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Jan Schwab, MD, Neurology, Columbus, OH

Jan Schwab MD PhD


Medical Director, Belford Center for Spinal Cord Injury, The Ohio State University, William E. Hunt and Charlotte M. Curtis Chair

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  • 2050 Kenny RdSte 3300Columbus, OH 43221

  • Phone+1 614-293-4969

  • Fax+1 614-293-6111

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Education & Training

  • Berlin Trauma Hospital - Spinal Cord Injury Division
    Berlin Trauma Hospital - Spinal Cord Injury DivisionFellowship, 2013 - 2014
  • Residency, Charite - Universtätsmedizin Berlin
    Residency, Charite - Universtätsmedizin BerlinBoard Certification, Neurology, 2006 - 2012
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2005 - 2006
  • Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
    Universite Pierre et Marie CurieFellowship, 2004 - 2005
  • Max Planck Research School
    Max Planck Research SchoolPhD, Neurobiology, 2000 - 2003
  • Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen
    Eberhard Karls University TuebingenHabilitation (Venia Legendi), Neuropathology, 1999 - 2003
  • Eberhard Karls University Faculty of Medicine
    Eberhard Karls University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • Board Certification in Neurology
    Neurology (Physician Chamber Berlin, Germany)Board Certification in Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Apple Award American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), 2020
  • Chair of the Spine Section American Academy of Neurology, 2018
  • Tator and Turnbull Lecturer University of Toronto, Canada, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Lesion level-dependent systemic muscle wasting after spinal cord injury is mediated by glucocorticoid signaling in mice  
    Harrigan ME, Filous AR, Vadala CP, Webb A, Pietrzak M, Sahenk Z, Prüss H, Reiser PJ, Popovich PG, Arnold WD, Schwab JM, Sci Transl Med, 12/20/2023
  • The spinal cord injury-induced immune deficiency syndrome: results of the SCIentinel study.  
    Kopp MA, Meisel C, Liebscher T, Watzlawick R, Cinelli P, Schweizerhof O, Blex C, Lübstorf T, Prilipp E, Niedeggen A, Druschel C, Schaser KD, Wanner GA, Curt A, Lindema..., Brain, 8/1/2023
  • Soluble Nogo-Receptor-Fc decoy (AXER-204) in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury in the USA: a first-in-human and randomised clinical trial  
    George Maynard, Ramakrishnan Kannan, Jian Liu, Weiwei Wang, Tu Kiet T Lam, Xingxing Wang, Crista Adamson, Craig Hackett, Jan M Schwab, Charles Liu, Donald P Leslie, Da..., Lancet Neurol, 8/22/2023
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Press Mentions

  • Bed Sores Can Slow Neurological Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
    Bed Sores Can Slow Neurological Recovery After Spinal Cord InjuryDecember 10th, 2024
  • Outcomes Worse for Patients Who Develop Pressure Sores After Acute Spinal Cord Injury
    Outcomes Worse for Patients Who Develop Pressure Sores After Acute Spinal Cord InjuryDecember 9th, 2024
  • Pressure Sores Worsen Outcomes Post-Spinal Injury
    Pressure Sores Worsen Outcomes Post-Spinal InjuryDecember 6th, 2024
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Grant Support

  • Protecting endogenous recovery from the "infectious insult" in Spinal Cord InjuryOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY2024–2029
  • Protecting endogenous recovery from the ‘infectious insult’ in Spinal Cord InjuryNIH/NINDS2024–2029
  • Reducing Infection Susceptibility by Immune Function Restoration in Spinal Cord InjuryOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY2020–2025
  • Reducing Infection Susceptibility by Immune Function Restoration in Spinal Cord InjuryNIH/NINDS2020–2025
  • Interrogating adrenal dysfunction to prevent muscle wasting after acute spinal cord injuryNIH/NINDS2020–2022
  • Exofocal Injury after Spinal Cord InjuryCraig H Neilsen Foundation2019–2021
  • Central Ohio Spinal Cord Injury Model SystemNational Institute for Diasability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)2016–2021

Committees

  • Rooster Member, NIH/NINDS SCI Common Data Element (CDE) Oversight Committee 2015 - Present

Other Languages

  • German

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