Shawn J. Bird, M.D.
Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director, Electromyography (EMG) Laboratory, Department of Neurology , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director, Neurodiagnostic Laboratories, Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Program Director, Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship (ACGME #1834118010) , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Division Chief, Neuromuscular, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Education:
B.A.
(Biology)
Cornell University, 1979.
B.S.
(Electrical Engineering)
Cornell University, 1979.
M.D.
(Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1983.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, 1983-1984.
Resident in Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1984-1987.
Fellowship, Clinical Neuromuscular Diseases and Electromyography, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1987-1989.
Certifications
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM), 1989.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
, 1990.
American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, Added Qualifications in Neuromuscular Medicine , 2011.
Permanent link
Clinical trials of new medications for myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, as well as a large multi-center patient oriented outcome study of newly-diagnosed patients with myasthenia.
Using electrodiagnostic techniques and neurologic examination measures to assess patients serially in clinical trials involving various nerve and muscles disorders.
Autoimmune neuromuscular disorders – particularly the evaluation and management of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), and chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy (CIDP).
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Last updated: 02/12/2019
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