John T. Kissel, MD

John T. Kissel, MD, is an attending neurologist at Nationwide Children’s and co-director of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Spinal Muscular Atrophy Clinic. He is a Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and works with patients in the SMA Clinic and conducts clinical trials in the Research Department. His background comprises numerous achievements in medical studies, teaching, writings and awards. Among the highlights: co-director of both the Muscular Dystrophy Clinic and the ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Clinic at OSU, and presidency of the Neuromuscular Section of the Academy of Neurology, 2004-2007. He has published on a wide range of peripheral nerve, muscle, and anterior horn cell disorders, including co-authorship of the text, “Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Nerve Disorders.” Recognitions include Irwin Levy Neurology Resident Teaching Award from Barnes Hospital, The Ohio State Neurologist of the Year Award (1993), and the Neurology Teaching Award from the Ohio State University Medical Center (2007). Named among the “Best Doctors in America,” Dr. Kissel serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Families of SMA and the International Coordinating Committee for SMA.

Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English

Medical School

• Northwestern University Hospital
  Date Completed: 06/17/1978

Internship

• Ohio State University Medical Center
  Date Completed: 06/30/1979

Residency

• Barnes Jewish Hospital
  Date Completed: 06/30/1982

Fellowship

• Ohio State University Medical Center
  Date Completed: 06/30/1983

Fellowship

• Ohio State University Medical Center
  Date Completed: 06/30/1985

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Neurology

Speciality:

