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Abbas Jowkar, MD, Neurology, Detroit, MI

Abbas A Jowkar MD

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology


Neuromuscular Specialist at Henry Ford Health System

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  • 2799 West Grand Boulevard220 Cherry Street, SEDetroit, MI 48202

  • Phone+1 313-916-2585

  • Fax+1 313-916-3014

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Summary

  • Abbas Jowkar, MD, has board certifications in neurology, neuromuscular medicine, clinical neurophysiology, and electromyography. He earned his medical degree from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College in Gulbarga, India. Prior to becoming a neurologist, he was a Physician Assistant in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Harper University Hospital with Detroit Medical Center. He completed a transitional residency in internal medicine at Sinai Grace Hospital and a neurology residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. He also completed fellowships in Clinical neurophysiology from Wayne State University, and a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, South Carolina. He lives in Dearborn Heights with his family.

    Dr. Jowkar is an Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) care provider.

Education & Training

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2018 - 2019
  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
    Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2014
  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Sinai-Grace)
    Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Sinai-Grace)Internship, Transitional Year, 2010 - 2011
  • Wayne State University
    Wayne State UniversityMS, Physician Assistant Studies, 2003 - 2005
  • M. Rampure Medical College
    M. Rampure Medical CollegeClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2018 - 2019
  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neuromuscular Medicine
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
  • American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
    ABEMAmerican Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Award of Merit Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2005

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Hyperglycemia-induced involuntary movements (aka, C-HBG syndrome) with bilateral putaminal involvement  
    Sriwastava S, Ketarpal N, Basha O, Desai, A, Srinivas M, Jowkar A, Curr Neurobiol, 1/1/2018
  • Older Age, Hypertension and Diabetes Influence the Proportion of Salvageable Ischemic Tissue Following Stroke  
    Mohamed W, Jowkar A, Bhattacharya P, Stroke, 1/1/2013

Abstracts/Posters

  • Relevance of ethnicity and anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (anti-GAD) initial anti-GAD positive titers in two groups compared in patient with Anti gad associ...
    Sriwastava S, Srinivas M, Yarraguntla K, Jowkar A, George E, AAN (American Academy of Neurology) Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2019
  • F/M wave area and F-wave duration quantify spinal hyperexcitability in glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibody positive patients with stiff person syndrome.
    Shbeb M, Sriwastava S, Yarraguntla K, Jowkar A, George E, AAN (American Academy of Neurology) Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2019
  • IgG4 related Neuropathy vs ANCA associated vasculitis: A case report.
    Chauhan V, Butt, B, Jowkar, A, AAN (American Academy of Neurology), Boston, MA, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Radiculopathies. 
    1/27/2019
  • Lumbosacral plexus and nerves of the leg - Anatomy and Electrodiagnostic Assessment. 
    1/31/2018
  • Median nerve - Anatomy and Electrodiagnostic Assessment. 
    1/19/2018
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Other

Authored Content

  • Myasthenia GravisAugust 2018

Other Languages

  • Hindi, Urdu, Farsi

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