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Simon Zimnowodzki, MD, Neurology, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

SimonZimnowodzkiMDFAAN, FAANEM(He/Him)

Neurology Los Angeles, CA

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology, Spinal Disorder

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, Section of Neuromuscular Medicine, UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, California

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  • Office

    UCLA Medical Center
    300 Medical Plaza, Suite B200
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    Phone+1 310-206-6959
    Fax+1 310-206-6959
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Summary

  • I am a triple board-certified neurologist. These include Neurology, and the subspecialties of Neuromuscular Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology.

    I am also certified through examination in Electrodiagnostic Medicine through the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

    My particular interest is Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMGs), Single Fiber EMGs (SFEMGs), and quantitative motor unit potential analysis.

    I’ve performed over thirty thousand EMGs and personally trained over 100 neurolgists and physiatrists in EMGs, some of whom are now training other doctors at major university medical centers.

    I’ve had the fortune of training under some of the foremost world authorities in EMG and SFEMG, both in the United States and abroad.

    My professional academic interests include writing medical articles in peer-reviewed medical journals.
    I also enjoy teaching clinical neurophysiology to residents and fellows as it relates to Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and expanding the clinical role of computer-assisted technologies in EMGs, many of these techniques I learned abroad.

    I am one of a handful of neurologists who perform Single Fiber EMG in California, and had the great fortune of honing my skill under the tutelage of the world’s authority in this technique; namely, the individual who invented it.

Education & Training

  • Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Visiting Clinician, Voluntary and Stimulated Single Fiber EMG; Quantitative Motor Unit Action Potential Analysis including MMUP and IP and Cloud Analysis; Clinical Neurophysiology and Clinical Pathoneurophysiology-Trained Under Erik Stalberg, MD, PhD, 2011 - 2011
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland ClinicVisiting Clinician, Additional Electrodiagnostic and Clinical Training of Brachial Plexopathies and True Neurologic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and The Parsonage-Turner Syndrome--Trained under Asa Wilbourn, MD, 2001 - 2001
  • University of Wisconsin Medical Center
    University of Wisconsin Medical CenterNeuromuscular Fellowship, Neuromuscular Diseases , 1982 - 1983
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1979 - 1982
  • Southern Illinois University
    Southern Illinois UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1983 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1979 - 1985
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1982 - 1983
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
  • American Board of Electrodiagnostic MedicineABEM EMG Certified
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support BLS

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle and Connolly, 2011-2024
  • Super Doctors MSP Communications, 2013, 2022-2024
  • AANEM (American Association on Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine) EMG LAB Accreditation Committee Member, 2008-2024
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Electrodiagnosis of Concomitant Left Sciatic and Superior Gluteal Mononeuropathy after total hip arthroplasty
    Makovitch, S; Zimnowodzki, S; Barrett, P, Association of Academic Physiatrists, San Antonio, Texas, 3/10/2015
  • Comparison of Skin Temperature between dorsum of hand and digits
    Zimnowodzki, S., MD, FAAN; Panush, S., MD; Smith, Sheila, MD; Smelan, C. R. NCS.T., CNCT, Muscle and Nerve, 10/1/2009
  • Juvenile Progressive Bulbar Palsy: Differentiation from myasthenia gravis
    Albers, JW, MD, PhD., Zimnowodzki, S. MD;, Muscle and Nerve, 9/1982

Grant Support

  • Neuromuscular Fellowship GrantMuscular Dystrophy Association1982–1983

Committees

  • Member, Professional Practice Committee: American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine 2018 - Present
  • Committee Member--American Academy of Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology 2010 - Present
  • Chair of the Committee; 10/2019--10/2021; Committee Member; And Grading Subcommittee Member--current, EMG Lab Accreditation Committee -American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine 2009 - Present
  • Committee Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee--American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine 2016 - 2016

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