• Neurology
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 08/26/2005

• Kolb SJ; Snyder PJ; Poi EJ; Renard EA; Bartlett A; Gu S; Sutton S; Arnold WD; Freimer ML; Lawson VH; Kissel JT; Prior TW. 2010. Mutant small heat shock protein B3 causes motor neuropathy: utility of a candidate gene approach.  Neurology. Vol. 74, no. 6. (February): e502.
• Kaspar RW; Allen HD; Ray WC; Alvarez CE; Kissel JT; Pestronk A; Weiss RB; Flanigan KM; Mendell JR; Montanaro F. 2009. Analysis of dystrophin deletion mutations predicts age of cardiomyopathy onset in becker muscular dystrophy.  Circulation. Cardiovascular Genetics. Vol. 2, no. 6. (December): e544.
• Elsheikh B; Prior T; Zhang X; Miller R; Kolb SJ; Moore D; Bradley W; Barohn R; Bryan W; Gelinas D; Iannaccone S; Leshner R; Mendell JR; Mendoza M; Russman B; Smith S; King W; Kissel JT. 2009. An analysis of disease severity based on SMN2 copy number in adults with spinal muscular atrophy.  Muscle & Nerve. Vol. 40, no. 4. (October): e652.
• Prior TW; Krainer AR; Hua Y; Swoboda KJ; Snyder PC; Bridgeman SJ; Burghes AH; Kissel JT. 2009. A positive modifier of spinal muscular atrophy in the SMN2 gene.  American Journal Of Human Genetics. Vol. 85, no. 3. (September): e408.
• Elsheikh B; Kissel JT; Christoforidis G; Wicklund M; Kehagias DT; Chiocca EA; Mendell JR. 2009. Spinal angiography and epidural venography in juvenile muscular atrophy of the distal arm "Hirayama disease".  Muscle & Nerve. Vol. 40, no. 2. (August): e206.
• Kissel JT; Dimberg EL; Emslie-Smith AM; Selcen D; Keegan BM. 2009. A 49-year-old man with contractures, weakness, and cardiac arrhythmia.  Neurology. Vol. 72, no. 23. (June): e2036.
• Ramachandran N; Munteanu I; Wang P; Aubourg P; Rilstone JJ; Israelian N; Naranian T; Paroutis P; Guo R; Ren ZP; Nishino I; Chabrol B; Pellissier JF; Minetti C; Udd B; Fardeau M; Tailor CS; Mahuran DJ; Kissel JT; Kalimo H; Levy N; Manolson MF; Ackerley CA; Minassian BA. 2009. VMA21 deficiency causes an autophagic myopathy by compromising V-ATPase activity and lysosomal acidification.  Cell. Vol. 137, no. 2. (April): e235.
• Swoboda KJ; Scott CB; Reyna SP; Prior TW; LaSalle B; Sorenson SL; Wood J; Acsadi G; Crawford TO; Kissel JT; Krosschell KJ; D'Anjou G; Bromberg MB; Schroth MK; Chan GM; Elsheikh B; Simard LR. 2009. Phase II open label study of valproic acid in spinal muscular atrophy.  Plos One. Vol. 4, no. 5. (January): ee5268.
• Kolb SJ; Kissel JT. 2008. Coincident trinucleotide repeat expansions in a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1 and spinocerebellar ataxia.  Journal Of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. Vol. 10, no. 1. (September): e22.
• Kolb SJ, Kissel JT. 2008. Coincident trinucleotide repeat expansions in a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1 and spinocerebellar ataxia.  J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. Vol. 10, no. 1. (September): 22-23.
• Munteanu I, Ramachandran N, Mnatzakanian GN, Villanova M, Fardeau M, Levy N, Kissel JT, Minassian BA. 2008. Fine-mapping the gene for X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy.  Neurology. Vol. 71, no. 12. (September): 951-953.
• Munteanu I; Ramachandran N; Mnatzakanian GN; Villanova M; Fardeau M; Levy N; Kissel JT; Minassian BA. 2008. Fine-mapping the gene for X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy.  Neurology. Vol. 71, no. 12. (September): e951.
• Kissel JT. 2008. Polymyositis: not a unicorn or mythological beast...but maybe a duck?.  Neurology. Vol. 70, no. 6. (February): e414.
• Kissel JT. 2008. Polymyositis: not a unicorn or mythological beast...but maybe a duck?.  Neurology. Vol. 70, no. 6. (February): 414-415.
• Swoboda KJ; Kissel JT; Crawford TO; Bromberg MB; Acsadi G; D'Anjou G; Krosschell KJ; Reyna SP; Schroth MK; Scott CB; Simard LR. 2007. Perspectives on clinical trials in spinal muscular atrophy.  Journal Of Child Neurology. Vol. 22, no. 8. (August): e957.
