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Richard Nowak, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Neurology
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Director, Program in Clinical & Translational Neuromuscular Research

Director, Yale Myasthenia Gravis Clinic

About

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Associate Professor of Neurology

Director, Program in Clinical & Translational Neuromuscular Research; Director, Yale Myasthenia Gravis Clinic

Appointments

  • Neurology

    Associate Professor on Term
    Primary

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellowship
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2012)
Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2011)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2008)
MD
Drexel University College of Medicine (2007)
MS
Northwestern University (1999)
BS
Loyola University of Chicago (1997)

Research

Overview

https://medicine.yale.edu/neurology/divisions/neuromuscular/nmresearch.aspx

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease; Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Myasthenia Gravis; Neurology; Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Richard Nowak's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Clinical Trials

Current Trials

Clinical Care

Overview

Richard Nowak, MD, MS, is the director of the Yale Myasthenia Gravis Clinic, where he treats patients with the chronic, autoimmune condition that causes muscles to tire and weaken easily. He provides personalized treatment strategies for patients suffering from myasthenia gravis and other autoimmune neuromuscular conditions.

In addition, Dr. Nowak works with the Yale Medicine Neuromuscular Medicine Program, which is supported by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), and is a designated MDA-ALS clinic. The program provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, consultation and management for a range of neuromuscular disorders.

An associate professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Nowak is also a busy researcher who directs the Program in Clinical and Translational Neuromuscular Research at Yale, where his goal is to improve the understanding of autoimmune neuromuscular disorders, identify new drug targets and explore new therapies. In 2013, he was awarded a $4.8 million grant to conduct the first clinical trial for myasthenia gravis sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

Clinical Specialties

Neuromuscular Medicine

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Neuromuscular Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    2021

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Locations

  • Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurology

    Academic Office

    Hunter Building

    15 York Street, Ste 9th floor

    New Haven, CT 06510

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