David Lacomis MD
Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology
Chief, Neuromuscular Division, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
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3471 5th AveSte 810Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-4920
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Education & Training
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFellowship, Neuropathology, 1991 - 1993
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1988 - 1991
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014-2021
- Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2021
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Disease-Modifying Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis Start of enrollment: 2018 May 07
- Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral Edaravone Administered in Subjects With ALS Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Motor activity in gamma and high gamma bands recorded with a Stentrode from the human motor cortex in two people with ALS.Kriti Kacker, Nikole Chetty, Ariel K Feldman, James Bennett, Peter E Yoo
Journal of Neural Engineering. 2025-03-31 - What is in the Myopathy Literature?David Lacomis, Michael Isfort
Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 2025-03-01 - Features of Swallowing Function in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis: Preliminary Evidence Using Well-Tested Assessment Frameworks.Kevin Renz Ambrocio, Rohit Aggarwal, David Lacomis, Xingyu Zhang, Kendrea L Focht Garand
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 2024-11-04
Other
- Myopathies of systemic diseaseLacomis D
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/myopathies-of-systemic-disease
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-19 - Neuromuscular weakness related to critical illnessLacomis D
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/neuromuscular-weakness-related-to-critical-illness
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-04
Press Mentions
Implant Allows Paralyzed People to Use Computers by ThinkingMarch 30th, 2022- UPMC and Pitt Researchers Participate in Clinical Trial to Test First-of-Its-Kind Brain-Computer InterfaceAugust 31st, 2021
- New Treatment May Help Slow Progression of ALS, Research ShowsSeptember 3rd, 2020
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