AndreaJeanSwensonMD

Neurology • Iowa City, IA

Neuromuscular Medicine

Assistant Professor, Neurology, University of Iowa College of Medicine

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Office
200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-8958

Fax+1 319-384-8476
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Education & Training

University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2008
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurology, 2003 - 2007
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2017
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Efficacy of Methotrexate in Myasthenia Gravis Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS) In Participants With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Apilimod dimesylate in C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a randomized phase 2a clinical trial.
Suma Babu, Katharine A Nicholson, Jeffrey D Rothstein, Andrea Swenson, Paul J Sampognaro, Pravin Pant, Eric A Macklin, Susan Spruill, Sabrina Paganoni, Tania F Gendron...> ;Brain. 2024 Apr 12
Rurality modifies the association between symptoms and the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Hart, A., Simmering, J., Swenson, A., Narayanan, N.> ;Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2024 Feb 14
30 citations
Effect of sodium phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol on tracheostomy/ventilation-free survival and hospitalisation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: long-term results from the...
Sabrina Paganoni, Suzanne Hendrix, Samuel P Dickson, Newman Knowlton, James D Berry, Michael A Elliott, Samuel Maiser, Chafic Karam, James B Caress, Margaret Ayo Owegi...> ;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2022 May 16
17 citations
Development of a standard of care for patients with valosin-containing protein associated multisystem proteinopathy.
Manisha Korb, Allison Peck, Lindsay N Alfano, Kenneth I Berger, Meredith K James, Nupur Ghoshal, Elise Healzer, Claire Henchcliffe, Shaida Khan, Pradeep P A Mammen, Su...> ;Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2022 Jan 29
48 citations
Safety and efficacy of avalglucosidase alfa versus alglucosidase alfa in patients with late-onset Pompe disease (COMET): a phase 3, randomised, multicentre trial.
Jordi Diaz-Manera, Priya S. Kishnani, Hani Kushlaf, Shafeeq Ladha, Tahseen Mozaffar, Volker Straub, Antonio Toscano, Ans T. van der Ploeg, Kenneth I. Berger, Paula R. ...> ;The Lancet. Neurology. 2021 Dec 1
9 citations
Machine learning suggests polygenic risk for cognitive dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Katerina Placek, Michael Benatar, Joanne Wuu, Evadnie Rampersaud, Laura Hennessy, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin, Murray Grossman, David J. Irwin, Lauren Elman, Leo McCluskey...> ;EMBO Molecular Medicine. 2021 Jan 11
17 citations
Patient Assisted Intervention for Neuropathy: Comparison of Treatment in Real Life Situations (PAIN-CONTRoLS): Bayesian Adaptive Comparative Effectiveness Randomized T...
Richard J. Barohn, Byron J. Gajewski, Mamatha Pasnoor, Alexandra R. Brown, Laura Herbelin, Kim S. Kimminau, Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam, Omar Jawdat, Mazen M. Dimachkie, ...> ;JAMA Neurology. 2021 Jan 1
87 citations
Long-term survival of participants in the CENTAUR trial of sodium phenylbutyrate-taurursodiol in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Sabrina Paganoni, Suzanne Hendrix, Samuel P. Dickson, Newman Knowlton, Eric A. Macklin, James D. Berry, Michael A. Elliott, Samuel Maiser, Chafic Karam, James B. Cares...> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2021 Jan 1
205 citations
Trial of Sodium Phenylbutyrate–Taurursodiol for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Sabrina Paganoni, Eric A. Macklin, Suzanne Hendrix, James D. Berry, Michael A. Elliott, Samuel Maiser, Chafic Karam, James B. Caress, Margaret A. Owegi, Adam Quick, Ja...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020 Sep 2
37 citations
Clinical features of LRP4/agrin-antibody–positive myasthenia gravis: A multicenter study
Michael H. Rivner, Brandy Quarles, Jin-Xiu Pan, Zheng Yu, James F. Howard, Andrea M. Corse, Mazen M. Dimachkie, Carlayne E. Jackson, Tuan Vu, George A. Small, Robert P...> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2020 Sep 1
16 citations
Consistent improvement with eculizumab across muscle groups in myasthenia gravis
