Sasha Zivkovic, MD, PhD
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Clinical Director, Yale CMTA Center of Excellence (adults), Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Program
Academic Chief, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology
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Academic Chief, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology
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Clinical Director, Yale CMTA Center of Excellence (adults), Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Program; Academic Chief, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology
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Neurology
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Program
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Program
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Zagreb (2009)
- MSc
- University of Zagreb, Biomedicine
- MD
- University of Zagreb (1992)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Amyloid Neuropathies; Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial; Brachial Plexus Neuritis; Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies; Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy; Mononeuropathies; POEMS Syndrome; Polyneuropathies; Polyradiculoneuropathy
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58Publications
106Citations
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial
Publications
2024
Late 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 ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAfrican American womenAmerican womenSevere carpal tunnel syndromeCarpal tunnel syndromeHistory of gaitSensorimotor demyelinating polyneuropathyDemyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathyEarly onset of symptomsSevere demyelinating peripheral neuropathyWalking difficultiesOnset of symptomsFamily historyNatural history studiesCharcot-Marie-Tooth diseaseGenetic testingTunnel syndromeHomozygous pathogenic mutationDistal sensory lossExamination scoresCharcot-Marie-ToothElectrodiagnostic testingDemyelinating polyneuropathySensorimotor polyneuropathySH3TC2 geneUnwitnessed fallNeuromuscular manifestations of wild type transthyretin amyloidosis: a review and single center’s experience
Živković S, Lacomis D, Soman P. Neuromuscular manifestations of wild type transthyretin amyloidosis: a review and single center’s experience. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2024, 11: 1345608. PMID: 38410247, PMCID: PMC10894993, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1345608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsATTRwt patientsPeripheral neuropathyPrevalence of peripheral neuropathySuspected peripheral neuropathyCases of neuropathyDistal sensory lossTransthyretin amyloid depositionCardiomyopathy patientsClinical featuresTransthyretin genotypingMusculoskeletal manifestationsNeuropathy symptomsATTRwtTransthyretin amyloidosisElderly patientsHeart failureTransthyretin mutationFrequent comorbiditiesMultiple potential causesNeuropathySensory lossElderly menPatientsSenile amyloidosisPeripheral nerves
2022
A Second Case of Treatment-resistant CIDP in an IgG Tubulin Autoantibody Positive Patient
Giacobbe A, Al-Lahham T, Ojha A, Zivkovic S. A Second Case of Treatment-resistant CIDP in an IgG Tubulin Autoantibody Positive Patient. RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal 2022, 3: 21-24. DOI: 10.17161/rrnmf.v3i3.17691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex Differences in Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloidosis: An Analysis from the Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey (THAOS).
Campbell CM, LoRusso S, Dispenzieri A, Kristen AV, Maurer MS, Rapezzi C, Lairez O, Drachman B, Garcia-Pavia P, Grogan M, Chapman D, Amass L, THAOS investigators.. Sex Differences in Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloidosis: An Analysis from the Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey (THAOS). Cardiol Ther 2022 PMID: 35583798, DOI: 10.1007/s40119-022-00265-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurologic manifestations of Degos disease (P17-1.003)
Zivkovic S, Al-Lahham T, Lacomis D. Neurologic manifestations of Degos disease (P17-1.003). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in Diversity at a Single US Adult Neurology Residency Program (P18-13.002)
Fukuda K, Ravishankar M, Van Cott A, Clemens P, Zivkovic S, Ojha A. Trends in Diversity at a Single US Adult Neurology Residency Program (P18-13.002). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.1957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational Validation of the Erasmus Guillain-Barré Syndrome Respiratory Insufficiency Score.