• King WM; Ruttencutter R; Nagaraja HN; Matkovic V; Landoll J; Hoyle C; Mendell JR; Kissel JT. 2007. Orthopedic outcomes of long-term daily corticosteroid treatment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  Neurology. Vol. 68, no. 19. (May): e1607.
• Elsheikh BH; Bollman E; Peruggia M; King W; Galloway G; Kissel JT. 2007. Pilot trial of diltiazem in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.  Neurology. Vol. 68, no. 17. (April): e1428.
• King, W, M; Ruttencutter, R; Nagaraja, H, N; Matkovic, V; Landoll, J; Hoyle, C; Mendell, J, R; Kissel, J T. 2007. Orthopedic outcomes of long-term daily corticosteroid treatment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  Neurology. Vol. 68, no. 19. (January): 1607-1613.
• Swoboda, Kathryn, J; Kissel, John, T; Crawford, Thomas, O; Bromberg, Mark, B; Acsadi, Gyula; D'Anjou, Guy; Krosschell, Kristin, J; Reyna, Sandra, P; Schroth, Mary, K; Scott, Charles, B; Simard, Louise R. 2007. Perspectives on clinical trials in spinal muscular atrophy.  Journal of child neurology. Vol. 22, no. 8. (January): 957-966.
• Kissel JT. 2007. Muscle biopsy in patients with myalgia: still a painful decision.  Neurology. Vol. 68, no. 3. (January): e170.
• 19. Ferrante MA, Kissel JT. 2007. Neoplastic plexopathies. In Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging.. Edited by Newton HB, Jolesz FA (eds).. Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press.
• Kissel, John T. 2007. Muscle biopsy in patients with myalgia: still a painful decision.  Neurology. Vol. 68, no. 3. (January): 170-171.
• 82. R. Miller, W. Bradley, M. Cudkowicz, J. Hubble, V. Meininger, H. Mitsumoto, D.Moore, H. Pohlmann, D. Sauer, V. Silani, M. Strong, M. Swash, E. Vernotica and The TCH 346 Study Group. 2007. Phase II/III randomized trial of TCH346 in patients with ALS.  Neurology. Vol. 69, no. January: 776-784.
• Elsheikh, B, H; Bollman, E; Peruggia, M; King, W; Galloway, G; Kissel, J T. 2007. Pilot trial of diltiazem in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.  Neurology. Vol. 68, no. 17. (January): 1428-1429.
• John Kissel. 2007. Journal.  Muscle & Nerve.
• Moore SA; Shilling CJ; Westra S; Wall C; Wicklund MP; Stolle C; Brown CA; Michele DE; Piccolo F; Winder TL; Stence A; Barresi R; King N; King W; Florence J; Campbell KP; Fenichel GM; Stedman HH; Kissel JT; Griggs RC; Pandya S; Mathews KD; Pestronk A; Serrano C; Darvish D; Mendell JR. 2006. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in the United States.  Journal Of Neuropathology And Experimental Neurology. Vol. 65, no. 10. (October): e995.
• Kissel JT. 2006. Peripheral neuropathy with impaired glucose tolerance: a sweet smell of success?.  Archives Of Neurology. Vol. 63, no. 8. (August): e1055.
• Barohn RJ; Herbelin L; Kissel JT; King W; McVey AL; Saperstein DS; Mendell JR. 2006. Pilot trial of etanercept in the treatment of inclusion-body myositis.  Neurology. Vol. 66, no. 2 Suppl 1. (January): eS123.
• Munteanu I; Ackerley CA; Mnatzakanian GN; Kissel JT; Minassian BA. 2005. Electrophysiology extends the phenotypic spectrum of X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy.  Neurology. Vol. 64, no. 5. (March): e927.
• Kocak E; Abdessalam S; Walker MJ; Nuovo GJ; Kissel JT. 2004. Stiff-person syndrome: a rare presentation for breast cancer.  The Breast Journal. Vol. 10, no. 6. (November): e552.
• Collins MP; Periquet MI; Mendell JR; Sahenk Z; Nagaraja HN; Kissel JT. 2003. Nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy: insights from a clinical cohort.  Neurology. Vol. 61, no. 5. (September): e623.
• Kissel JT. 2003. The treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.  Seminars In Neurology. Vol. 23, no. 2. (June): e169.
• Wolfe GI; Barohn RJ; Foster BM; Jackson CE; Kissel JT; Day JW; Thornton CA; Nations SP; Bryan WW; Amato AA; Freimer ML; Parry GJ. 2002. Randomized, controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin in myasthenia gravis.  Muscle & Nerve. Vol. 26, no. 4. (October): e549.
