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Payam Soltanzadeh, MD, Neurology, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

PayamSoltanzadehMD

Neurology • Los Angeles, CA

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology

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Summary

  • Dr. Payam Soltanzadeh is an Associate Professor of Neurology who specializes in neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Soltanzadeh is an expert in myotonic dystrophies types 1 and 2, inclusion body myopathies including GNE myopathy and sporadic IBM, limb girdle muscular dystrophies, statin myopathies including the statin-triggered autoimmune necrotizing myopathy (HMG CR Ab associated myositis), myositis, dystrophinopathies, myasthenia gravis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and neuropathies.
    Dr. Soltanzadeh received his M.D. from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, where his thesis focused on hereditary inclusion body myopathy (GNE myopathy). As a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Myology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris he conducted research on the molecular characterization of congenital myasthenic syndromes due to MUSK mutations. Subsequently, Dr. Soltanzadeh collaborated on a large multicenter research with Dr. Kevin Flanigan at the University of Utah, where he participated in the United Dystrophinopathy Project, studying Genotype-phenotype correlations in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, dystrophinopathic cardiomyopathy, and manifesting carriers of Duchenne.
    Dr. Soltanzadeh completed his Neurology residency at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine and his Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship (Neuromuscular Track) at the University of Utah. After finishing his fellowship, he served as a faculty staff at Cleveland Clinic Neuromuscular Center in Cleveland Ohio before joining UCLA Department of Neurology. Dr. Soltanzadeh treats both adult and pediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders.

Education & Training

  • University of Utah Health
    University of Utah HealthFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2013 - 2014
  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandResidency, Neurology, 2010 - 2013
  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
  • University of Utah Health
    University of Utah HealthPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Human Genetics, 2007 - 2009
  • Institut de Myologie, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
    Institut de Myologie, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, FrancePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Myology, 2006 - 2007
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine
    Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2014 - 2024
  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 2013 - 2016
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Resident Award Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013
  • Neurology Resident Outstanding Role Model of the Year Award University of Maryland Medical Center

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French, Farsi

Hospital Affiliations

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