RichardSanfordFinkelMD
Child Neurology • Memphis, TNNeuromuscular Medicine
Director, Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Office
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Child Neurology, 1980 - 1983- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2023 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2020 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of PTC124 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
- A Pilot Study of Biomarkers for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
- Natural History Evaluation of Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Types CMT1B, CMT2A, CMT4A, CMT4C, and Others Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Spastic Paraplegia-Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN): Clinical Trial Readiness for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.Luca Schierbaum, Vicente Quiroz, Kathryn Yang, Joshua Rong, Nicole Battaglia
Neurology. Genetics. 2025-04-01 - Risdiplam for Prenatal Therapy of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.Richard S Finkel, Samuel H Hughes, JulieAnn Parker, Matthew Civitello, Alfonso Lavado
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2025-02-19 - 1 citationsTRPV4 neuromuscular disease registry highlights bulbar, skeletal and proximal limb manifestations.Gage P Kosmanopoulos, Jack K Donohue, Maya Hoke, Simone Thomas, Margo A Peyton
Brain. 2025-01-07
Press Mentions
This Rare Genetic Disorder Was Just Treated in the Womb for the First Time EverFebruary 20th, 2025
Alcyone Wins Breakthrough Device Status for Delivery DeviceMarch 11th, 2019
Drug to Treat 'Floppy Baby Syndrome' Takes Home Multi-Million Dollar Prize at the 'Oscars for Science'October 17th, 2018- Join now to see all
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