RobertMPascuzziMD

Neurology • Indianapolis, IN

Neuromuscular Medicine

Professor of Neurology, Indiana University

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Office
355 W. 16th St
Suite 4700
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-963-7415
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Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1980 - 1985
Indiana University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 1979 - 2023
VA State Medical License 1980 - 2010
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
Indianapolis Monthly Castle Connolly, 2007, 2009-2011, 2013
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

International Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outcome Study Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Active, not recruiting
CC100: Safety and Tolerability of Single Doses Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Corticosteroid-Sparing Effects of Immunoglobulin in Myasthenia Gravis.
Vera Bril, Andrzej Szczudlik, Antanas Vaitkus, Csilla Rozsa, Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk, Petr Hon, Josef Bednarik, Michaela Tyblova, Wolfgang Köhler, Toomas Toomsoo, Richa...> ;Neurology. 2023 Feb 14
10 citations
Update in the Management of Myasthenia Gravis and Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome.
Cynthia Bodkin, Robert M. Pascuzzi> ;Neurologic Clinics. 2021 Feb 1
10 citations
Patient Assisted Intervention for Neuropathy: Comparison of Treatment in Real Life Situations (PAIN-CONTRoLS): Bayesian Adaptive Comparative Effectiveness Randomized T...
Richard J. Barohn, Byron J. Gajewski, Mamatha Pasnoor, Alexandra R. Brown, Laura Herbelin, Kim S. Kimminau, Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam, Omar Jawdat, Mazen M. Dimachkie, ...> ;JAMA Neurology. 2021 Jan 1
7 citations
Epidemiological evidence for a hereditary contribution to myasthenia gravis: a retrospective cohort study of patients from North America.
Joshua D. Green, Richard J. Barohn, Emanuela Bartoccion, Michael Benatar, Derrick Blackmore, Vinay Chaudhry, Manisha Chopra, Andrea M. Corse, Mazen M. Dimachkie, Ameli...> ;BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 18
9 citations
Minimal manifestation status and prednisone withdrawal in the MGTX trial
Ikjae Lee, Hui-Chien Kuo, Inmaculada Aban, Gary R. Cutter, Tarrant McPherson, Henry J. Kaminski, Jon Sussman, Philipp Ströbel, Joel Oger, Gabriel Cea, Jeannine M. Heck...> ;Neurology. 2020 Aug 11
9 citations
Consistent improvement with eculizumab across muscle groups in myasthenia gravis
Renato Mantegazza, Fanny O'Brien, Marcus Yountz, James F. Howard, Claudio Mazia, Miguel Wilken, Fabio Barroso, Juliet Saba, Marcelo Rugiero, Mariela Bettini, Marcelo C...> ;Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2020 Aug 1
An Unexplained Case of Progressive Spastic Paraparesis in an Individual with Known DiGeorge Syndrome.
Roshni S. Dhoot, Katelyn Payne, John K. Fink, Robert M. Pascuzzi> ;Case Reports in Neurology. 2020 Jun 9
1 citations
In defense of the AAN position on lawful physician-hastened death.
James A. Russell, Leon G. Epstein, Richard J. Bonnie, Robin Conwit, William D. Graf, Matthew P. Kirschen, Julie A. Kurek, Daniel G. Larriviere, Robert M. Pascuzzi, Mat...> ;Neurology. 2020 Apr 14
4 citations
Validation of the triple timed up-and-go test in Lambert-Eaton myasthenia.
Shruti M. Raja, Donald B. Sanders, Vern C. Juel, Yadollah Harati, A. Gordon Smith, Robert M. Pascuzzi, David P. Richman, Angie Wu, Kathy L. Aleš, Laura R. Jacobus, Dav...> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2019 Sep 1
79 citations
Long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: 2-year extension of the MGTX randomised trial.
Gil I. Wolfe, Henry J. Kaminski, Inmaculada Aban, Greg Minisman, Hui-Chien Kuo, Alexander Marx, Philipp Ströbel, Claudio Mazia, Joel Oger, J Gabriel Cea, Jeannine M. H...> ;The Lancet. Neurology. 2019 Mar 1
Reply.
Donald B Sanders, Yadollah Harati, Vern C Juel, Jau-Shin Lou, Tessa Marburger, Robert M Pascuzzi, Amanda C Peltier, David P Richman, A Gordon Smith> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2018 May 1
28 citations
3,4-diaminopyridine base effectively treats the weakness of Lambert-Eaton myasthenia.
