CURRICULUM VITAE
DATE OF
BIRTH June 20, 1954
PLACE OF
BIRTH Tabriz, Iran
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CERTIFICATION |
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1-American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), 1991
2-American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG/NCV, Evoked
Potentials)(ABEM), 1989
3-American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (Evoked Potentials, EEG)
(ABCN), 1992
4-Diplomat in the Subspecialty of Neurology with Added Qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology, March 1992-March
2002
5-Diplomat, American Board of Sleep Medicine-May
2005 (ABSM)
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| CLINICAL EDUCATION |
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High School,
Diploma in Natural Science
From High School,
Shiraz, Iran,
1966-1971
M.D., Tehran
University School of Medicine,
Tehran, Iran,
June 1971-July 1978(certificate includes 7th year as
rotating
internship training)
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| POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING |
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Internship,
Rotating Flexible Internal
Medicine, Tehran
University Hospitals,
Tehran, Iran, 1978-1979 |
| MILITARY SERVICE |
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Military Service
Tehran, Iran, 1978-1979 |
| EXPERIENCE |
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Royal College of
Surgeons of England
University of
London, London, England
Institute of
Basic Medical Sciences
Basic Medicine
Science and Surgeon
March 1980-May
1980
University of
Exeter
Postgraduate
Medical School
Exeter, England
October
1980-December 1980
Clinical
Attachment
Medicine
Child Health
Psychiatry
Pathology
Surgery
Obstetrics and
Gynecology
Regional
Postgraduate Institute for
Medicine and
Dentistry
The Medical
School, The University
New Castle,
England
Department of
Medicine
April 1981-August
1981
Chinese Medical
and Acupuncture
Research
Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 1981-1982ý
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| RESIDENCY TRAINING |
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Neurology,
University of Missouri
Columbia,
Missouri 1982-1985ý
Chief Resident,
Neurology, University
Of Missouri,
Columbia, Missouri
1984-1985 |
| FELLOWSHIP TRAINING |
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Neurophysiology
Fellow (EEG,EP,Sleep,ý
Epilepsy), Kansas
University
Kansas City,
Kansas 1985-1986ý
Neuromuscular
Disorders and EMG/ NCV, Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia 1986-1987ý |
| MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATION |
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Assistant Professor of Neurology,
Tulane University
School of Medicine
New Orleans,
Louisiana 1987-1997
Director, EMG
Laboratory, Department
of Psychiatry
and Neurology, Tulane
University School
of Medicine
New Orleans,
Louisiana July 1987
Co-Director,
EEG Laboratory
Department of
Psychiatry & Neurology
Tulane University
School of Medicine
New Orleans,
Louisiana July 1987
Acting Co-Director, Sleep Laboratory,
Department of
Psychiatry & Neurology
Tulane University
School of Medicine
New
Orleans, Louisiana
June
1991-December 1991 |
| HOSPITAL AFFILIATION |
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Attending
Neurologist, Tulane Health ý
Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA 1987-ý
Consultant
Neurologist, Medical Center ý
of Louisiana at
New Orleans, LA 1987-
Consultant
Neurologist, University
Hospital, New
Orleans, LA 1987-
Consultant, Sleep
Laboratory, Tulane
Medical Center,
1988
Consultant,
Lakeside Hospital,
New Orleans, LA
1995
Consultant, Huey
P. Long Hospital
Pineville, LA
1995-
EMG Consultant,
Huey P. Long Hospital
Pineville, LA
1995-
Consultant,
Advanced Neurodiagnostic
Center, Metairie,
LA 1996-
EMG Consultant,
Advanced Neuro-
diagnostic
Center, Metairie, LA 1996-
Consultant,
Kindred Hospital (Vencor
Hospital), New
Orleans, LA 1998
Consultant,
Doctor's Hospital of
Jefferson
Metairie, LA (application
complete, status
pending 2003)
Consultant, East
Jefferson General
Hospital
Metairie, LA (application
complete, status
pending 2003)
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| MEMBERSHIP |
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1.
American Medical Association, 1982
2.
American Academy of Neurology 1982
3.
New Orleans Neurological Society 1988
4.
American Association of Electro-diagnostic Medicine, 1989
5. American Board of Sleep
Medicine 2002 |
| RESEARCH |
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1. Investigator in an open cross-over study of the of food on gastric PH and gastric
emptying of a Heidelberg Capsule in Parkinson's Disease patients and age matched healthy
volunteers. This study was supported by research fund from Merck Sharp. and Dohme
Company.