• Tsao CY; Mendell JR; Kissel JT. 2002. Dermatomyositis in two siblings and a brief review of familial dermatomyositis.  Journal Of Child Neurology. Vol. 17, no. 7. (July): e540.
• Kissel JT. 2002. The problem of fibromyalgia.  Muscle & Nerve. Vol. 25, no. 4. (April): e473.
• Kissel JT. 2002. Misunderstandings, misperceptions, and mistakes in the management of the inflammatory myopathies.  Seminars In Neurology. Vol. 22, no. 1. (March): e41.
• Tsao CY; Mendell JR; Friemer ML; Kissel JT. 2002. Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome in children.  Journal Of Child Neurology. Vol. 17, no. 1. (January): e74.
• Novak V; Kanard R; Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 2001. Treatment of painful sensory neuropathy with tiagabine: a pilot study.  Clinical Autonomic Research: Official Journal Of The Clinical Autonomic Research Society. Vol. 11, no. 6. (December): e357.
• Kissel JT; McDermott MP; Mendell JR; King WM; Pandya S; Griggs RC; Tawil R. 2001. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of albuterol in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.  Neurology. Vol. 57, no. 8. (October): e1434.
• Novak V; Freimer ML; Kissel JT; Sahenk Z; Periquet IM; Nash SM; Collins MP; Mendell JR. 2001. Autonomic impairment in painful neuropathy.  Neurology. Vol. 56, no. 7. (April): e861.
• Mendell JR; Barohn RJ; Freimer ML; Kissel JT; King W; Nagaraja HN; Rice R; Campbell WW; Donofrio PD; Jackson CE; Lewis RA; Shy M; Simpson DM; Parry GJ; Rivner MH; Thornton CA; Bromberg MB; Tandan R; Harati Y; Giuliani MJ. 2001. Randomized controlled trial of IVIg in untreated chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.  Neurology. Vol. 56, no. 4. (February): e445.
• Lindenbaum Y; Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 2001. Treatment approaches for Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.  Neurologic Clinics. Vol. 19, no. 1. (February): e187.
• van der Sluis RW; Wolfe GI; Nations SP; Bryan WW; Krampitz DE; Kissel JT; Barohn RJ. 2000. Post-radiation lower motor neuron syndrome.  Journal Of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. Vol. 2, no. 1. (September): e10.
• Collins MP; Mendell JR; Periquet MI; Sahenk Z; Amato AA; Gronseth GS; Barohn RJ; Jackson CE; Kissel JT. 2000. Superficial peroneal nerve/peroneus brevis muscle biopsy in vasculitic neuropathy.  Neurology. Vol. 55, no. 5. (September): e636.
• Kissel JT; Franklin GM. 2000. Treatment of myasthenia gravis: A call to arms.  Neurology. Vol. 55, no. 1. (July): e3.
• Periquet MI; Novak V; Collins MP; Nagaraja HN; Erdem S; Nash SM; Freimer ML; Sahenk Z; Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 1999. Painful sensory neuropathy: prospective evaluation using skin biopsy.  Neurology. Vol. 53, no. 8. (November): e1641.
• Orrell RW; Tawil R; Forrester J; Kissel JT; Mendell JR; Figlewicz DA. 1999. Definitive molecular diagnosis of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.  Neurology. Vol. 52, no. 9. (June): e1822.
• Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 1999. Muscular dystrophy: historical overview and classification in the genetic era.  Seminars In Neurology. Vol. 19, no. 1. (January): e5.
• Kissel JT. 1999. Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.  Seminars In Neurology. Vol. 19, no. 1. (January): e35.
• Kissel JT; Elble RJ. 1998. Stiff-person syndrome: stiff opposition to a simple explanation.  Neurology. Vol. 51, no. 1. (July): e11.
• Kissel JT; McDermott MP; Natarajan R; Mendell JR; Pandya S; King WM; Griggs RC; Tawil R. 1998. Pilot trial of albuterol in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. FSH-DY Group.  Neurology. Vol. 50, no. 5. (May): e1402.
• Kissel JT. 1998. Autoantibody testing in the evaluation of peripheral neuropathy.  Seminars In Neurology. Vol. 18, no. 1. (January): e83.
• Prior TW; Bartolo C; Papp AC; Snyder PJ; Sedra MS; Burghes AH; Kissel JT; Luquette MH; Tsao CY; Mendell JR. 1997. Dystrophin expression in a Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient with a frame shift deletion.  Neurology. Vol. 48, no. 2. (February): e486.