Donald B. Sanders, Vern C. Juel, Yadollah Harati, A. Gordon Smith, Amanda Peltier, Tessa Marburger, Jau Shin Lou, Robert M. Pascuzzi, David P. Richman, Tai Xie, Valent...> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2018 Feb 2
10 citations
Lawful physician-hastened death: AAN position statement
James A. Russell, Leon G. Epstein, Richard J. Bonnie, Robin Conwit, William D. Graf, Matthew P. Kirschen, Julie A. Kurek, Daniel G. Larriviere, Robert M. Pascuzzi, Mat...> ;Neurology. 2018 Feb 27
277 citations
Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalised myasthenia gravis (REGAIN): a phase 3, randomised, double-bli...
James F. Howard, Kimiaki Utsugisawa, Michael Benatar, Hiroyuki Murai, Richard J. Barohn, Isabel Illa, Saiju Jacob, John Vissing, Ted M. Burns, John T. Kissel, Srikanth...> ;The Lancet. Neurology. 2017 Dec 1
QMG and MG-ADL Correlations: Study of Eculizumab Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis.
Howard JF, Freimer M, O'Brien F, Wang JJ, Collins SR, Kissel JT, Herbelin L, McVey AL, Dimachkie MM, Pasnoor M, Lu D, Waltz A, Chaudhry V, Corse A, Mosmiller E, Klein ...> ;Muscle Nerve. 2016-12-23
58 citations
Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis.
Gil I Wolfe, Henry J Kaminski, Inmaculada B Aban, Greg Minisman, Hui-Chien Kuo, Alexander Marx, Philipp Ströbel, Claudio Mazia, Joel Oger, J Gabriel Cea, Jeannine M He...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016 Aug 11
3 citations
Erratum: Adipose-derived Stem Cell Conditioned Media Extends Survival time of a mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Scientific Reports (2015) 5 (16953) DOI: ...
Christine V. Fontanilla, Huiying Gu, Qingpeng Liu, Timothy Zhu, Changwei Zhou, Brian Johnstone, Keith L. March, Robert M. Pascuzzi, Martin R. Farlow, Yansheng Du> ;Scientific Reports. 2016 Apr 15
14 citations
Editorial by concerned physicians: Unintended effect of the orphan drug act on the potential cost of 3,4-diaminopyridine
Ted M. Burns, Gordon Smith, Jeffrey A. Allen, Anthony A. Amato, W. David Arnold, Richard J. Barohn, Michael Benatar, Shawn J. Bird, Mark B. Bromberg, Nizar Chahin, Emm...> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2016 Feb 1
7 citations
Adipose-derived Stem Cell Conditioned Media Extends Survival time of a mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Christine V Fontanilla, Huiying Gu, Qingpeng Liu, Timothy Z Zhu, Changwei Zhou, Brian H Johnstone, Keith L March, Robert M Pascuzzi, Martin R Farlow, Yansheng Du> ;Scientific reports. 2015 Nov 20
Reply: Can we say that modern radiologic contrast agents are safe in myasthenia gravis?: Letters to the Editor
Mehyar Mehrizi, Robert M. Pascuzzi> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2015 May 1
92 citations
A genome-wide association study of myasthenia gravis.
Alan E. Renton, Hannah A. Pliner, Carlo Provenzano, Amelia Evoli, Roberta Ricciardi, Mike A. Nalls, Giuseppe Marangi, Yevgeniya Abramzon, Sampath Arepalli, Sean Chong,...> ;JAMA Neurology. 2015 Apr 1
13 citations
Systemic Pharmacokinetics and Cerebrospinal Fluid Uptake of Intravenous Ceftriaxone in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Yanli Zhao, Merit Cudkowicz, Jeremy M. Shefner, Lisa S. Krivickas, William S. David, Francine Vriesendorp, Alan Pestronk, James B. Caress, Jonathan L. Katz, Ericka Sim...> ;The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2014 Oct 1
7 citations
Complications of radiologic contrast in patients with myasthenia gravis.
Mehyar Mehrizi, Robert M. Pascuzzi> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2014 Sep 1
66 citations
Design and Initial Results of a Multi-Phase Randomized Trial of Ceftriaxone in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
James D. Berry, Jeremy M. Shefner, Robin Conwit, David A. Schoenfeld, Myles Keroack, Donna Felsenstein, Lisa S. Krivickas, William S. David, Francine Vriesendorp, Alan...> ;PLOS ONE. 2013 Apr 17
Association between performance on Neurology In-Training and Certification Examinations.
Juul, D.,Flynn, F. G.,Gutmann, L.,Pascuzzi, R. M.,Webb, L.,Massey, J. M.,Dekosky, S. T.,Foertsch, M.,Faulkner, L. R.> ;Neurology. 2013 Jan 8
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Press Mentions

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