2. Co-investigator in Migraine Headaches Study with Dr. Ziegler at
Kansas University Medical Center (Effect of Migraine Headaches on EEG, VER, and CSA).
3. Retrospective study of 550 cases demonstrating the relationship of thyroid
nodules with thyroid carcinoma at Tehran University.
4. Department study of hemi-neglect syndrome in patients with right parietal lobe
lesions at University of Missouri.
5. Active involvement in Department research study-TASS Ticlopidine vs. Aspirin
Stoke Study. The epileptogenic potential of intravenous and subcutaneous (Recombinant
Human Erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) in normal male subjects sponsored by Ortho Pharmaceutical
Corporation.
6. Burroughs-Welcome Co., "A Multicenter, Place-Controlled, Parallel Design
Dose-Response Evaluation of the "Safety and Efficacy of Lamotrigine as Add-on Therapy
in Outpatients with Partial Seizures" Co-investigator. Performed June 1988 to
September 1990.
7. Burroughs-Welcome Co., An open continuation of Lamotrigine study in epileptic
outpatients. Performed May 1989 to September 1990.
8. Burroughs-Welcome Co., A multicenter, placebo-
controlled parallel-design, phase III elevation of the safety of Lamotrigine as add-on
therapy in outpatients with partial seizures.
9. Abbot Laboratory. Depakoate low and high dose therapy in partial seizures.
Study initiated September 1990.
10. Parke- Davis, Protocol # 1014-01, A 24 month, double-blind, randomized, placebo
controlled, fixed dose, parallel group, multicenter study of Zenarestay (CL-1014), in the
treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
11. Pfizer, Protocol #078-109, A multicenter, double-blind, Placebo-controlled,
parallel group study of the effects of oral Zopolrestat in subjects with peripheral
symmetrical diabetic polyneuropathy.
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| COMMITTEES |
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Tumor Committee, Charity Hospital of New Orleans, 1990-
Resident Grievance Committee, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1990-
Education
Committee, Tulane University School of Medicine Psychiatry and Neurology,
1987 |
| MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION |
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Lecturer, Junior Neurology clinical clerkship, 1987-
Lecturer, Sophomore Neurology course, 1987-
Lecturer, Freshman Neuroscience course 1987-
Lecturer, Junior Neuroscience course, 1999-
Lecturer, Standardized Patient Program,
1988- |
OTHER EDUCATIONAL COURSE ACTIVITIES
Neurology for Occupational Therapy Students, 2000-
Neurology Residency Neuromuscular Teaching Program, 1987-
Neurology Fellowship Neuromuscular Teaching Program, 1987-
PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS
:
1. Shamsnia M, Lai CW, Sansone E, Stron A: The Accuracy of EEG Interpretations
by EEG Technicians. Journal of EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology 1988.
2. Shamsnia M, Gulati AK, Rivner MH: Physiological Demonstration of Functional
Innervation of ALS Muscle Transplants into Nude Mice. Journal of Neurology 1987.
3. Lai CW, Shamsnia M: The effect of Eye/Hand Dominance on Topographic
Distributions of Visual Evoked Potentials. Journal of EEG and Clinical
Neurophysiology (International) October 1986
4. Gulati AK, River MH, Shamsnia M, Swift TR, Sohal GS: Growth of skeletal muscle
from patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis transplanted into nude mice. Muscle and
Nerve Journal. 1988
5. Rivner MH, Shamsnia M, Swift TR, Trefz J, Roesel RA, Carter Al, Yamamura W,
Hommes FA: Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (Mitochondrial Encephalomyelopathy and Complex II
Deficiency. Neurology 39:693-696, 1989
6. Weisberg LA, Stazio A, Shamsnia M, Elliott D: Nontraumatic Temporal
Subcortical Hemorrhage: Clinical-computed tomographic analysis. Neuroradiology 32:137-141,
1990
7. Weisberg LA, Elliott D, Shamsnia M: Lacunar Infarction in Patients with
Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Southern Medical Journal 83:1050-1052,1990.
8. Weisberg LA, Stazio A, Elliott D, Shamsnia M: Putaminal Hemorrhage:
Clinical-Computed Tomographic Correlations. Neuroradiology 32:200-206,1990.
9. Weisberg LA, Stazio A, Shamsnia M, Elliott D: Nontraumatic Parenchymal
Brain Hemorrhages. Medicine 69:277-295,1990.
