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Office
UH Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave Department of Neurology
Cleveland, OH 44106Phone+1 216-844-4854Fax+1 216-983-0792- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Bashar Katirji is a neurologist in Cleveland, OH and is affiliated with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 40 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French and Arabic. He specializes in neuromuscular medicine and neurophysiology and is experienced in general neurology, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, electromyography, and spinal cord stimulation. He published three leading books and more than 100 peer reviewed articles
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 1983 - 1984
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Neurology, 1980 - 1983
University of Aleppo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1983 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1981 - 1990- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014, 2016-2020
Clinical Trials
- Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone Therapy Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Do Myositis-Specific Antibodies have Specific Histopathological Marks?Bashar Katirji> ;Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2023 Sep 11
- Greater Number of Plasma Exchanges Does Not Improve Outcome in Myasthenic Crisis.Michael Hansen, Lee Neilson, Melanie Parikh, Bashar Katirji> ;Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 2023 Jun 1
- 7 citationsEvidence-based guideline: Neuromuscular ultrasound for the diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.Steven J Shook, Matthew Ginsberg, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Roy Beekman, Andrew H Dubin, Bashar Katirji, Bharathi Swaminathan, Robert A Werner, Michael S Cartwright> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2022 Feb 1
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Authored Content
- Stiff Person syndrome and related disordersMay 2020
- Electromyography in Clinical PracticeOctober 2018
- Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical PracticeMarch 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Neurological AssociationFellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French, Arabic
Hospital Affiliations
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, Ohio
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