He is seeing patient at Robert Wood Johnson Center for Multiple Sclerosis, is actively involved in clinical trials and clinical research on multiple sclerosis, and teaches medical students and neurology residents. Dr. Balashov received his MD and PhD degrees from Russian State Medical University and Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. After graduation from the neurology residency program at New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, he was board-certified in both Neurology and Neuroimaging. Dr. Balashov obtained fellowship training in multiple sclerosis/neuroimmunology at Harvard Medical School under mentorship of Dr. Howard Weiner. Dr Balashov is an author of more than 45 original papers and reviews.