JoyDerwenskusDO

Neurology • Nashville, TN

Assistant Professor Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
A-0118 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-0060
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Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2000 - 2003
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

KY State License 2020 - 2025
TN State License 2015 - 2024
IL State License 1999 - 2017
NY State License 2003 - 2006
OH State License 2000 - 2003
MI State License 1998 - 1999
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 in the Treatment of Central Neuropathic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 08
Completed
Phase 2
Study of Fampridine-ER Tablets in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 3
Safety, Tolerability and Activity Study of Ibudilast in Subjects With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Paramagnetic rim lesions and the central vein sign: Characterizing multiple sclerosis imaging markers.
Margareta A Clarke, Rachael Cheek, Habeeb F Kazimuddin, Bryan Hernandez, Reece Clarke, Colin D McKnight, Joy Derwenskus, James Eaton, Rebecca Irlmeier, Fei Ye, Kristin...> ;Journal of Neuroimaging. 2023 Nov 29
21 citations
Pregnancy outcomes and postpartum relapse rates in women with RRMS treated with alemtuzumab in the phase 2 and 3 clinical development program over 16 years.
Jiwon Oh, Anat Achiron, Elisabeth Gulowsen Celius, Christina D. Chambers, Joy Derwenskus, Virginia Devonshire, Kerstin Hellwig, George J. Hutton, Pamela A. McCombe, Ma...> ;Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2020 Aug 1
13 citations
Future treatment approaches to multiple sclerosis.
Joy Derwenskus, Fred D. Lublin> ;Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 2014 Jan 1
4 citations
Presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder after more than twenty years of systemic sclerosis
Zulma M. Hernández, Bruce A. Cohen, Joy Derwenskus> ;Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2012 Oct 1
44 citations
Current disease-modifying treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Joy Derwenskus> ;The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York. 2011 Mar 1
7 citations
Use of interferon-beta in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Joy Derwenskus, Fred D. Lublin> ;Advances in Neurology. 2006 Jan 1
40 citations
Abnormal eye movements predict disability in MS: two-year follow-up.
Joy Derwenskus, Janet C. Rucker, Alessandro Serra, John S. Stahl, Deborah Downey, Nancy Adams, R. John Leigh> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2005 Apr 1
2 citations
Partially thrombosed aneurysm and stroke
Osama O. Zaidat, Joy Derwenskus, Jose I. Suarez, Warren R. Selman> ;Neurology. 2004 Oct 12
60 citations
Role of eye movement examination and subjective visual vertical in clinical evaluation of multiple sclerosis.
Alessandro Serra, Joy Derwenskus, Deborah Downey, R. John Leigh> ;Journal of Neurology. 2003 May 1
34 citations
Saccadic and Vestibular Abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis
Deborah Downey, John S. Stahl, Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Joy Derwenskus, Nancy Adams, Robert L. Ruff, R. John Leigh> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2002 Apr 1
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