Professor of Neurology and Pathology and Immunology, Washington University St Louis
Neurology
Dr. Alan Pestronk, MD
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Alan Pestronk is an expert in the field of Neurology. He studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the US. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is ranked 3 in research and 29 in primary care medicine He received 2 awards: "America's Top Doctors" and "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Doctor Alan Pestronk, MD is a published physician. He has 22 publications published. The most current publication "A randomized trial of mexiletine in ALS: Safety and effects on muscle cramps and progression." Alan Pestronk is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Nerve ultrasound identifies abnormalities in the posterior interosseous nerve in patients with proximal radial neuropathies.
- Myelinated and unmyelinated endoneurial axon quantitation and clinical correlation.
- A randomized trial of mexiletine in ALS: Safety and effects on muscle cramps and progression.
- Myovascular innervation: Axon loss in small-fiber neuropathies.
- Targeted sequencing and identification of genetic variants in sporadic inclusion body myositis.
- Autophagic vacuolar pathology in desminopathies.
- A Genome-wide Association Study of Myasthenia Gravis.
- Regional ischemic immune myopathy: a paraneoplastic dermatomyopathy.
- Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis onset is influenced by the burden of rare variants in known amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis genes.
- Systemic pharmacokinetics and cerebrospinal fluid uptake of intravenous ceftriaxone in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Mutations in the Matrin 3 gene cause familial amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis.
- Nerve Size in CIDP Varies with Disease Activity and Therapy Response Over Time: A Retrospective Ultrasound Study.
- TREM2 Variant p.R47H as a Risk Factor for Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
- Ultrasound of inherited vs. acquired Demyelinating polyneuropathies.
- Coenzyme Q10 deficiency in children: Frequent type 2C muscle fibers with normal morphology.
- Lack of C9ORF72 coding mutations supports a gain of function for repeat expansions in amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis.
- Multifocal radiculoNeuropathy during ipilimumab treatment of melanoma.
- Cramps and small-fiber Neuropathy.
- An antisense oligonucleotide against SOD1 delivered intrathecally for patients with SOD1 familial amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis: a phase 1, randomised, first-in-man st...
- Detection of peripheral nerve pathology: Comparison of ultrasound and MRI.
- Newborn brachial plexus Palsy: Evaluation of severity using quantitative ultrasound of muscle.
Schools
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
Conditions Treated
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anterior Horn Disease
- Ataxia
- Autonomic Disorders
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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Johns Hopkins University -
Washington University - Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1043236359 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | PESTRONK | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ALAN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 631101032 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MO | |
| Specialty Description | Neurology | |
| Total Claim Count | 248.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 47.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 18.95 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1043236359 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | PESTRONK |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALAN |
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