ErikaLee(Hedderick)FinangerMD

Child Neurology • Portland, OR

Assistant Professor

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Office
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Cdrc-P
Portland, OR 97239
Phone+1 503-494-5856

Fax+1 503-494-2370

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2008 - 2009
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Child Neurology, 2005 - 2008
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2009 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2008 - 2010
MN State Medical License 2004 - 2005
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine

Clinical Trials

A Study of Tadalafil for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 3
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Nusinersen (ISIS 396443) in Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 19
Terminated
Phase 3
Safety Study of Eteplirsen to Treat Early Stage Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 30
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

254 citations
Natural history of infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy.
Stephen J. Kolb, Christopher S. Coffey, Jon W. Yankey, Kristin J. Krosschell, W. David Arnold
Annals of Neurology. 2017-12-01
2 citations
Biallelic CRELD1 variants cause a multisystem syndrome, including neurodevelopmental phenotypes, cardiac dysrhythmias, and frequent infections.
Lauren Jeffries, Emily K Mis, Kirsty McWalter, Sandra Donkervoort, Nina N Brodsky
Genetics in Medicine. 2024-02-01
95 citations
Baseline results of the NeuroNEXT spinal muscular atrophy infant biomarker study.
Stephen J. Kolb, Christopher S. Coffey, Jon W. Yankey, Kristin J. Krosschell, W. David Arnold
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2016-02-01

Press Mentions

Local Girl Receives First at-Home Treatment for Rare DiseaseNovember 13th, 2020
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Reviews Business ProgressMay 12th, 2020
Edasalonexent May Limit Disease Progression in Boys with Duchenne MD, Phase 1/2 Trial ShowsMarch 1st, 2019
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