Terry Heiman-Patterson, MD

Clinical Interests

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuron diseases
• Neuromuscular diseases
• Inflammatory myopathies
• Myasthenia and other neuromuscular junction disorders
• Peripheral neuropathies including acquired and hereditary neuropathies-amyloid neuropathies

Research Interests

• Autonomic involvement in ALS and motor neuron diseases
• Pulmonary involvement in ALS and motor neuron disease
• Cognitive involvement in ALS and motor neuron diseases
• Development of brain computer interface for communication and independence
• Clinical Trials in ALS
• Tissue banking and biomarkers in ALS and PLS
• Genetic modifiers of ALS and motor neuron diseases
• ALS and Post-traumatic encephalopathy overlaps

Educational Background

• Fellowship, MDA Clinical/Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1982
• Residency, Neurology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 1978
• MD, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 1975
• BS, Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1975

Certifications

• Adult Neurology
• Neuromuscular Medicine

Memberships

• The Northeast ALS Consortium, Chair Abstract Committee
• ALS Research Group
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Neurologic Association

Honors & Awards

• Best Doctors in America®, Neurology, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
• Forbes Norris Award 2017

Digital Bibliography

Digital Bibliography