Daniel DiCapua, MD, FAAN (Neurology)
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Associate Professor of Neurology, Chief, Neuromuscular Medicine
Director, Fellowship Program, Neuromuscular Medicine
Biography
Dr. Daniel DiCapua is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Clinical Chief of Neuromuscular Medicine and Director of the Neuromuscular Fellowship Program. He received his MD from Temple University School of Medicine (2005) and completed Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital (2009) and Fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine (2010). He specializes Neuromuscular Medicine and specifically in Myasthenia Gravis and Neuropathy.
Appointments
Neurology
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Myasthenia Gravis Program
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Neurophysiology
- Nowak Lab
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Yale University School of Medicine (2010)
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2009)
- Internship
- Yale Primary Care (2006)
- MD
- Temple University School of Medicine (2005)
- BS
- University of Connecticut (2000)
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Publications Timeline
Adeel Zubair, MD
Benison Keung, MD, FAAN (Neurology)
Adam de Havenon, MD, MS
Babar Khokhar, MD, MBA, FAAN (Neurology)
Huned Patwa, MD
Kevin C O'Connor, PhD
Publications
2025
A novel discovery of elevated risk of neuroendocrine tumors in patients with myotonic dystrophy
Hameed B, Ahmadzada M, McNeel T, DiCapua D, Gadalla S. A novel discovery of elevated risk of neuroendocrine tumors in patients with myotonic dystrophy. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2025, 478: 123722. PMID: 41100969, PMCID: PMC13081005, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2025.123722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricClinical outcomes in patients with muscle disorders and acute ischemic stroke
Zubair A, Littig L, DiCapua D, de Havenon A. Clinical outcomes in patients with muscle disorders and acute ischemic stroke. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0329631. PMID: 40794699, PMCID: PMC12342303, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329631.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): Case based discussion of risk factors, clinical, and therapeutic considerations
Saab L, DiCapua D, Zubair A. HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): Case based discussion of risk factors, clinical, and therapeutic considerations. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2024, 459: 122973. PMID: 38520941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.122973.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricLate Onset of Severe Demyelinating Peripheral Neuropathy in a 62-Year-Old African American Woman
Zivkovic S, DiCapua D. Late Onset of Severe Demyelinating Peripheral Neuropathy in a 62-Year-Old African American Woman. Journal Of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 2024, 25: 152-156. PMID: 38441936, DOI: 10.1097/cnd.0000000000000481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2019
Long-term efficacy and safety of eculizumab in Japanese patients with generalized myasthenia gravis: A subgroup analysis of the REGAIN open-label extension study