• Rose MR; Kissel JT; Bickley LS; Griggs RC. 1996. Sustained myoglobinuria: the presenting manifestation of dermatomyositis.  Neurology. Vol. 47, no. 1. (July): e119.
• Mendell JR; Garcha TS; Kissel JT. 1996. The immunopathogenic role of complement in human muscle disease.  Current Opinion In Neurology. Vol. 9, no. 3. (June): e226.
• Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 1996. Neuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathies.  Neuromuscular Disorders: NMD. Vol. 6, no. 1. (January): e3.
• Mendell JR; Kissel JT; Amato AA; King W; Signore L; Prior TW; Sahenk Z; Benson S; McAndrew PE; Rice R. 1995. Myoblast transfer in the treatment of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.  The New England Journal Of Medicine. Vol. 333, no. 13. (September): e832.
• Barohn RJ; Amato AA; Sahenk Z; Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 1995. Inclusion body myositis: explanation for poor response to immunosuppressive therapy.  Neurology. Vol. 45, no. 7. (July): e1302.
• Guida M; Marger RS; Papp AC; Snyder PJ; Sedra MS; Kissel JT; Mendell JR; Prior TW. 1995. A molecular protocol for diagnosing myotonic dystrophy.  Clinical Chemistry. Vol. 41, no. 1. (January): e69.
• Kissel JT. 1994. Vasculitis of the peripheral nervous system.  Seminars In Neurology. Vol. 14, no. 4. (December): e361.
• Amato AA; Cornman EW; Kissel JT. 1994. Treatment of stiff-man syndrome with intravenous immunoglobulin.  Neurology. Vol. 44, no. 9. (September): e1652.
• Amato AA; Barohn RJ; Jackson CE; Pappert EJ; Sahenk Z; Kissel JT. 1994. Inclusion body myositis: treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin.  Neurology. Vol. 44, no. 8. (August): e1516.
• Tan E; Lynn DJ; Amato AA; Kissel JT; Rammohan KW; Sahenk Z; Warmolts JR; Jackson CE; Barohn RJ; Mendell JR. 1994. Immunosuppressive treatment of motor neuron syndromes. Attempts to distinguish a treatable disorder.  Archives Of Neurology. Vol. 51, no. 2. (February): e194.
• Kissel JT; Lynn DJ; Rammohan KW; Klein JP; Griggs RC; Moxley RT 3rd; Cwik VA; Brooke MH; Mendell JR. 1993. Mononuclear cell analysis of muscle biopsies in prednisone- and azathioprine-treated Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  Neurology. Vol. 43, no. 3 Pt 1. (March): e532.
• Lynn J; Rammohan KW; Bornstein RA; Kissel JT. 1992. Central nervous system involvement in the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.  Archives Of Neurology. Vol. 49, no. 10. (October): e1082.
• Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 1992. Vasculitic neuropathy.  Neurologic Clinics. Vol. 10, no. 3. (August): e761.
• Barohn RJ; Kissel JT. 1992. Case-of-the-month: painful thigh mass in a young woman: diabetic muscle infarction.  Muscle & Nerve. Vol. 15, no. 7. (July): e850.
• Williams LL; Kissel JT; Shannon BT; Wright FS; Mendell JR. 1992. Expression of Schwann cell and peripheral T-cell activation epitopes in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy.  Journal Of Neuroimmunology. Vol. 36, no. 2-3. (February): e147.
• Burrow KL; Coovert DD; Klein CJ; Bulman DE; Kissel JT; Rammohan KW; Burghes AH; Mendell JR. 1991. Dystrophin expression and somatic reversion in prednisone-treated and untreated Duchenne dystrophy. CIDD Study Group.  Neurology. Vol. 41, no. 5. (May): e661.
• Kissel JT; Burrow KL; Rammohan KW; Mendell JR. 1991. Mononuclear cell analysis of muscle biopsies in prednisone-treated and untreated Duchenne muscular dystrophy. CIDD Study Group.  Neurology. Vol. 41, no. 5. (May): e667.
• Kissel JT; Rammohan KW. 1991. Pathogenesis and therapy of nervous system vasculitis.  Clinical Neuropharmacology. Vol. 14, no. 1. (February): e28.
• Lauro GR; Kissel JT; Simon SR. 1991. Idiopathic muscular infarction in a diabetic patient. Report of a case.  The Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery. American Volume. Vol. 73, no. 2. (February): e301.
