Uzma Usman, MBBS
Assistant Professor; Director, Yale ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Clinic, Director, ALS Association Yale, Neurology; Associate Director of Yale MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) Clinic, Neurology, Neuromuscular Division
Biography
Research & Publications
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Biography
Dr. Uzma Usman is an Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurology at Yale School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Dow University of Health Sciences and did Residency and Fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Medicine and American Board of Electro-diagnostic Medicine. Her areas of interest and expertise are ALS/Motor Neuron Disease/Lou Gehrig's disease, Inflammatory myopathies and immune mediated neuropathies including CIDP and GBS.
Education & Training
- Clinical Neurophysiology FellowshipBarrow Neurological Institute (2019)
- Neuromuscular FellowshipBarrow Neurological Institute (2018)
- Neurology ResidencyBarrow Neurological Institute (2017)
- ALS FellowshipUniversity of Alberta (2010)
Activities
- . Steroid responsiveness in gluten related disorders with neuromuscular manifestationsDenver, CO, United States 2020AAN
- Refractory Myasthenia Responsiveness to Eculizumab in a Tertiary Care Setting in Challenging CasesToronto, ON, Canada 2020AAN
- high resolution neuroultrasoundHouston, TX, United States 2018Grand round
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Research Advisory Board, Amylyx | Board Member | 2024 - Present |
| AANEM | ANF research Committee | 2023 - Present |
| ANF | I serve in the American neurology foundation (ANF) Research Committee which identifies and establishes relevant neuromuscular research opportunities; reviews research proposals including, but not limited to, those from other funding organizations and makes funding recommendations to the ANF Board of Director; monitors funded projects; and evaluates submissions for the President’s Research Initiative Award and provides the President with rankings to assist with the selection of recipients for this award; and assists in identifying activities and opportunities to increase individual and corporate giving. | 2023 - Present |
| Yale University-Grand Round Planning Committee | Contributor | 2022 - Present |
| Yale University | Clinical Competence Committee, review program growth, fellow traiing, improvement | 2019 - Present |
| Yale University Program evaluation Committee | Member | 2019 - Present |