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Christina Martin Schaff, MD

Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurology

Christina Schaff
About Me

Clinical Interests

  • Neuromuscular Disorders including but not limited to:
    • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
    • Motor neuron disease
    • Myasthenia gravis
       
  • Neuropathy, including but not limited to diabetic polyneuropathy, Guillain–Barré syndrome, CIDP
  • Genetic/inherited neuropathies
  • Myopathy
  • Myositis
  • Muscular dystrophy

Research Interests

  • Motor Neuron Disease

Conditions and Treatments

  • Back and Neck Pain
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • ALS
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Headache
  • Migraine
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis,
  • Neurocutaneous Syndromes
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Neuropathy (Nerve Pain)
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Myopathy Myositis
  • Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG/NCS)
  • Skin Biopsies
Education, Training & Credentials

Educational Background

  • Fellowship, Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • Residency, Neurology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
  • MD, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY

Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Honors & Awards

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • 42nd Annual Carrell-Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium First Place Poster
  • TUH Excellence in Patient Centered Care
  • TUH Aryana Patel Award for Exemplary Humanism, Compassion and Hope in the Field of Neurology
Publications

Digital Bibliography

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Additional Publications