• Kissel JT; Halterman RK; Rammohan KW; Mendell JR. 1991. The relationship of complement-mediated microvasculopathy to the histologic features and clinical duration of disease in dermatomyositis.  Archives Of Neurology. Vol. 48, no. 1. (January): e26.
• Kissel JT. 1989. Neurologic manifestations of vasculitis.  Neurologic Clinics. Vol. 7, no. 3. (August): e655.
• Barohn RJ; Kissel JT; Warmolts JR; Mendell JR. 1989. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Clinical characteristics, course, and recommendations for diagnostic criteria.  Archives Of Neurology. Vol. 46, no. 8. (August): e878.
• Huber SJ; Kissel JT; Shuttleworth EC; Chakeres DW; Clapp LE; Brogan MA. 1989. Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical correlates of intellectual impairment in myotonic dystrophy.  Archives Of Neurology. Vol. 46, no. 5. (May): e536.
• Kissel JT; Riethman JL; Omerza J; Rammohan KW; Mendell JR. 1989. Peripheral nerve vasculitis: immune characterization of the vascular lesions.  Annals Of Neurology. Vol. 25, no. 3. (March): e291.
• Hyser CL; Kissel JT; Warmolts JR; Mendell JR. 1988. Scapuloperoneal neuropathy: a distinct clinicopathologic entity.  Journal Of The Neurological Sciences. Vol. 87, no. 1. (October): e91.
• Mendell JR; Kolkin S; Kissel JT; Weiss KL; Chakeres DW; Rammohan KW. 1987. Evidence for central nervous system demyelination in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.  Neurology. Vol. 37, no. 8. (August): e1291.
• Hyser CL; Kissel JT; Mendell JR. 1987. Three cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a common occupational environment.  Journal Of Neurology. Vol. 234, no. 6. (August): e443.
• Kissel JT; Kolkin S; Chakeres D; Boesel C; Weiss K. 1987. Magnetic resonance imaging in a case of autopsy-proved adult subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy (Leigh's disease).  Archives Of Neurology. Vol. 44, no. 5. (May): e563.
• Kissel JT; Mendell JR; Rammohan KW. 1986. Microvascular deposition of complement membrane attack complex in dermatomyositis.  The New England Journal Of Medicine. Vol. 314, no. 6. (February): e329.
• Kissel JT; Levy RJ; Mendell JR; Griggs RC. 1986. Azathioprine toxicity in neuromuscular disease.  Neurology. Vol. 36, no. 1. (January): e35.
• Mendell JR; Kissel JT; Kennedy MS; Sahenk Z; Grinvalsky HT; Pittman GL; Kyler RS; Roelofs RI; Whitaker JN; Bertorini TE. 1985. Plasma exchange and prednisone in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a controlled randomized trial.  Neurology. Vol. 35, no. 11. (November): e1551.
• Kissel JT; Slivka AP; Warmolts JR; Mendell JR. 1985. The clinical spectrum of necrotizing angiopathy of the peripheral nervous system.  Annals Of Neurology. Vol. 18, no. 2. (August): e251.
• Kissel JT; Beam W; Bresolin N; Gibbons G; DiMauro S; Mendell JR. 1985. Physiologic assessment of phosphoglycerate mutase deficiency: incremental exercise test.  Neurology. Vol. 35, no. 6. (June): e828.
• Mendell JR; Kissel JT; Kennedy MS; Sahenk Z; Grinvalsky HT; Pittman GL; Kyler RS; Roelofs RI; Whitaker JN; Bertorini TE. 1985. Plasma exchange and prednisone in acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy: a controlled randomized trial.  Journal Of Clinical Apheresis. Vol. 2, no. 4. (January): e332.
• Kissel JT; Burde RM; Klingele TG; Zeiger HE. 1983. Pupil-sparing oculomotor palsies with internal carotid-posterior communicating artery aneurysms.  Annals Of Neurology. Vol. 13, no. 2. (February): e149.

• President, Neuromuscular Section of the Academy of Neurology, 2004-2007
• Neurology Teaching Award, Ohio State University Medical Center (2007)
• Ohio State Neurologist of the Year Award (1993)
• Irwin Levy Neurology Resident Teaching Award, Barnes Hospital
• Member, Medical Advisory Board of the Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Member, International Coordinating Committee for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Listed, “Best Doctors in America”