Michael VanElzakker

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Michael VanElzakker, Phd, is a neuroscientist affiliated at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Tufts University. He has two primary research interests: post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). He has proposed a vagus nerve infection hypothesis (VNIH) for ME/CFS.[1][2]

Dr. VanElzakker current research involves performing brain scans on ME/CFS patients and controls and analyzing the differences.

Education and affiliations[edit | edit source]

Education

  • Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder - Bachelors's and Master's, Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Tufts University - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Psychology: Psychiatric neuroscience - 2010 to 2015
  • Harvard Medical School - Post Doctorate - 2015 to Present

Affiliations

  • Neuroendocrinology Lab Manager - University of Colorado August 2004 – May 2010
  • Massachusetts General Hospital - 2010 to Present

Open letter to The Lancet[edit | edit source]

Two open letters to the editor of The Lancet urged the editor to commission a fully independent review of the PACE trial, which the journal had published in 2011. In 2016, Dr. VanElzakker, along with 41 colleagues in the ME/CFS field, signed the second letter.

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

  • 2013, Chronic fatigue syndrome from vagus nerve infection: A psychoneuroimmunological hypothesis[4] (Full text)
  • 2019, Neuroinflammation and cytokines in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): A critical review of research methods[5] (Full text)

Talks & interviews[edit | edit source]

Quotes[edit | edit source]

Referenced[edit | edit source]

Cognitive behavioral therapy[edit | edit source]

  • On the topic of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): "I understand that this is a really charged topic among CFS advocates, and there is a lot of misinformation out there. Just to be clear, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) does not get at the root cause of CFS. CBT offers coping strategies and is not a cure. But I can’t think of a single medical condition that isn’t exacerbated by stress. CFS is no different. Having a chronic illness is stressful and it makes one’s life complicated and there’s a grieving process. CBT is for those parts of the illness. It’s intended to help people solve problems and to challenge dysfunctional patterns. If you’re seeing a CBT practitioner who views CFS as a psychologically-based illness and is approaching your CBT that way, fire them. Find someone else."[6]

Twitter[edit | edit source]

Cognitive behavioral therapy[edit | edit source]

Vagus nerve infection hypothesis[edit | edit source]

Male and female differences in neuropathic pain[edit | edit source]

Online presence[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. VanElzakker, Michael B. (2013). "Chronic fatigue syndrome from vagus nerve infection: a psychoneuroimmunological hypothesis". Medical Hypotheses. 81 (3): 414–423. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2013.05.034. ISSN 1532-2777. PMID 23790471.
  2. VanElzakker, Michael (June 23, 2013). "VanElzakker VNIH CFS in press.pdf". PDF Archive. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. Tuller, David (February 10, 2016). "An open letter to The Lancet, again". www.virology.ws. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. VanElzakker, Michael B. "Chronic fatigue syndrome from vagus nerve infection:A psychoneuroimmunological hypothesis". Medical Hypotheses. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. VanElzakker, Michael B.; Brumfield, Sydney A.; Mejia, Paula S. Lara (January 10, 2019). "Neuroinflammation and cytokines in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): A critical review of research methods". Frontiers in Neurology. doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.01033.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Johnson, Cort (February 14, 2014). "Michael VanElzakker Ph.d Talks – About the Vagus Nerve Infection Hypothesis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - Simmaron Research". Simmaron Research. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. Ykelenstam, Yasmina (December 8, 2015). "Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Michael Van ElZakker: chronic fatigue vagus nerve link | Healing Histamine". Healing Histamine. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. Ykelenstam, Yasmina (December 7, 2015). "Yasmina Ykelenstam's Healing Histamine Podcast: Chronic Fatigue from Vagus Nerve Infection: A Psychoneuroimmunological Hypothesis". thelowhistaminechefpodcast.libsyn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 S, Jaime (December 12, 2016). "Dr VanElzakker: two new ME/CFS studies at Harvard - #MEAction". #MEAction. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. Proal, Amy (December 7, 2017). "Interview with neuroscientist Michael VanElzakker: Vagus Nerve, ME/CFS, latent infection and more | Microbe Minded". microbeminded.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. King, Llewellyn (March 30, 2018). "ME/CFS Research with Michael VanElzakker, Vagus Nerve, triggers | ME/CFS Alert Episode 97". YouTube. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. Jenson, Gregory (December 13, 2016). "CFS correspondence on the Department's view of the PACE trial - cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth i". WhatDoTheyKnow. Dr Michael VanElzakker. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. Van Elzakker, Michael (August 16, 2016). "Michael VanElzakker on Twitter". Twitter. 3:36 PM. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. Van Elzakker, Michael (April 8, 2014). "Michael VanElzakker on Twitter". Twitter. 7:31 AM. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. VanElzakker, Michael (September 13, 2016). "Michael VanElzakker on Twitter". Twitter. 7:31 PM. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. 16.0 16.1 Dodds, KN; Beckett, EAH; Evans, SF; Grace, PM; Watkins, LR; Hutchinson, MR (2016). "Glial contributions to visceral pain: implications for disease etiology and the female predominance of persistent pain" (PDF). www.nature.com. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. VanElzakker, Michael (September 15, 2016). "Michael VanElzakker on Twitter". Twitter. 12:43 PM. Retrieved October 14, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)