Doets AY, Walgaard C, Lingsma HF, Islam B, Papri N, Yamagishi Y, Kusunoki S, Dimachkie MM, Waheed W, Kolb N, Gorson KC, Jacobs BC, IGOS Consortium.. International Validation of the Erasmus Guillain-Barré Syndrome Respiratory Insufficiency Score. Ann Neurol 2022, 91: 521-531. PMID: 35106830, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Case of Probable Multifocal Motor Neuropathy With Clinical Stability for Ten Years After a Single Treatment of Rituximab.
Gonzalez NL, Juel VC, Živković SA. A Case of Probable Multifocal Motor Neuropathy With Clinical Stability for Ten Years After a Single Treatment of Rituximab. Journal Of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 2022, 23: 136-142. PMID: 35188910, DOI: 10.1097/CND.0000000000000358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredicting Outcome in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: International Validation of the Modified Erasmus GBS Outcome Score.
Doets AY, Lingsma HF, Walgaard C, Islam B, Papri N, Davidson A, Yamagishi Y, Kusunoki S, Dimachkie MM, Waheed W, Kolb N, Islam Z, Mohammad QD, Harbo T, Sindrup SH, Chavada G, Willison HJ, Casasnovas C, Bateman K, Miller JAL, van den Berg B, Verboon C, Roodbol J, Leonhard SE, Benedetti L, Kuwabara S, Van den Bergh P, Monges S, Marfia GA, Shahrizaila N, Galassi G, Péréon Y, Bürmann J, Kuitwaard K, Kleyweg RP, Marchesoni C, Sedano Tous MJ, Querol L, Illa I, Wang Y, Nobile-Orazio E, Rinaldi S, Schenone A, Pardo J, Vermeij FH, Lehmann HC, Granit V, Cavaletti G, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez G, Barroso FA, Visser LH, Katzberg HD, Dardiotis E, Attarian S, van der Kooi AJ, Eftimov F, Wirtz PW, Samijn JPA, Gilhuis HJ, Hadden RDM, Holt JKL, Sheikh KA, Karafiath S, Vytopil M, Antonini G, Feasby TE, Faber CG, Gijsbers CJ, Busby M, Roberts RC, Silvestri NJ, Fazio R, van Dijk GW, Garssen MPJ, Straathof CSM, Gorson KC, Jacobs BC, IGOS Consortium.. Predicting Outcome in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: International Validation of the Modified Erasmus GBS Outcome Score. Neurology 2022, 98: e518-e532. PMID: 34937789, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectrodiagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome in the International GBS Outcome Study: Differences in methods and reference values
Arends S, Drenthen J, van den Bergh P, Franssen H, Hadden R, Islam B, Kuwabara S, Reisin R, Shahrizaila N, Amino H, Antonini G, Attarian S, Balducci C, Barroso F, Bertorini T, Binda D, Brannagan T, Buermann J, Casasnovas C, Cavaletti G, Chao C, Dimachkie M, Fulgenzi E, Galassi G, Gutiérrez G, Harbo T, Hartung H, Hsieh S, Kiers L, Lehmann H, Manganelli F, Marfia G, Mataluni G, Pardo J, Péréon Y, Rajabally Y, Santoro L, Sekiguchi Y, Stein B, Stettner M, Uncini A, Verboon C, Verhamme C, Vytopil M, Waheed W, Wang M, Zivkovic S, Jacobs B, Cornblath D, consortium T, Addington J, Ajroud-Driss S, Andersen H, Antonini G, Attarian S, Badrising U, Balloy G, Barroso F, Bateman K, Bella I, Benedetti L, van den Bergh P, Bertorini T, Bhavaraju-Sanka R, Bianco M, Brannagan T, Briani C, Buerrmann, Busby M, Butterworth S, Casasnovas C, Cavaletti G, Chao C, Chavada G, Chen S, Claeys K, Conti M, Cornblath D, Cosgrove J, Dalakas M, van Damme P, Dardiotis E, Davidson A, Derejko M, van Dijk G, Dimachkie M, van Doorn P, de la Cour C, Echaniz-Laguna A, Eftimov F, Faber C, Fazio R, Feasby T, Fokke C, Fujioka T, Fulgenzi E, Galassi G, Garcia-Sobrino T, Garssen M, Gijsbers C, Gilchrist J, Gilhuis H, Goldstein J, Gorson K, Goyal N, Granit V, Grisanti S, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, Gutmann L, Hadden R, Harbo T, Hartung H, Holbech J, Holt J, Hsieh S, Htut M, Hughes R, Illa I, Islam B, Islam Z, Jacobs B, Fehmi