Murai H, Uzawa A, Suzuki Y, Imai T, Shiraishi H, Suzuki H, Okumura M, O’Brien F, Wang J, Fujita K, Utsugisawa K, Group I, Mazia C, Wilken M, Barroso F, Saba J, Rugiero M, Bettini M, Chaves M, Vidal G, Garcia A, De Bleecker J, Van den Abeele G, de Koning K, De Mey K, Mercelis R, Mahieu D, Wagemaekers L, Van Damme P, Depreitere A, Schotte C, Smetcoren C, Stevens O, Van Daele S, Vandenbussche N, Vanhee A, Verjans S, Vynckier J, D'Hondt A, Tilkin P, de Siqueira Carvalho A, Brockhausen I, Feder D, Ambrosio D, César P, Melo A, Ribeiro R, Rocha R, Rosa B, Veiga T, da Silva L, Engel M, Geraldo J, da Penha Ananias Morita M, Coelho E, Paiva G, Pozo M, Prando N, Torres D, Butinhao C, Duran G, da Silva T, Gonçalves L, Pazetto L, Fialho T, Volpe L, Duca L, Oliveira A, Andrade A, Annes M, Silva L, Lino V, Pinto W, Assis N, Carrara F, Miranda C, Souza I, Fernandes P, Siddiqi Z, Phan C, Narayan J, Blackmore D, Mallon A, Roderus R, Watt E, Junkerova J, Kurkova B, Reguliova K, Zapletalova O, Pitha J, Novakova I, Tyblova M, Jurajdova I, Wolfova M, Andersen H, Harbo T, Vinge L, Krogh S, Mogensen A, Vissing J, Højgaard J, Witting N, Autzen A, Pedersen J, Eralinna J, Laaksonen M, Oksaranta O, Harrison T, Eriksson J, Rozsa C, Horvath M, Lovas G, Matolcsi J, Szabo G, Jakab G, Szabadosne B, Antonini G, Di Pasquale A, Garibaldi M, Morino S, Troili F, Fionda L, Filla A, Costabile T, Marano E, Saccà F, Fasanaro A, Marsili A, Puorro G, Mantegazza R, Antozzi C, Bonanno S, Camera G, Locatelli A, Maggi L, Pasanisi M, Campanella A, Evoli A, Alboini P, D'Amato V, Iorio R, Kanai T, Kawaguchi N, Mori M, Kaneko Y, Kanzaki A, Kobayashi E, Masaki K, Matsuse D, Matsushita T, Uehara T, Shimpo M, Jingu M, Kikutake K, Nakamura Y, Sano Y, Nagane Y, Kamegamori I, Tsuda T, Fujii Y, Futono K, Ozawa Y, Mizugami A, Saito Y, Morikawa M, Samukawa M, Kamakura S, Miyawaki E, Mitazaki T, Motomura M, Mukaino A, Yoshimura S, Asada S, Yoshida S, Amamoto S, Kobashikawa T, Koga M, Maeda Y, Takada K, Takada M, Tsurumaru M, Yamashita Y, Akiyama T, Narikawa K, Tano O, Tsukita K, Kurihara R, Meguro F, Fukuda Y, Sato M, Funaka S, Kawamura T, Makamori M, Takahashi M, Taichi N, Hasuike T, Higuchi E, Kobayashi H, Osakada K, Tsuda E, Shimohama S, Hayashi T, Hisahara S, Kawamata J, Murahara T, Saitoh M, Suzuki S, Yamamoto D, Ishiyama Y, Ishiyama N, Noshiro M, Takeyama R, Uwasa K, Yasuda I, van der Kooi A, de Visser M, Gibson T, Casasnovas C, Aguilo M, Homedes-Pedret C, Palacios N, Porras L, Santamaria V, Lazaro A, Tejedor E, Salcedo P, Fernandez-Fournier M, Ruiz P, de Rivera F, Sastre M, Gamez J, Sune P, Salvado M, Gili G, Mazuela G, Illa I, Vicente E, Diaz-Manera J, Gutierrez L, Garcia R, Vidal N, Arribas-Ibar E, Piehl F, Hietala A, Bjarbo L, Sengun I, Meherremova A, Ozcelik P, Balkan B, Tuga C, Ugur M, Erdem-Ozdamar S, Bekircan-Kurt C, Acar N, Yilmaz E, Caliskan Y, Orsel G, Efendi H, Aydinlik S, Cavus H, Kutlu A, Becerikli G, Semiz C, Tun O, Terzi M, Dogan B, Onar M, Sen S, Cavdar T, Veske A, Norwood F, Dimitriou A, Gollogly J, Mahdi-Rogers M, Seddigh A, Sokratous G, Maier G, Sohail F, Jacob S, Sadalage G, Torane P, Brown C, Shah A, Sathasivam S, Arndt H, Davies D, Watling D, Amato A, Cochrane T, Salajegheh M, Roe K, Amato K, Toska S, Wolfe G, Silvestri N, Patrick K, Zakalik K, Katz J, Miller R, Engel M, Forshew D, Bravver E, Brooks B, Plevka S, Burdette M, Cunningham S, Sanjak M, Kramer M, Nemeth J, Schommer C, Tierney S, Juel V, Guptill J, Hobson-Webb L, Massey J, Beck K, Carnes D, Loor J, Anderson A, Pascuzzi R, Bodkin C, Kincaid J, Snook R, Guingrich S, Micheels A, Chaudhry V, Corse A, Mosmiller B, Kelley A, Ho D, Srinivasan J, Vytopil M, Jara J, Ventura N, Scala S, Carter C, Donahue C, Herbert C, Weiner E, Alam S, McKinnon J, Haar L, McKinnon N, Alcon K, McKenna K, Sattar N, Daniels K, Jeffery D, Freimer M, Hoyle J, Kissel J, Agriesti J, Chelnick S, Mezache L, Pineda C, Muharrem F, Karam C, Khoury J, Marburger T, Kaur H, Dimitrova D, Gilchrist J, Agrawal B, Elsayed M, Kohlrus S, Andoin A, Darnell T, Golden L, Lokaitis B, Seelback J, Muppidi S, Goyal N, Sakamuri S, So Y, Paulose S, Pol S, Welsh L, Bhavaraju-Sanka R, Gonzales A, Dishman L, Jones F, Gonzalez A, Padilla P, Saklad A, Silva M, Kazamel M, Alsharabati M, Lu L, Nozaki K, Mumfrey-Thomas S, Woodall A, Mozaffar T, Cash T, Goyal N, Roy G, Mathew V, Maqsood F, Minton B, Jones