DavidSimpsonMD

Neurology • New York, NY

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology, Neurorehabilitation, Pain Medicine

Professor of Neurology; Director, Neuromuscular Division;

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Office
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; One Gustave Levy Pl
Clinical Neurophysiology; Annenberg 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-241-8748

Fax+1 212-987-3301
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1983 - 1984
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1983 - 1984
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1980 - 1983
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
NY State Medical License 1981 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

BOTOX® Versus Zanaflex® for the Treatment of Post-Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury Upper Limb Spasticity Start of enrollment: 2003 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 4
A Cross Over Pilot Study of Abobotulinum Toxin A (Dysport) as a Treatment for Task-dependent Upper Limb Tremor Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 04
Recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact, Sponsor-Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Post-Stroke Spasticity: A Modified Scoping Review.
Areerat Suputtitada, Supattana Chatromyen, Carl P C Chen, David M Simpson> ;Toxins. 2024 Feb 10
1 citations
Comparison of Ultrasound and Electrical Stimulation Guidance for Onabotulinum Toxin-A Injections: A Randomized Crossover Study.
Codrin Lungu, Alexandra Nmashie, Mary Catherine George, Barbara I Karp, Katharine Alter, Susan Shin, Winona Tse, Steven J Frucht, Tianxia Wu, Vivian Koo, Elaine Consid...> ;Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2022 Nov 1
3 citations
The role of the capsaicin 8% patch in the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Yaowaree Leavell, David M Simpson> ;Pain Management. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
Comment on small fiber neuropathy associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: Author response.
Rory M C Abrams, David M Simpson, Allison Navis, Nathalie Jette, Susan C Shin, Zhou, L.> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2022 Jun 1
4 citations
Vitamin B6 levels do not correlate with severity of neuropathy in chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy.
Sarah L Stewart, Simone Thomas, Erol Höke, David Simpson, J Robinson Singleton, Ahmet Höke> ;Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 2022 Mar 1
5 citations
Botulinum Toxin Therapy in Writer's Cramp and Musician's Dystonia.
Elina Zakin, David M Simpson> ;Toxins. 2021 Dec 14
7 citations
Pain Reduction in Adults with Limb Spasticity Following Treatment with IncobotulinumtoxinA: A Pooled Analysis.
Jörg Wissel, Alexandre Camões-Barbosa, Georg Comes, Michael Althaus, Astrid Scheschonka, David M Simpson> ;Toxins. 2021 Dec 11
2 citations
Autoimmune conditions in the World Trade Center general responder cohort: A nested case-control and standardized incidence ratio analysis.
Henry S. Sacks, Margaret Smirnoff, Deborah Carson, Michael L. Cooney, Moshe Shapiro, Christopher J Hahn, Christopher R. Dasaro, Cynthia S. Crowson, Ioannis Tassiulas, ...> ;American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2021 Nov 25
66 citations
Small Fiber Neuropathy Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Rory M C Abrams, David M. Simpson, Allison Navis, Nathalie Jette, Susan C. Shin> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2021 Nov 12
Variant Median Nerve Anatomy: Ultrasound Evidence of a Pseudoconduction Block.
Rory M C Abrams, Elizabeth Pedowitz, David M. Simpson, Susan C. Shin> ;Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 2021 Jun 1
3 citations
Management of Neuropathic Pain in the Geriatric Population.
Elizabeth Pedowitz, Rory M C Abrams, David M. Simpson> ;Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2021 May 1
22 citations
A critical review of the capsaicin 8% patch for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the feet in adults.
Rory M C Abrams, Elizabeth Pedowitz, David M. Simpson> ;Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2021 Feb 4
8 citations
Tolerability and Efficacy of Customized IncobotulinumtoxinA Injections for Essential Tremor: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
