Zarife Sahenk MD

Neuromuscular Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Ohio State University

555 S 18th StColumbus, OH 43205
Phone+1 614-722-6200
Fax+1 614-722-3273

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Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 1975 - 1978
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1972 - 1974
Hacettepe University FOMClass of 1972

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1978 - 2028
IL State Medical License 1977 - 1984
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Phase I/IIa Trial of scAAV1.tMCK.NTF3 for Treatment of CMT1A
WITHDRAWN
PHASE1, PHASE2
NT-3 Levels and Function in Individuals With CMT Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 29
TERMINATED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Five-Year Outcomes With Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Phase 1/2a Study.
Jerry R Mendell, Zarife Sahenk, Linda P Lowes, Megan A Iammarino, Lindsay N Alfano
Muscle & Nerve. 2026-08-01
AAV.hBAG3 Gene Therapy Improves Phenotype in a Valosin Containing Protein Mouse Model of Hereditary Inclusion Body Myositis.
Burcak Ozes, Lingying Tong, Morgan Myers, Kyle Moss, Edward Son
Human Gene Therapy. 2026-07-09
The NORAD-Pumilio regulatory axis in the evolution of inclusion body myositis.
Lingying Tong, Burcak Ozes, Kyle Moss, Morgan Myers, Alexandra Hornung
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2026-04-17

Journal Articles

Assessment of Systemic Delivery of rAAVrh74.MHCK7.micro-dystrophin in Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Jerry R Mendell, Zarife Sahenk, Samiah Al-Zaidy, Richard Shell, JAMA Neurology

Authored Content

Assessment of Systemic Delivery of rAAVrh74.MHCK7.micro-dystrophin in Children with Duchenne Muscular DystrophyJune 2020

Press Mentions

Sarepta Therapeutics Executes Licensing Agreement for Gene Therapy Program from Nationwide Children’s Hospital to Treat Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2ASeptember 3rd, 2021
First Global CMT Research Convention Planned for SeptemberJune 16th, 2021
Sarepta Announces Agreement with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for Rights to Its Gene Therapy Program to Treat Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A, the Most Common Form of Limb-Girdle Muscular DystrophyMay 8th, 2019

Grant Support

NT-3 Gene Therapy To Improve Peripheral Nerve Function Induced By Genetic DefectNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
Histopathology CoreEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2010–2011
Histopathology CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2010