Our program has sixteen clinical faculty and four APPs that specialize in adult and pediatric neuromuscular disorders, electromyography and nerve conduction studies, nerve/muscle imaging, and nerve/muscle pathology. We have robust clinical, translational and basic science research programs covering the entire neuromuscular disease spectrum.
Our neuromuscular medicine training program is ACGME-accredited and in substantial compliance (i.e., in great standing). The MDA clinics at our institution are among the largest in the country. Our section has active, but always manageable, inpatient neuromuscular consultation services at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals. Our neuromuscular consult services afford trainees the opportunity to lead subspecialty care for urgent and emergent neuromuscular conditions in the inpatient setting.
We perform more than 3,500 EMG-NCS studies annually, primarily in our outpatient electrodiagnostic medicine suite, but also in the inpatient setting at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals. We perform 300-400 nerve and/or muscle ultrasounds annually and our suite is also equipped to perform autonomic testing (including Qsweat).
Our clinical neuromuscular pathology lab processes and interprets more than 600 muscle, 100 nerve, and 200 skin biopsy specimens per year. The laboratory also runs over 11,000 myopathy and neuropathy autoantibody tests per year and is one of only a few clinical laboratories offering neurofilament biomarker testing on serum and CSF. Decades of banked tissue and serum specimens provide an invaluable resource for trainees interested in clinical and/or pathology research. Research opportunities are afforded by a large amount of elective and dedicated research time built into the fellowship.
We provide a supportive, rewarding, equitable, inclusive training environment that prioritizes education over service and the wellness of our trainees.
Our School of Medicine
Our students learn from master clinicians and researchers while pursuing their studies in a wide array of academic departments and programs. Students select Washington University for the culture of camaraderie and support, a flexible curriculum and outstanding opportunities after graduation. Our programs are considered to be among the very best in the nation.