TetsuoAshizawaMD

Neurology • Houston, TX

Movement Disorder, Neuromuscular Medicine

Adjunct Professor, Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
6560 Fannin Street
Suite 802
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-3780

Fax+1 713-441-5182

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1975 - 1979
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
Keio Gujuku University School of MedicineClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1976 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2009 - 2017
PA State Medical License 1975 - 1988
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Clinical and Molecular Correlations in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10 (SCA10) Start of enrollment: 1999 Nov 01
Completed
Creatine Safety, Tolerability, & Efficacy in Huntington's Disease (CREST-E) Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Natural History Study of and Genetic Modifiers in Spinocerebellar Ataxias Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Recruiting
Clinical Trial Readiness for SCA1 and SCA3 Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 16
Active, not recruiting
Genetic Mechanism of Conserved Ancestral Haplotype in SCA10 Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 15
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
A Pharmacokinetics and Safety Study of BIIB132 in Adults With Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3 Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 02
Terminated
Phase 1
Roles: Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

253 citations
Muscleblind-like 2-Mediated Alternative Splicing in the Developing Brain and Dysregulation in Myotonic Dystrophy
Konstantinos Charizanis, Kuang-Yung Lee, Ranjan Batra, Marianne Goodwin, Chaolin Zhang
Neuron. 2012-08-09
35 citations
Reduced penetrance of intermediate size alleles in spinocerebellar ataxia type 10
Isabel Alonso, Laura Bannach Jardim, Osvaldo Alfonso Pinto Artigalas, Maria Luiza Saraiva-Pereira, Tohru Matsuura
Neurology. 2006-05-23
18 citations
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10
Tetsuo Ashizawa
Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 2012-09-20

Press Mentions

Houston Methodist Leads International Clinical Research for Rare Neurodegenerative DisorderApril 10th, 2018
Alzheimer’s Expert Appointed Director of McKnight Brain InstituteNovember 11th, 2016

Grant Support

Clinical Research Consortium For Spinocerebellar AtaxiasNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2010
Pathogenic Mechanism Of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2009
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2004
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2002

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology - AAN
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External Links

HMRIhttp://www.houstonmethodist.org/faculty/tetsuo-ashizawa