Clinical Interests
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuron diseases
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Inflammatory myopathies
- Myasthenia and other neuromuscular junction disorders
- Peripheral neuropathies including acquired and hereditary neuropathies-amyloid neuropathies
Research Interests
- Autonomic involvement in ALS and motor neuron diseases
- Pulmonary involvement in ALS and motor neuron disease
- Cognitive involvement in ALS and motor neuron diseases
- Development of brain computer interface for communication and independence
- Clinical Trials in ALS
- Tissue banking and biomarkers in ALS and PLS
- Genetic modifiers of ALS and motor neuron diseases
- ALS and Post-traumatic encephalopathy overlaps
Education
- MD, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Training
- Fellowship, MDA Clinical/Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Neurology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neuromuscular Medicine
Memberships
- The Northeast ALS Consortium, Chair Abstract Committee
- ALS Research Group
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Neurologic Association
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America®, Neurology, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
- Forbes Norris Award 2017
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