Dr. Kevin Sheth, MD
Not yet claimedNeurologist · Physician (MD)
New Haven, CT
Kevin Sheth is a neurologist at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, who works in stroke and neurocritical care. He leads the Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health and helps direct clinical research in the neurology department.
About Dr. Kevin Sheth, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Kevin N. Sheth, MD is a neurologist in New Haven, Connecticut. He works at Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital, where he is a Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery. He is the founding Director of the Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health and the founding Chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care & Emergency Neurology. He also serves as Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
He trained at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, completed an internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and was a neurology resident and chief resident at Partners Neurology (Massachusetts General and Brigham & Women's Hospitals). He then completed training in vascular and critical care neurology at Harvard, and joined Yale in 2013. A professional directory lists him as a board certified neurologist, though the specific certifying boards were not confirmed from primary sources.
Most of his public work involves research on stroke, bleeding in the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage), brain swelling, and brain imaging. He was the principal investigator of the PRIME study of a portable MRI scanner, which found patients got scanned much faster with the portable device than with conventional MRI. He has received awards from the American Heart Association, the American Neurological Association, and the Society for Critical Care Medicine, and is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Public records in the CMS Open Payments database show $22,106.99 in industry payments to him across 31 records from 2021 to 2025, mostly from Biogen and CSL Behring. Payments from industry to physicians are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
- Yale leadership roles
- He is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Yale, Executive Director of the NNCTU, and Director of the Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health. medicine.yale.edu
- Founded neurocritical care division
- He is the founding Director of the Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health and founding Chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care & Emergency Neurology. morse.yale.edu
- Training background
- He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, interned at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and was a neurology resident and chief resident at Partners Neurology. He joined Yale in 2013. yalemedicine.org
- Critical care fellowship
- He completed training in vascular and critical care neurology at Harvard. data.the-asci.org
- Stroke and brain imaging research
- He has a large peer-reviewed publication record in stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, brain edema, and neuroimaging, including 2024 studies using machine learning to predict stroke and hemorrhage outcomes. medicine.yale.edu
- Portable MRI study lead
- He was principal investigator of the 100-patient PRIME study at Yale comparing a portable MRI to conventional MRI; median time from imaging order to scan start was 1.28 hours versus 7.76 hours. clinicaltrialsarena.com
- Awards and honors
- He has received the Robert Siekert Award from the American Heart Association and the Derek Denny-Brown Award from the American Neurological Association, and is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. medicine.yale.edu
- Additional awards
- He received the Stroke Care in Emergency Medicine Award from the AHA/ASA (2017) and the Family Centered Care Innovation Award from the Society for Critical Care Medicine (2017). yalemedicine.org
- Neurocritical Care Society service
- He has been a member of the Neurocritical Care Society since 2011 and serves on the Neurocritical Care Research Network Executive Committee. yalemedicine.org
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments records show $22,106.99 across 31 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest amounts from Biogen ($12,276.23) and CSL Behring ($8,064.20). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- A directory listing describes him as board certified in neurology, but the specific certifying board and any subspecialty certifications were not confirmed against primary certification sources during this research. doximity.com
- State license discipline records, court dockets, and malpractice databases were not checked during this research, so no conclusion either way can be drawn about those records. medicine.yale.edu
- Several search categories, including social media accounts other than LinkedIn and clinical guideline writing-group membership, were not completed, so this profile may be incomplete. medicine.yale.edu
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$22,107
31 payments
| 2021 | $1,775 |
| 2022 | $12,276 |
| 2023 | $5,039 |
| 2024 | $2,988 |
| 2025 | $29 |
Top payers
- Biogen, Inc.$12,276
- CSL Behring$8,064
- Philips Electronics North America Corporation$940
- Philips North America LLC$588
- C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries$140
Payment types
- Travel and Lodging$11,692
- Consulting Fee$9,641
- Food and Beverage$775
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: medicine.yale.edu · medicine.yale.edu · yalemedicine.org · ynhhs.org · morse.yale.edu · doximity.com · medicine.yale.edu · data.the-asci.org. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Yale School of Medicine / Yale New Haven Hospital
110 S Paca St
New Haven, CT 21201
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