James A.D. Otis, MD, FAAN

Department of Neurology

Institutional Leadership Roles

• Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate 

Academic Appointment

• Associate Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
  Fellowship (1990-1991)
• Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • Fellowship, Epilepsy/Neurophysiology (1989-1990)
  • Residency, Neurology (1986-1989)
• Lenox Hill Hospital, NY, NY
  Residency, Medicine (1985-1986)
• New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
  M.D. (1981-1985)
• Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  A.M., History (1980-1981)
• Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
  A.B., History and Science (1977-1980)

Scholarly Foci

• Pain
• Headache
• Medical education

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• Association of University Professors of Neurology
  • Member (2001-present)
• Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Member (2001-present)
• Massachusetts Medical Society
  • Member (2001-present)
• American Headache Society
  • Member (2001-present)

Significant Honors and Awards

• Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award (2016-2022)
• Service Award, American Academy of Neurology (2014)
• Fellow, American Academy of Neurology (2009)

Contact Information

Department of Neurology
3300 Main Street, Suite 3C
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-7362
James.Otis@baystatehealth.org

(Updated July 2022)