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Barry Festoff, MD, Neurology, Kansas City, MO

BarryWilliamFestoffMD

Neurology Kansas City, MO

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurorehabilitation

"President and Founder pHLOGISTIX LLC Professor of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center"

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  • Office

    pHLOGISTIX LLC
    1714 Holmes Street, Suite 4
    Kansas City, MO 64108
    Phone+1 816-679-2915
    Fax+1 888-368-2880

Summary

  • Dr. Barry Festoff is a neurologist in Kansas City, MO who retired from the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 2010 where he had a large research laboratory and established the Muscle & Nerve Clinic. He also retired as Professor of Neurology at The University of Kansas Medical Center where he established the first ALS Clinic and Center in 2024. He received his medical degree from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and has practiced neurology for more than 50 years. He specialized in neuromuscular medicine and neurorehabilitation and is experienced in concussion neurodiagnostics and drug discovery to treat neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration and neurotrauma. To approach the development of trauma-induced neuroinflammation evolving into neurodegeneration he started the biotechnology company PHLOGISTIX.
  • PHLOGISTIX LLC

    At PHLOGISTIX we research critical pathways involving neuro-coagulation and neuroinflammation to develop novel new drugs to help athletes, soldiers and others.

Education & Training

  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1969 - 1971
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1969
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1966, M.D.
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBA, 1958 - 1962

Certifications & Licensure

  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 1980 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Visiting Professor Consumer’s Research Council of America; Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2010
  • Visiting Professor University of Calgary, 2010
  • Visiting Professor Florida International University, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Microglial activation, increased TNF and SERT expression in the prefrontal cortex define stress-altered behaviour in mice susceptible to anhedonia  
    Couch, Y., Anthony, D. C., Dolgov, O., Revischin, A., Festoff, B., Santos, A. I., Steinbusch, H. W. and Strekalova, T., Brain Behavior and Immunity, 3/2013
  • Localization of apoliporotein E to neuromuscular synapses in rat, mouse and man.  
    Akaaboune, M., Festoff, B.W., Villanova, M. and Hantaï, D, FEBS Lett
  • Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 is pre-synaptic at mouse neuromuscular synapses and is transported in nerve.  
    Ma, J.Y., Yang, S.X., Ho, G.J. and Festoff, B.W, Neurochem
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • In vitro in corporation of 14C- glucosamine into membranes of rat brain synaptosomes.
    Festoff, B.W., Appel, S.H.and Day, E.E, Fed.Proc
  • The effect of diphenylhydantoin on synaptosome metabolism.
    Festoff, B.W. and Appel, S.H, Neurology
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum: Neurological and cutaneous abnormalities associated with a defect in DNA repair.
    Festoff, B.W. and Kraemer, K.H, Neurology
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Grant Support

  • Serine Proteases And Their Serpins In AmyloidogenesisNational Institute On Aging1991