J, Jellema K, Pascual I, Kaida K, Karafiath S, Katzberg H, Khoshnoodi M, Kiers L, Kimpinski K, Kleyweg R, Kokubun N, Kolb N, van Koningsveld R, van der Kooi A, Kramers J, Kuitwaard K, Kusunoki S, Kuwabara S, Kwan J, Ladha S, Lassen L, Lawson V, Lehmann H, Pan E, Lunn M, Manji H, Marfia G, Infante C, Martin-Aguilar L, Hernandez E, Mataluni G, Mattiazi M, McDermott C, Meekins G, Miller J, Mohammad Q, Monges M, de la Tassa G, Nascimbene C, Navacerrada-Barrero F, Nobile-Orazio E, Nowak R, Orizaola P, Osei-Bonsu M, Pardal A, Pardo J, Pascuzzi R, Péréon Y, Pulley M, Querol L, Reddel S, van der Ree T, Reisin R, Rinaldi S, Roberts R, Rojas-Marcos I, Rudnicki, Sachs G, Samijn J, Santoro L, Schenone A, Tous M, Shahrizaila N, Sheikh K, Silvestri N, Sindrup S, Sommer C, Stein B, Song Y, Stino A, Tankisi H, Tannemaat M, Twydell P, Vélez-Santamaria P, Varrato J, Vermeij F, Visser L, Vytopil M, Waheed W, Walgaard C, Wang Y, Willison H, Wirtz P, Yamagishi Y, Zhou L, Zivkovic S. Electrodiagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome in the International GBS Outcome Study: Differences in methods and reference values. Clinical Neurophysiology 2022, 138: 231-240. PMID: 35078730, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and Concepts
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activity Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease
Journal ServiceEditorial Board MemberDetails10/01/2021 - Presentactivity Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders
Lecture"Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders", UPMC Department of Neurology Grand RoundsDetails11/03/2021 - PresentMicrosoft Teams virtual presentationSponsored by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PAactivity “Immunization, Infections and Neuromuscular Disorders"
Lecture“Immunization, Infections and Neuromuscular Disorders" (Infections and Immunizations in NMD; Director Pushpa Narayanaswami, M.D.), Annual Meeting of AANEMDetails10/14/2021 - PresentDenver, CO, United StatesSponsored by AANEMAbstract/Synopsis“Immunization, Infections and Neuromuscular Disorders (Infections and Immunizations in NMD; Director Pushpa Narayanaswami, M.D.). Annual Meeting of American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Denver, CO, 2021 Oct 13
activity “Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders.”
Lecture“Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders”. University of Florida (Jacksonville) Department of Neurology Grand RoundsDetails09/22/2021 - PresentOnline Zoom presentationSponsored by University of Florida (Jacksonville)Abstract/Synopsis“Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders.” Presented at: University of Florida (Jacksonville) Department of Neurology Grand Rounds; 2021 Sep 22; [online Zoom presentation]
activity “Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders”
Lecture“Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders”. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Neurology Grand RoundsDetails04/30/2021 - PresentOnline Zoom presentationSponsored by Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PAAbstract/Synopsis“Immunization, infections and neuromuscular disorders”. Presented at: Thomas Jefferson University Department of Neurology Grand Rounds; 2021 Apr 30; [online Zoom presentation].
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Clinical Neurophysiology
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- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2013
Neurology
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- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2012
Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2011
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