Renato Mantegazza, Fanny O'Brien, Marcus Yountz, James F. Howard, Claudio Mazia, Miguel Wilken, Fabio Barroso, Juliet Saba, Marcelo Rugiero, Mariela Bettini, Marcelo C...> ;Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2020 Aug 1
93 citations
Validation of serum neurofilaments as prognostic and potential pharmacodynamic biomarkers for ALS
Michael Benatar, Lanyu Zhang, Lily Wang, Volkan Granit, Jeffrey Statland, Richard J. Barohn, Andrea Swenson, John Ravits, Carlayne E. Jackson, Ted M. Burns, Jaya Trive...> ;Neurology. 2020 Jul 7
15 citations
Plasma creatinine and oxidative stress biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Diana C. Garofalo, Regina M. Santella, Eric J. Sorenson, Bjorn Oskarsson, J. Americo Fernandes, Howard Andrews, Jonathan Hupf, Madison Gilmore, Dara...> ;Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2020 Apr 10
Corrigendum to "Longitudinal Screening Detects Cognitive Stability and Behavioral Deterioration in ALS Patients".
Susan C. Woolley, Ray Goetz, Pam Factor-Litvak, Jennifer Murphy, Jonathan Hupf, Diana C. Garofalo, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Howard Andrews, Daragh Heitzman, Richard Bed...> ;Behavioural Neurology. 2019 Dec 4
20 citations
Longitudinal screening detects cognitive stability and behavioral deterioration in ALS patients
Susan C. Woolley, Ray Goetz, Pam Factor-Litvak, Jennifer Murphy, Jonathan Hupf, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Howard Andrews, Daragh Heitzman, Richard Bedlack, Jonathan S. K...> ;Behavioural Neurology. 2018 Oct 31
25 citations
Autosomal dominant calpainopathy due to heterozygous CAPN3 c.643_663del21
Jennifer M. Martinez-Thompson, Zhiyv Niu, Jennifer A. Tracy, Steven A. Moore, Andrea Swenson, Eric D. Wieben, Margherita Milone> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2018 Apr 1
357 citations
Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.
Aude Nicolas, Kevin P. Kenna, Alan E. Renton, Nicola Ticozzi, Faraz Faghri, Ruth Chia, Janice A. Dominov, Brendan J. Kenna, Mike A. Nalls, Pamela Keagle, Alberto M. Ri...> ;Neuron. 2018 Mar 21
26 citations
Mutations in BAG3 cause adult-onset Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Michael E. Shy, Adriana P. Rebelo, Shawna M. E. Feely, Lisa Abreu, Feifei Tao, Andrea Swenson, Chelsea Bacon, Stephan Züchner> ;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2018 Mar 1
350 citations
Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalised myasthenia gravis (REGAIN): a phase 3, randomised, double-bli...
James F. Howard, Kimiaki Utsugisawa, Michael Benatar, Hiroyuki Murai, Richard J. Barohn, Isabel Illa, Saiju Jacob, John Vissing, Ted M. Burns, John T. Kissel, Srikanth...> ;The Lancet. Neurology. 2017 Dec 1
13 citations
Stereotactic radio surgery and radio frequency rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia in multiple sclerosis: A single institution experience
Marshall T. Holland, Nahom Teferi, Jennifer Noeller, Andrea Swenson, Mark C. Smith, John M. Buatti, Patrick W. Hitchon> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2017 Nov 1
60 citations
Association Between Dietary Intake and Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Jeri W. Nieves, Chris Gennings, Pam Factor-Litvak, Jonathan Hupf, Jessica Singleton, Valerie Sharf, Bjorn Oskarsson, J. Americo M. Fernandes Filho, Eric J. Sorenson, E...> ;JAMA Neurology. 2016 Dec 1
45 citations
Pembrolizumab Therapy Triggering an Exacerbation of Preexisting Autoimmune Disease: A Report of 2 Patient Cases.
Sneha Phadke, Ramez Ghabour, Brian L. Swick, Andrea Swenson, Mohammed M. Milhem, Yousef Zakharia> ;Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2016 Oct 25
71 citations
A randomized controlled trial of methotrexate for patients with generalized myasthenia gravis.
Mamatha Pasnoor, Jianghua He, Laura Herbelin, Ted M Burns, Sharon Nations, Vera Bril, Annabel K Wang, Bakri H Elsheikh, John T Kissel, David Saperstein, J Aziz Shaiban...> ;Neurology. 2016 Jul 5
52 citations
A randomized trial of mexiletine in ALS Safety and effects on muscle cramps and progression
Michael D. Weiss, Eric A. Macklin, Zachary Simmons, Angela S. Knox, David J. Greenblatt, Nazem Atassi, Michael C. Graves, Nicholas Parziale, Johnny Salameh, Colin Quin...> ;Neurology. 2016 Apr 19
58 citations
Cognitive-behavioral screening reveals prevalent impairment in a large multicenter ALS cohort
Jennifer Murphy, Pam Factor-Litvak, Raymond R. Goetz, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Peter L. Nagy, Jonathan Hupf, Jessica Singleton, Susan C. Woolley, Howard Andrews, Daragh...> ;Neurology. 2016 Mar 1
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