurology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
| 1998 - Present | Staff Neurologist Cambridge Health Alliance [teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School] Cambridge, MA |
Board Certification
| Certified in NEUROLOGY
by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology |
Former Professional Responsibilities
| 1998 - 2006 | Consultant in Neurology, Harvard University Health Service, Cambridge, MA |
| 1998 - 2006 | Consultant in Neurology, M.I.T. Medical Department/Health Services, Cambridge, MA |
| 1990 - 1997 | Course Tutor/Instructor, Human Nervous System and Behavior Course, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 1986 - 1998 | Private Practice of Neurology, Brookline, MA |
| 1986 - 1993 | Director of Neurology, The Neurological [Head Injury] Center at Forest Manor, Middleboro, MA |
| 1989 - 1990 | Behavioral Neurologist, McLean Hospital — State Head Injury Program, Belmont, MA and Waltham, MA |
| 1984 - 1986 | Behavioral Neurologist, McLean Hospital — Bridgewater State Hospital Program, Belmont, MA and Bridgewater, MA |
| 1979 - 1980 | General Medical Practitioner in Samoa |
Education and Training
| 1983 - 1985 | Fellowship in Behavioral Neurology, Boston University Medical School and Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center, Boston, MA |
| 1980 - 1983 | Residency in Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| Winter 1982 | Residency elective in clinical neurological research, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD |
| 1978 - 1979 | Internship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| 1974 - 1978 | M.D. Degree, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| Autumn 1977 | Epidemiology Externship, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA |
| 1970 - 1974 | B.A. Degree, Washington University,
St. Louis, MO
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| 1972 - 1973 | Junior Year Abroad Program, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel |
Publications
| 1. | Cranberg LD, Glick TH, Sato L: Do the claims hold up? A study of medical negligence claims against neurologists. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 2007; 4(1): 155-162. |
| 2. | Glick TH, Cranberg LD, Hanscom RB, Sato L: Neurologic patient safety: an in-depth study of malpractice claims. Neurology 2005; 65:1284-1286. |
| 3. | Traver J, Cranberg L, Stover E, Forbes N: Cruel and Inhuman Treatment: The Use of Four-Point Restraints in the Onondaga County Public Safety Building, Syracuse, New York. Boston, Mass: Physicians for Human Rights; 1993. |
| 4. | Cranberg LD, Lederman J, Lederman G. Sitting posture and peroneal neuropathy [letter]. Muscle and Nerve 1989; 2:424-425. |
| 5. | Cranberg LD, Albert ML: The chess mind. In: Obler LK, Fein D, editors. The Exceptional Brain: Neuropsychology of Talent and Special Abilities. New York: Guilford Press, 1988: 156-190. |
| 6. | Cranberg LD, Filley CM, Hart EJ, Alexander MP: Acquired aphasia in childhood: clinical and CT investigations. Neurology 1987; 37:1165-1172. |
| 7. | Filley CM, Cranberg LD, Alexander MP, Hart EJ: Neurobehavioral outcome after closed head injury in childhood and adolescence. Archives of Neurology 1987; 44:194-198. |
| 8. | Cranberg L: Femoral neuropathy from iliac hematoma: report of a case. Neurology 1979; 29(7):1071-2. |
Organizational Affiliations
| (partial listing) |
| American Academy of Neurology |
| Society for Behavioral & Cognitive Neurology |
| Boston Society for Neurology and Psychiatry |
Personal Data
| Family: | Married, two children |
| Travel: | Extensive international travel; lived in or visited all of the world's continents except Antarctica |
| Foreign Languages | Samoan (fluent) Hebrew (fluent) Spanish (good) |
| Chess: | Former Des Moines City Chess Champion Former Iowa State Junior Chess Champion |
