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Office
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106Phone+1 216-844-3192Fax+1 216-983-0792
Summary
- Dr. Bashar Katirji is a neurologist in Cleveland, OH and is affiliated with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 40 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French and Arabic. He specializes in neuromuscular medicine and neurophysiology and is experienced in general neurology, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, electromyography, and spinal cord stimulation. He published three leading books and more than 100 peer reviewed articles
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 1983 - 1984
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Neurology, 1980 - 1983
University of Aleppo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1983 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1981 - 1990- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014, 2016-2020
Clinical Trials
- Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone Therapy Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsOpportunistic infections in myasthenia gravis treated with mycophenolate mofetilPichet Termsarasab, Bashar Katirji
Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2012-08-15 - 11 citationsEvidence-based guideline: Neuromuscular ultrasound for the diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.Steven J Shook, Matthew Ginsberg, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Roy Beekman, Andrew H Dubin
Muscle & Nerve. 2022-02-01 - 117 citationsLong-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: 2-year extension of the MGTX randomised trial.Gil I. Wolfe, Henry J. Kaminski, Inmaculada Aban, Greg Minisman, Hui-Chien Kuo
The Lancet. Neurology. 2019-03-01
Authored Content
- Stiff Person syndrome and related disordersMay 2020
- Electromyography in Clinical PracticeOctober 2018
- Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical PracticeMarch 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Neurological AssociationFellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French, Arabic
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