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