Research

My prior research focused on electrical impedance myography (EIM), which is a novel, painless and noninvasive, diagnostic technique currently in development in the laboratories of Drs. Seward Rutkove at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Carl Shiffman and Ronald Aaron at Northeastern University. This unique procedure allows for the determination of electrical resistance and reactance of muscle tissue by measuring voltages across the tissue through which a fixed flow of alternating current at multiple frequencies is applied.  From the measured resistance (R) and reactance (X) of muscle tissue, the phase angle of the muscle can also be determined (phase angle = arctan X/R).  Work thus far has demonstrated that all three of these parameters are sensitive to changes in the neuromuscular disease process and may also help in the determination of disease diagnosis and/or progression.

Clinical Activities

Clinical practice: General neurology with specialization in neuromuscular disease.  Primary site of practice is outpatient setting.

Procedures:  Electromyography with nerve conduction studies, electroencephalography interpretation, carpal tunnel and tendon sheath injections.

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