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Neurology
Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine
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Neurology
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Medical Board Certifications
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006
Certification 2
Neuromuscular Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008
Certification 3
Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2007
Fellowship
Neuromuscular Diseases/EMG, Brigham and Women?s Hospitaland Massachusetts General Hospital, 2004-2005
Residency
Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2001-2004
Internship
Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital - Internship/Residency Verification, 2000-2001
Degree
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, PhD, 2000
Interests
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal type of motor neuron disease. It is characterized by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. It's often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after a famous baseball player who died from the disease. ALS it is one of the most devastating of the disorders that affects the function of nerves and muscles.
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Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is a rare disease that causes muscle inflammation and skin rash. It's one of a group of muscle diseases that cause muscle inflammation and swelling. It's different from other muscle diseases because it also causes skin problems. Dermatomyositis is the term used to describe both muscle and skin symptoms.
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Electromyography (EMG)
Electromyography
Electromyography measures your muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve's stimulation of your muscle. The test is used to help detect neuromuscular abnormalities.
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Muscle Biopsy
Muscle Biopsy
A muscle biopsy is a procedure used to diagnose diseases involving muscle tissue. Your healthcare provider will remove tissue and cells from a specific muscle and view them microscopically. Your provider will only need to remove a small piece of tissue from the designated muscle.
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Muscular Dystrophy
Types of Muscular Dystrophy and Neuromuscular Diseases
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited diseases that are characterized by weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue, with or without the breakdown of nerve tissue.
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Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy neuromuscular connections. This causes problems with communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness of the skeletal muscles. Myasthenia gravis affects the voluntary muscles of the body, especially the eyes, mouth, throat, and limbs.
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Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a type of damage to the nervous system. Specifically, it is a problem with your peripheral nervous system. This is the network of nerves that sends information from your brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) to the rest of your body.
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Polymyositis
Polymyositis
Polymyositis is a disease that causes muscles to become irritated and inflamed. The muscles eventually start to break down and become weak. The condition can affect muscles all over the body. It can make even simple movements hard to do. Polymyositis is one disease in a group of diseases called inflammatory myopathies.
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome is a variety of symptoms that happen from a narrowing of your thoracic outlet—the space between your collarbone and your first rib. It can result from injury, disease, or a problem you had from birth.
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