Ariel H. Marks, MD

Ariel Marks, MD is a practicing neurologist at Boston Medical Center and an assistant professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. He received his degree in medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and completed his neurology residency training at Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA. He completed a 1-year fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA before returning to Boston Medical Center as faculty. His passion is clinical excellence, including diagnosis and management of disorders of the nerves and muscles; electrodiagnostics with nerve conduction studies and EMG; and diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorders. He is also deeply involved with medical education, regularly lecturing and mentoring residents and medical students, and with quality improvement, serving as the director of quality improvement for the department of neurology.

In July 2023 Dr Marks was appointed Neuromuscular Fellowship Program Director.

Board Certifications: Neurology; candidate for certification in Neuromuscular Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Special Interests: peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular junction disorders, electrodiagnostic medicine, medical student education

Awards: 

• Golden Brain Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education 2022
• Golden Brain Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education 2019
• Excellence in Residency Curriculum Development and Wellness Award 2019
• Gold Humanism Honor Society 2014-present

Publications:

Bhadola S, Tang C, Marks A, Kaku MC, Zhou L, Siao P, Lau KHV. Disparate healthcare access and telehealth-based hybrid consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Work. 2022;73(2):377-382. doi: 10.3233/WOR-211463. PMID: 35938279.

Marks A, Takahashi C, Anand P, Lau KHV. Two-Year Profile of Preventable Errors in Hospital-Based Neurology. Neurol Clin Pract. 2022 Jun;12(3):218-222. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001163. PMID: 35747546; PMCID: PMC9208410.

Lau KHV, Kaku MC, Marks A, Tang C, Zhou L, Siao P. Optimizing the operation of an electrodiagnostic laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 6-month single-center experience. Muscle Nerve. 2021 Sep;64(3):361-364. doi: 10.1002/mus.27352. Epub 2021 Jun 25. PMID: 34131929; PMCID: PMC8441863.

Marks, Ariel H. “Chapter 27: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography.” Pocket Neurology , by M. Brandon Westover et al. 3rd Ed., under review for publication

Marks, Ariel, et al. “Peripartum Anesthesia in Grand-Grand Multiparous Women (≥10 Births).” Health Care for Women International , vol. 31, no. 10, 16 Sept. 2010, pp. 938–945., doi:10.1080/07399332.2010.503291.