Louis John Ptacek MD

Professor, Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine

U of WI Med SchMadison, WI 53705

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Education & Training

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - 2015
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2007
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

76 citations
Human circadian variations.
Nicholas W. Gentry, Liza H. Ashbrook, Ying-Hui Fu, Louis J. Ptáček
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021-08-16
8 citations
Age-dependent neurological phenotypes in a mouse model of PRRT2-related diseases
Alex J. Fay, Thomas A. McMahon, Im C, Bair-Marshall C, Niesner Kj
Neurogenetics. 2021-06-08
Welcoming articles on genotype-dependent clinical features and diagnostics
Georg Auburger, Manuel B. Graeber, Louis J. Ptáček
Neurogenetics. 2021-05-01

Press Mentions

Personalized Medicine Individual Circadian Clocks Might Be the Next FrontierAugust 7th, 2020
Why Some People May Not Need 8 Hours of Sleep, According to a New ReportAugust 7th, 2020
Individual Circadian Clocks Might Be the Next Frontier of Personalized MedicineAugust 6th, 2020

Grant Support

Probing genetics and biology of human sleep homeostasisUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
Characterization Of Familial Advanced Sleep Phase SyndromeNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
The Molecular And Genetic Basis Of Myoclonic EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2006
Clinical Characterization Of New ATS PhenotypesNational Center For Research Resources2005
Molecular Characterization Of Familial DyskinesiasNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2005

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