Bhaskar Roy, MBBS, MHS
Associate Professor of NeurologyCards
About
Titles
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association adult care clinic, Neurology; Medical Director of the Electrodiagnostic Laboratory, Yale Medicine; Co-Chair of the IBM scientific interest group from IMACS, IMACSBiography
Dr Bhaskar Roy is a specialist in neuromuscular disorders. His clinical areas of expertise includes muscular dystrophies, inflammatory myopathies (polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis), autoimmune neuromuscular disorders, including inflammatory neuropathies. He did his neurology residency from the University of Connecticut and completed his fellowship from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.
He is board certified in neurology (2016) and neuromuscular medicine (2018) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and in electrodiagnostic medicine (2018), and in Neuromuscular Ultrasound (2020) by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM).
Appointments
Neurology
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Bhaskar Roy Lab
- Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research
- IBM Registry
- Myasthenia Gravis Program
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Nowak Lab
- O'Connor Lab
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale University School of Medicine (2020)
- Neuromuscular Medicine Fellow
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2017)
- Resident Physician
- University of Connecticut (2016)
- Post Doctoral Research Fellow
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (2012)
- MBioMedSci
- Indian Institution of Technology, Masters in Medical Science and Technology (MMST) (2011)
- MBBS
- Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (2008)
Research
Clinical Care
Overview
Bhaskar Roy, MBBS, (a medical degree awarded in several countries outside of the U.S.), is a neurologist who specializes in neuromuscular disorders and has deep expertise in using electromyography (EMG), a medical test that measures electrical activity in a patient’s nerves and muscles, to diagnose diseases. Dr. Roy cares for patients with muscular dystrophies, inflammatory myopathies (myositis), neuropathy, and autoimmune neuromuscular disorders. He is interested in rare and complex neuromuscular disorders, including inclusion body myositis (IBM) and other hereditary muscle diseases.
“Neuromuscular disorders are complex,” Dr. Roy says. “The challenge of diagnosis is what drew my attention to this field. These patients are a unique group of people who really need help. Some of them have gone undiagnosed for a long time.” Specialized neuromuscular care can help ensure that therapy is given as early as possible when applicable, he adds.
In addition to EMG, Dr. Roy is also trained in using neuromuscular ultrasound. “This is a relatively newer mode of technology that allows a physician to see some of the nerves and muscle tissue.”
Neuromuscular medicine has advanced rapidly in recent years and new drugs are available for patients with diseases that were previously not treatable, Dr. Roy says. His research on biomarkers—which are measurable markers that indicate a status of disease or health in the body—could help neurologists better understand a patient’s response to a treatment. In his studies, Dr. Roy uses electrical impedance myography (EIM), a painless test that assesses muscle health in a noninvasive way.
Dr. Roy is an assistant professor of neurology at the Yale School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Myasthenia Gravis
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Board Certifications
Neuromuscular Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
Neurology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2016