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Office
6080 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX
Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75206Phone+1 214-827-3610
Summary
- Raphael Schiffmann MD, MHSc, FAAN is an expert on neurometabolic diseases. He has a medical degree from the University of Liège, Belgium and a degree of Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research from Duke University. He is a Board certified in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Schiffmann was a lead researcher at the United States National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland for over 17 years (1991-2007) and then the Director of the Institute of Metabolic Disease at the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute in Dallas, Texas, 2008-2019. Dr. Schiffmann is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Christian University and a Clinical Professor, Texas A&M University Medical School College of Medicine. He is also a Senior Vice President for Clinical Research at 4D Molecular Therapeutics. Dr. Schiffmann has been performing pre-clinical and clinical research on lysosomal storage diseases since 1991 with a special focus on the natural history, pathogenesis and therapy of Fabry disease, Gaucher disease and the leukodystrophies. One of his particular interests and area of expertise address patients with undiagnosed neurological diseases. Dr. Schiffmann has published 276 peer-reviewed research articles and over 15 book chapters.
Bibliography:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZRmqVIgAAAAJ&hl=en
Education & Training
- Duke UniversityMaster, Health Science in Clinical Research, 1998 - 2000
- Developmental and Metabolic Neurology Branch, NINDS, NIHSenior Staff Fellow, 1994 - 2000
- Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Child Neurology, 1986 - 1988
- Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Child Neurology, 1985 - 1986
- Boston City HospitalAdult neurology training, Neurological, 1985 - 1986
- Shaare ZedekResidency, 1981 - 1985
- University HospitalInternship, 1979 - 1980
- Universite de L'Etat a Liege Faculty of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- VA State Medical License 1992 - 2016
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- NINDS Merit Award 2000
- Naturalized U.S. Citizen 2000
- Adjustment of immigration status as Alien with Extraordinary Ability in the Sciences 1995
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Clinical Trials
- Triheptanoin Treatment Trial for Patients With Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
- Expanded Access Trial of Plant Expressed Recombinant Glucocerebrosidase (prGCD) in Patients With Gaucher Disease
- Fabry Screening Study Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 29
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 71 citationsA pharmacogenetic approach to identify mutant forms of α‐galactosidase a that respond to a pharmacological chaperone for Fabry diseaseXiaoyang Wu, Evan Katz, Maria Cecilia Della Valle, Kirsten Mascioli, John J. Flanagan
Human Mutation. 2011-08-01 - 53 citationsIdentification of fifteen novel mutations and genotype-phenotype relationship in Fabry disease.Gheona Altarescu, Lev G. Goldfarb, Kye-Yoon Park, C Kaneski, N Jeffries
Clinical Genetics. 2001-07-01 - 36 citationsPrediction of response of mutated alpha-galactosidase A to a pharmacological chaperone.Sang H. Shin, Stefanie Kluepfel-Stahl, Adele Cooney, Christine R. Kaneski, Jane M. Quirk
Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 2008-09-01
Journal Articles
- Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Genetically Determined LeukoencephalopathyAdeline Vanderver, Raphael Schiffmann, Pediatric Neurology
- Enzymatic and functional correction alson with long-term enzyme secretion from transduced bone marrow hematopoietic stem/progenitor and stromal cells derrived from pat...Takenaka T, Hendrickson CS, Tworek DM, Tudor M, Schiffmann R, Brady RO, Medin JA, Exp Hematol
- Profile of endothelial and leukocyte activations in Fabry's patients.DeGraba TJ, Azhar S, Dignat-George F, Brown E, Wolcott K, Schiffmann R, Ann Neurol
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Weekly enzyme replacement therapy may slow decline in renal function in a subset of Fabry patients after long-term biweekly dosing.Schiffmann R. Askari H, Timmons M, Robinson C, Ries M, 56th Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics
- Extralysosomal Localization of Globotriaosylceramide in Fabry Disease.Askari H, Kaneski CR, Semino-Mora C, Ang A, Wustman BA, European Human Genetics Conference, Nice, France
- Miglustat in Gaucher Disease Type 3.Vellodi A, Harris C, DeVile C, Davies E, Fitzgibbon E, Abel L, Campbell P, van Schaik N, Benko W, Timmons M, Schiffmann R, European Human Genetics Conference, Nice, France
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Lectures
- An update on the leukodystrophies.United Leukodystrophy Foundation annual meeting, Dekalb, IL
- A Clinical Trial for Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease.Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of White Matter Disorders.Department of Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Other
- Real-time peripheral arterial flow and wall properties derived by pulse waveform analysis and B-mode ultrasound imaging.Moore DF, Pursley R, Altarescu G, Schiffmann R, Dimitriadis E, Proceedings of the fourteenth IEEE symposium on computer-based medical system
- Mucolipidosis IV (July 2010) in: GeneReviews at GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource [database online].Schiffmann R, Slaugenhaupt SA, Smith J, Goldin,E
http://www.genetests.org
University of Washington, Seattle - Image-guided, direct convective delivery of glucocerebrosidase for neuronopathic Gaucher disease.Lonser RR, Schiffmann R, Robison RA, Butman JA, Quezado Z, Walker ML, Morrison PF, Walbridge S, Murray GJ, Park DM, Brady RO, Oldfield EH, Neurology
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Authored Content
- Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Genetically Determined LeukoencephalopathyMay 2018
Press Mentions
- Gene Therapy for Fabry Disease Targets the HeartApril 3rd, 2023
- 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc. (FDMT) Reports Interim Results from 4D-310 Phase 1/2 TrialFebruary 9th, 2022
- First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2 Trial of 4DMT’S Gene Therapy 4D-310April 16th, 2021
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