Dr. Shelley Fried is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and also as a Health Scientist at the Boston VA Medical Center, both located in Boston, MA. Dr. Fried obtained his Ph.D. in Vision Science from the University of California, Berkeley where he researched the mechanisms by which normal retina transforms light into neural signals. He did postdoctoral work at both UC Berkeley and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. There he studied electric stimulation of the retina. His research explores the reasoning behing how and why neurons respond to artificial stimulation with the goal of developing improved methods and strategies. Active areas of research include electric stimulation of the retina, magnetic stimulation of primary visual cortex and the function of the early visual pathways. Dr. Fried also worked for 12 years in the medical device industry developing a wide range of anesthesia and respiratory therapy products, prior to obtaining his Ph.D.

Awards & Recognitions

• 2017: Bartimaeus Award

Experience

• Associate Professor (2015 - present)

  Fried Lab

  Massachusetts General Hospital

• Research Scientist (2006 - present)

  Boston Retinal Implant Project

• Director of Engineering & Manufacturing (1996 - 1999)

  Vital Signs

Education

• PhD, Vision Science (1999 - 2004)

  University of California, Berkeley

• MEng, Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (1982 - 1984)

  Penn State University

• BEng, Mechanical Engineering (1978 - 1982)

  The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art