Gregory Q Marsella MD
Board Certified in Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Dr. Marsella is a physician by training and a board-certified psychiatrist who received his B.A. at Harvard, his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, and his residency training in psychiatry at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. His private practice of psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and rTMS is located in Boca Raton, Florida.
Neurostar rTMS
NeuroStar rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) is a new FDA-approved treatment for depression in patients who have not achieved satisfactory improvement from antidepressant medications.
Clinical Research Trials
Gregory Q Marsella, MD PA is a small, independent clinical research company that does grant-based medical research and also offers local, contract research services to Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, and national CRO's.
Curriculum Vitae
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March 1997 - Present
Principal Investigator and Founder, Gregory Q Marsella MD PA,
Boca Raton, Florida:
Contract Clinical Trials and Grant-Based Medical Research
April 1992 - Present
Private Practice of Adult and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology
Boca Raton, Florida
November 2009 - Present
Neurostar rTMS Therapy,
Boca Raton, Florida:
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
July 1987 - April 1992
Director of Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment Services,
Medical Director of Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit,
Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida
Neurostar rTMS
What is rTMS Therapy?
NeuroStar rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) Therapy was recently FDA-cleared for patients suffering from depression who have not achieved satisfactory improvement from prior antidepressant medications.
How does it work?
TMS Therapy uses a highly focused pulsed magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in the area of the brain thought to control mood. TMS Therapy is performed by prescription only in a psychiatrist's office under their supervision while you remain awake and alert.
TMS Therapy® is a highly targeted treatment reaching 2-3 centimeters into the brain, directly beneath the treatment coil. The nature of the magnetic field allows it to pass through a patient's hair, skin and skull and into the mood-regulating area without being distorted in any way. This method allows for precise, targeted stimulation, minimizing the stimulation of brain tissue not involved in mood.
These magnetic pulses produce very small electrical currents. The amount of electricity created in the brain is very small and cannot be felt by a patient. These small electric currents can cause the neurons (brain cells) to fire or become active and lead to the release of neurotransmitters (the brain's chemical messengers).
TMS Therapy is a short outpatient procedure, performed in my office under my supervision while you remain awake and alert.
The typical initial course of treatment is about 37 minutes daily over 4-6 weeks.
Health Insurance Coverage
Neuronetics, developer of the NeuroStar TMS Therapy® system, will lead the effort to secure health insurance coverage. TMS Therapy® may be covered by your health insurance provider on a case-by-case basis.
You can work with your doctor and the NeuroStar® Care Connection (NCC) program to seek coverage for your TMS Therapy. In the mean time, out-of-pocket payment for NeuroStar TMS Therapy may be required.
NeuroStar TMS Therapy can be paid from your healthcare flexible spending account. You can also work with Clark Behavioral Health Financing to develop a financing plan, if needed.
Learn more about the reimbursement support center – the NeuroStar® Care Connection.
Please visit the following pages for more information on Neurostar rTMS
Links
NeuroStar® Care Connection (NCC) program
Clinical Research Site
Brief Clinical Research Summary
Gregory Q Marsella, MD - Curriculum Vitae
Gregory Q Marsella MD PA is a small, independent clinical research company that does grant-based medical research and also offers local, contract research services to Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, and national CRO's.
Dr. Marsella is a physician by training and a board-certified psychiatrist who received his B.A. at Harvard, his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, and his residency training in psychiatry at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
In addition to its other missions Gregory Q Marsella MD PA is a medical research network furnishing study-procural, patient-recruitment, site-management, and research administrative services for its participating practices in Florida.
Dr. Marsella has been a site investigator for Phase II, III, and IV multicenter, nationwide clinical trials, and has also authored and implemented grant-based medical research studies in child and adult psychopharmacology, neurology, epilepsy medicine, pain-management, and rheumatology.
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