Benjamin Natelson

Dr. Benjamin Natelson, is a Neurologist with post-doctoral training in Behavioral Medicine. He is head of the Pain and Fatigue Study Center in New York City which specializes in treating and researching ME/CFS, FM, and severe pain and fatigue illnesses. He is, also, an Emeritus Professor of Neurology and Neurosciences at Rutgers and Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai.

Dr. Natelson was one of the experts on the "Committee on the Diagnostic Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" that was convened for the 2015 Institute of Medicine report.

He served as past President of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis from 2001-2003.

Awards

 * 2009, Rudy Perpich Senior Lectureship Award, presented to a distinguished CFS/FM scientist, physician or healthcare worker awarded by IACFS/ME

Education

 * Medical degree: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
 * Neurology Residence: The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx
 * Post-doctoral training in Behavioral Medicine: Cornell University's New York Hospital and the Walter Reed Institute of Research (formerly) in Washington, DC

Notable studies

 * A more complete list of Dr. Natelson's ME/CFS and FM research studies can be found at The Pain and Fatigue Study Center's Scientific Publications Link.


 * 2011, Distinct Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomes Differentiate Post-Treatment Lyme Disease from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Interviews & talks
TV and radio interviews

Clinical location

 * Pain and Fatigue Study Center
 * Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 4K
 * Beth Israel Medical Center
 * 10 Union Square East
 * New York, NY 10003-3314
 * 212-844-6665

Online presence
The Pain & Fatigue Study Center

Books

 * 2008, Fatigue Science for Human Health, edited by Yatanabe, Y., Evengard, B., Natelson, B.H., Jason, L.A., & Kuratsune, H.
 * 2007, Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong
 * 1998, Facing and Fighting Fatigue: A Practical Approach