Mandar Jog, Jack Lee, Astrid Scheschonka, Robert Chen, Farooq Ismail, Chris Boulias, Douglas E. Hobson, David B. King, Michael Althaus, Olivier Simon, Hanna Dersch, St...> ;Toxins. 2020 Dec 20
8 citations
Efficacy of incobotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of adult lower-limb post-stroke spasticity, including pes equinovarus
Djamel Bensmail, Jörg Wissel, Isabelle Laffont, Olivier Simon, Astrid Scheschonka, Birgit Flatau-Baqué, Dirk Dressler, David M. Simpson> ;Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2021 Mar 1
4 citations
Post hoc analysis of the improvement in shoulder spasticity and safety observed following treatment with incobotulinumtoxinA.
Jörg Wissel, Djamel Bensmail, Astrid Scheschonka, Birgit Flatau-Baqué, Olivier Simon, Michael Althaus, David M. Simpson> ;Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020 Mar 18
10 citations
Quality of life in subjects with upper- and lower-limb spasticity treated with incobotulinumtoxinA
Klemens Fheodoroff, Tiina Rekand, Luisa Medeiros, Peter Koßmehl, Jörg Wissel, Djamel Bensmail, Astrid Scheschonka, Birgit Flatau-Baqué, Olivier Simon, Dirk Dressler, D...> ;Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2020 Mar 4
33 citations
Diabetic Neuropathy.
Elina Zakin, Rory Abrams, David M Simpson> ;Seminars in Neurology. 2019 Oct 1
13 citations
Correlates of HIV RNA concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid during antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal cohort study.
A Livelli, Florin Vaida, Ronald J. Ellis, Qing Ma, Micol Ferrara, David B. Clifford, Ann C. Collier, Benjamin B. Gelman, Christina M. Marra, Justin C. McArthur, J. All...> ;The Lancet. HIV. 2019 Jul 1
24 citations
Cerebrospinal Fluid Ceruloplasmin, Haptoglobin, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Are Associated with Neurocognitive Impairment in Adults with HIV Infection.
Asha R. Kallianpur, Haley Gittleman, S. Letendre, Ronald J. Ellis, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, William S. Bush, Robert K. Heaton, David C. Samuels, Donald Franklin, D. Ro...> ;Molecular Neurobiology. 2019 May 1
10 citations
Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry: A prospective cohort.
Simone Thomas, Senda Ajroud-Driss, Mazen M. Dimachkie, Christopher H. Gibbons, Roy Freeman, David M. Simpson, J. Robinson Singleton, A. Gordon Smith, Ahmet Hoke> ;Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 2019 Mar 1
40 citations
Cerebrospinal fluid viral escape in aviremic HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy: Prevalence, risk factors and neurocognitive effects
Ignacio Pérez-Valero, Ronald J. Ellis, Robert K. Heaton, Reena Deutsch, Donald Franklin, David B. Clifford, Ann C. Collier, Benjamin B. Gelman, Christina M. Marra, McC...> ;AIDS. 2019 Mar 1
68 citations
White matter damage, neuroinflammation, and neuronal integrity in HAND.
Aljoharah Alakkas, Ronald J. Ellis, Caitlin Wei-Ming Watson, Anya Umlauf, Robert K. Heaton, Scott Letendre, Ann C. Collier, Christina M. Marra, David B. Clifford, Benj...> ;Journal of Neurovirology. 2019 Feb 1
442 citations
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain.
Joachim Scholz, Nanna B. Finnerup, Nadine Attal, Qasim Aziz, Ralf Baron, Michael I. Bennett, Rafael Benoliel, Milton Cohen, Giorgio Cruccu, Karen D. Davis, Stefan Ever...> ;Pain. 2019 Jan 1
3 citations
Hemochromatosis (HFE) Gene Variants Are Associated with Increased Mitochondrial DNA Levels During HIV-1 Infection and Antiretroviral Therapy.
Asha R. Kallianpur, Mariana Gerschenson, Todd Hulgan, Harpreet Kaur, David B. Clifford, David W. Haas, Deborah G. Murdock, Justin C. McArthur, David C. Samuels, David ...> ;AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2018 Nov 1
14 citations
Comorbid Pain Syndromes in HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy
Allison Navis, Jocelyn M. Jiao, Mary Catherine George, David M. Simpson, Jessica Robinson-Papp> ;Pain Medicine. 2018 Jul 1
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Press Mentions

Emergent Antibodies Remain a Concern in Long-Term Botulinum Toxin TherapyDecember 21st, 2018
AAN Issues New Guideline for Botulinum Neurotoxin for Blepharospasm, Cervical Dystonia, Adult Spasticity, and HeadacheMay 18th, 2016