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Kumaraswamy Sivakumar, MD, Neurology, Phoenix, AZ, HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center

KumaraswamySivakumarMD

Neurology Phoenix, AZ

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology

Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Neurology, 1990 - 1993
  • University of Peradeniya FOM
    University of Peradeniya FOMClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1997 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1993 - 1997
  • 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

  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
  • Best Doctors in America 2005
  • Teacher of the Year Barrow Neurological Institute, 1999, 2002
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Exome sequencing identifies titin mutations causing hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure (HMERF) in families of diverse ethnic origins  
    Toro C, Olive M, Dalakas M, Sivakumar K, Bilbao JM, Tyndel F, Vidal N, Farrero E, Sambuughin N, Goldfarb LG, BMC Neurol, 1/1/2013
  • Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: compound heterozygotes for nonsense mutations of the SACS gene  
    Narayanan V, Rice SG, Olfers SS, Sivakumar K, J Child Neurol, 1/1/2011
  • Tolerability, and Efficacy Results Trial of AVP-923 in PBA Investigators Dextromethorphan plus ultra low-dose quinidine reduces pseudobulbar affect  
    Pioro EP, Brooks BR, Cummings J, Schiffer R, Thisted RA, Wynn D, Hepner A, Kaye R; Safety, Ann Neurol, 1/1/2010
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Assessment of Mortality in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis: A Delphi Panel Technique
    Price M, Barghout V, Benveniste O, Christopher-Stine L, Corbett A, de Visser M, Hilton-Jones D, Kissel JT, Lloyd T, Lundberg I, Mastaglia F, Mozaffar T, Needham M, Sch..., American Academy of Neurology 66th Annual Meeting, 4/1/2014
  • Progress in inflammatory myopathies
    Sivakumar K, Srilankan Association of Neurologist, 11/1/2013
  • Treatment of sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis with an anti-activin receptor IIB antibody
    Amato A, Sivakumar K, Goyal N, David W, Barohn RJ, Salajegheh M, Laurent D, Praestgaard J, Trifilieff E, Trendelenburg A, Glass DJ, Roubenoff R, Tseng BS, Greenberg SA, MDA Conference, 1/1/2013
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