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  • Assistant Professor – Neuromuscular Disorders

Clinical Interests

  • Hereditary diseases of muscle:
    • Muscular dystrophies
    • Congenital myopathies
    • Muscle channelopathies
  • Autoimmune diseases of muscle:
    • Dermatomyositis
    • Necrotizing autoimmune myopathies
    • sIBM
  • Autoimmune diseases of neuromuscular junction:
    • Myasthenia gravis
    • LEMS
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes of PNS

Research Interests

  • Hereditary and autoimmune diseases of muscle

Clinical Procedures

  • Nerve conduction studies (NCS) / electromyography (EMG); Research: hereditary and autoimmune diseases of muscle

Certifications

  • Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology, 2017
  • Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, 2018
  • Diplomate, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 2019

Education/Training

Degrees:
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
    Yerevan State Medical University, 1988-1994
Residencies:
  • Resident, Neurology
    Yerevan State Medical University, 1994-1997
  • Intern, Internal Medicine
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012-2013
  • Resident, Neurology
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013-2016
Fellowships:
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Research
    Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2002-2005
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Research
    UNC at Chapel Hill, 2005-2010
  • Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
    Penn State Hershey, 2016-2017

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
  • American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

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