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Jan Schwab, MD, Neurology, Columbus, OH, The OSUCCC - James

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Neurology Columbus, OH

Medical Director, Belford Center for Spinal Cord Injury, The Ohio State University, William E. Hunt and Charlotte M. Curtis Chair

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Education & Training

  • Berlin Trauma Hospital - Spinal Cord Injury Division
    Berlin Trauma Hospital - Spinal Cord Injury DivisionFellowship, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, 2013 - 2014
  • Residency, Charite - Universtätsmedizin Berlin
    Residency, Charite - Universtätsmedizin BerlinBoard Certification, Neurology, 2006 - 2012
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Resolution of Inflammation (Dr Charles Serhan), 2005 - 2006
  • Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
    Universite Pierre et Marie CurieFellowship, Axonal Guidance, Post-rouge Fellowship (French Government), 2004 - 2005
  • Max Planck Research School
    Max Planck Research SchoolPhD, Neurobiology, 2000 - 2003
  • Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen
    Eberhard Karls University TuebingenHabilitation (Venia Legendi), Neuropathology, 1999 - 2003
  • Eberhard Karls University Faculty of Medicine
    Eberhard Karls University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • Neurology (Physician Chamber Berlin, Germany)Board Certification in Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Apple Award American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), 2020
  • Chair of the Spine Section American Academy of Neurology, 2018
  • Tator and Turnbull Lecturer University of Toronto, Canada, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Lesion level-dependent systemic muscle wasting after spinal cord injury is mediated by glucocorticoid signaling in mice  
    Harrigan ME, Filous AR, Vadala CP, Webb A, Pietrzak M, Sahenk Z, Prüss H, Reiser PJ, Popovich PG, Arnold WD, Schwab JM, Sci Transl Med, 12/20/2023
  • The spinal cord injury-induced immune deficiency syndrome: results of the SCIentinel study.  
    Kopp MA, Meisel C, Liebscher T, Watzlawick R, Cinelli P, Schweizerhof O, Blex C, Lübstorf T, Prilipp E, Niedeggen A, Druschel C, Schaser KD, Wanner GA, Curt A, Lindema..., Brain, 8/1/2023
  • Soluble Nogo-Receptor-Fc decoy (AXER-204) in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury in the USA: a first-in-human and randomised clinical trial  
    George Maynard, Ramakrishnan Kannan, Jian Liu, Weiwei Wang, Tu Kiet T Lam, Xingxing Wang, Crista Adamson, Craig Hackett, Jan M Schwab, Charles Liu, Donald P Leslie, Da..., Lancet Neurol, 8/22/2023
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Press Mentions

  • Emerging Autoantibodies May Propagate Pain After Severe Spinal-Cord Injury, Study Finds
    Emerging Autoantibodies May Propagate Pain After Severe Spinal-Cord Injury, Study FindsApril 6th, 2023
  • Spinal Cord Injury Induces an Immune Deficiency in Patients, Study Finds
    Spinal Cord Injury Induces an Immune Deficiency in Patients, Study FindsApril 5th, 2023
  • Bias Erodes Translational Value in Animal Spinal Cord Injury Studies
    Bias Erodes Translational Value in Animal Spinal Cord Injury StudiesJuly 9th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • Reducing Infection Susceptibility by Immune Function Restoration in Spinal Cord InjuryNIH/NINDS2020–2025
  • Interrogating adrenal dysfunction to prevent muscle wasting after acute spinal cord injuryNIH/NINDS2020–2022
  • Exofocal Injury after Spinal Cord InjuryCraig H Neilsen Foundation2019–2021
  • Central Ohio Spinal Cord Injury Model SystemNational Institute for Diasability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)2016–2021

Committees

  • Rooster Member, NINDS/NIH SCI Common Data Element (CDE) Oversight Committee 2015 - Present

Other Languages

  • German

Hospital Affiliations