Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
- Brain Center
- Neurogenetics Program
- Neurology
- Neurometabolic Program
- Neuromotor Therapy Program
- Neuroscience Center
- Precision Medicine Service
Languages
- English
- Farsi
- German
Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari | Education
Graduate School
Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
2013, Heidelberg, Germany
Medical School
Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
2013, Heidelberg, Germany
Internship
Pediatrics
Heidelberg University Hospital
2014, Heidelberg, Germany
Residency
Pediatrics
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2018, Boston, MA
Residency
Child Neurology
Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Neurology Program
2021, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Movement Disorders
Boston Children's Hospital
2022, Boston, MA
Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari | Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Neurology)
Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari | Professional History
Dr. Ebrahimi-Fakhari is a board-certified Child Neurologist with special expertise in neurogenetic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and movement disorders. He serves as the Director of the Movement Disorders Program at Boston Children's Hospital.
As a physician-scientist dedicated to patient-centered translational research, his goal is to facilitate clinical trial readiness and to develop molecular therapies. His clinical research covers gene discovery and natural history studies. In the lab, his team is developing platforms for high-throughput small molecule and genetic screens in patient-derived neurons to identify therapeutic targets for neurological disorders in children. In his clinical practice, Dr. Ebrahimi-Fakhari cares for children with movement disorders and neurodegenerative disease. He is an advocate for families with rare diseases and serves this community clinically and scientifically.