H, Rosenfeld J, Garcia R, Echevarria L, Garcia S, Pulley M, Aranke S, Berger A, Shah J, Shabbir Y, Smith L, Varghese M, Gutmann L, Gutmann L, Jerath N, Nance C, Swenson A, Olalde H, Kressin N, Sieren J, Barohn R, Dimachkie M, Glenn M, McVey A, Pasnoor M, Statland J, Wang Y, Liu T, Emmons K, Jenci N, Locheke J, Fondaw A, Johns K, Rico G, Walsh M, Herbelin L, Hafer-Macko C, Kwan J, Zilliox L, Callison K, Young V, DiSanzo B, Naunton K, Benatar M, Bilsker M, Sharma K, Cooley A, Reyes E, Michon S, Sheldon D, Steele J, Howard J, Karam C, Chopra M, Traub R, Vu T, Katzin L, McClain T, Harvey B, Hart A, Huynh K, Beydoun S, Chilingaryan A, Doan V, Droker B, Gong H, Karimi S, Lin F, McClain T, Pokala K, Shah A, Tran A, Akhter S, Malekniazi A, Tandan R, Hehir M, Waheed W, Lucy S, Weiss M, Distad J, Strom S, Downing S, Kim B, Nowak R, Dicapua D, Keung B, Kumar A, Patwa H, Robeson K, Yang I, Nye J, Vu H. Long-term efficacy and safety of eculizumab in Japanese patients with generalized myasthenia gravis: A subgroup analysis of the REGAIN open-label extension study. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2019, 407: 116419. PMID: 31698177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2014
Bilateral Gluteal Dyskinesia: Discussion of a Rare Movement Disorder
Sorokin A, Mittal S, DiCapua D, Jabbari B. Bilateral Gluteal Dyskinesia: Discussion of a Rare Movement Disorder. Tremor And Other Hyperkinetic Movements 2014, 4: 221. DOI: 10.5334/tohm.206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuscle Contraction; Overview
DiCapua D. Muscle Contraction; Overview. 2014, 185-189. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385157-4.00669-2.BooksCitations
2013
Novel mutations in the CLCN1 gene of myotonia congenita: 2 case reports.
Lakraj AA, Miller G, Vortmeyer AO, Khokhar B, Nowak RJ, DiCapua DB. Novel mutations in the CLCN1 gene of myotonia congenita: 2 case reports. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2013, 86: 101-6. PMID: 23483815, PMCID: PMC3584487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2012
Autoantibodies Produced at the Site of Tissue Damage Provide Evidence of Humoral Autoimmunity in Inclusion Body Myositis
Ray A, Amato AA, Bradshaw EM, Felice KJ, DiCapua DB, Goldstein JM, Lundberg IE, Nowak RJ, Ploegh HL, Spooner E, Wu Q, Willis SN, O’Connor K. Autoantibodies Produced at the Site of Tissue Damage Provide Evidence of Humoral Autoimmunity in Inclusion Body Myositis. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e46709. PMID: 23071619, PMCID: PMC3465259, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLong Term Efficacy of Rituximab in Patients with MuSK Auto-Antibody Myasthenia Gravis (PD6.007)
Nowak R, Keung B, Robeson K, DiCapua D, Goldstein J. Long Term Efficacy of Rituximab in Patients with MuSK Auto-Antibody Myasthenia Gravis (PD6.007). Neurology 2012, 78: pd6.007-pd6.007. DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.pd6.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Daniel DiCapua, MD, is a neurologist specializing in neuromuscular conditions such as myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness, and neuropathy, which involves nerve damage leading to numbness and pain.
As the clinical chief of neuromuscular medicine and an associate professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. DiCapua is dedicated to both patient care and advancing the field through education. He also oversees the fellowship program, ensuring that future specialists are prepared to address the complexities of neuromuscular disorders.
Dr. DiCapua received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his residency in neurology at Yale New Haven Hospital. He further specialized with a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
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