Michael Benatar MBChB, MS, DPhil
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Director, Emory Electromyography Laboratory
Co-Director, Emory Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic
michael.benatar@emory.edu

Phone: 404.727.3507
Fax: 404.778.3767

Appointments: 404-778-3444




Faculty Bio:

 

Education:

1992    MBChB, Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
1998    DPhil Neuroscience, Oxford University, United Kingdom
2005    MS, Clinical Research, Emory Universiy, United States

Professional Experience:

1998-2002    Resident in Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
2002-2003    Fellow in Neurophysiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
2003-2008    Assistant Professor of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
2005-Present    Director, Emory Electromyography Laboratory
2005-Present    Co-Director, Emory Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic
2005-2008    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
2007-Present    Co-Chair, American Academy of Neurology Evidence Based Medicine Working Group
2007-Present    Founding Member, American Academy of Neurology Weekly Podcasts
2008-Present    Editorial Board, Cochrane Collaboration Neuromuscular Review Group
2008-Present    Associate Professor of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

Honors and Awards:

1994-1998    Rhodes Scholarship South Africa-at-large
2001, 2002    Harvard Medical School Excellence in Teaching Award
2005, 2008    Emory University Neurology Resident Teaching Award
2006    American Academy of Neurology / ALS Association First TREAT ALS Research Fellowship
2006    American Neurological Association Junior Academic Award
2007    Elected as Emory Faculty to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society

Board Certifications:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2003)
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (2004)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Special Certification in Clinical Neurophysiology (2005)

Clinical Interests:

Myasthenia Gravis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS of Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Research Focus:

1. Myasthenia gravis
- Treatment trials of ocular myasthenia gravis
 
2. Familial ALS
- The Pre-fALS Study: recruitment and evaluation of pre-symptomatic carriers of a mutation in the SOD1 gene
- Phase II/III Arimoclomol Study: a randomized controlled treatment trial for SOD1 positive familial ALS
 
3. Sporadic ALS
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the spinal cord
- Electrophysiological biomarkers of disease progression

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

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Books:

Benatar M. Analytic Neurology: Examining the Evidence for Clinical Practice. Butterworth-Heinemann Publishing, 2002.

Barton JJS, Benatar M. Field of Vision: A Manual and Atlas of Perimetry. Humana Press, 2003.

Benatar M. Neuromuscular Disease: Evidence and Analysis in Clinical Neurology. Humana Press, 2006.

Drislane FW, Acosta JA, Benatar M, Chang B, Croom J, Caplan LR. Blueprints in Neurology, 1st ed. Blackwell Publishing, 2002.

Drislane FW, Benatar M, Chang BS, Acosta JA, Croom JE, Tarulli A, Caplan LR. Blueprints Neurology, 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

Drislane FW, Benatar M, Chang BS, Acosta JA, Tarulli A. Blueprints Neurology, 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.

Neurology Section Editor of Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Fred Ferri, Elsevier.