10. Weisberg LA, Elliott D, Shamsnia M: Lacunar infarction in patients with
hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage. Cardiology Digest. Southern Medical Journal
83:(9)1050-1052,1990.
11. Weisberg LA, Shamsnia M, Elliott D. Seizures caused by nontraumatic parenchymal
brain hemorrhages. Neurology 41(8):1197-1199,1991.
12. Weisberg La, Elliott D, Shamsnia M. Intraventricular hemorrhage in adults:
clinical-computed tomographic correlations. Comput Med Imaging Graph. 15(1):43-51,1991.
13. Weisberg LA, Shamsnia M, Elliott D: Nontraumatic posterior temporal lobe
hemorrhage: clinical computed tomographic correlations. Computerized Medical
Imaging and Graphics, 15(5):355-359,1991.
14. Weisberg LA, Elliott D, Shamsnia M. Massive putaminal-thalamic nontraumatic
hemorrhage. Comput Med Imaging Graph. 16(5):353-357,1992.
15. Cros D, Palliyath S, DiMauro S, Ramirez C, Shamsnia M, Wizer B. Respiratory
failure revealing mitochondrial myopathy in adults. Chest 101(3):824-828,1992.
16. Lovera J, Shamsnia M: Antiphospholipid Antibody Related Autoimmune
Demyelinating Disease of the Central Nervous System, 2002 (in preparation)
17. Willis J, Morello A, Shamsnia M, Davie A, Rice J, Bennett J: Focused Use
Treatment of Childhood Hemiparesis: Serial Casting. Pediatrics 2002 (in press)
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Shamsnia M, Lai CW, Sansone E, Stong A: "The Accuracy of EEG Interpretations by
EEG Technicians". Presented at the American Central EEG. Cedar Rapid. IA, 1986.
Shamsnia M, Gulati AK, Rivner MH: "Physiological Demonstration of Functional
Innervation of ALS Muscle Transplants into Nude Mice." Presented at the American
Academy of Neurology 39th Annual Meeting, New York, New York.
Shamsnia M, "Meningeal Syndromes and Neurological Complications", Presented at
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 1984.
Ross W, Shamsnia M, Weisberg LA, Cruz, E: "Acute confusional state as the
initial manifestation of thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura". American Academy
of Neurology, Chicago, 1989.
Shamsnia, M. "Muscle and Nerve Disorders". American Veterinary
Society, New Orleans, LA, May 1991.
Shamsnia, M. "Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction", Tulane University School
of Medicine,
Psychiatry and Neurology Grand Rounds Series, New Orleans, LA October 1998.
Shamsnia, M. "Back Pain and Neurodiagnostic Tests", Presented at
Neuropsychiatry Aspects of Primary Care, New Orleans, LA February, 1999.
Shamsnia, M. "Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction", Tulane University
School of Medicine, Basic Neuroscience and Clinical Neurology Seminars, New Orleans, LA
October 1999.
Shamsnia, M. "Disease of the Neuromuscular Junction", Tulane University
School of Medicine, basic Neuroscience and Clinical Neurology Seminars, New Orleans, LA
November 2000.
Shamsnia, M. "Management and Treatment of Migraine with use of Imitrex",
New Orleans, LA October 2001.
Shamsnia, M. "Disease of the Neuromuscular Junction", Tulane University
School of Medicine, Basic Neuroscience and Clinical Neurology Seminars, New Orleans, LA
November 2000.
Shamsnia, M. "Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction", Tulane University
School of Medicine, Basic Neuroscience and Clinical Neurology Seminars, New Orleans, LA
November 2001.
Shamsnia, M. American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Meeting
"Peripheral Nervous System" New Orleans, LA August 2002.
Shamsnia, M. "Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction", Tulane University School
of Medicine, Neurology Seminars, New Orleans, LA November 2002.
Shamsnia, M. "Sleep Disorders- Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea",
Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Psychiatry and Neurology Grand Round Series, New
Orleans, LA January 2003.
Willis J, Morello A, Shamsnia M, Davie A, et al: "Forced Use Treatment of
Childhood Hemiparesis: Serial Casting". Child Neurology Society Miami Beach,
FL. October 2003.
SPEAKER'S BUREAU
Allergan
Pharmaceutical Company
Burroughs
Wellcome Pharmaceutical Company
OTHER
ACTIVITIES
Medical/Legal
Litigation
Reviews,
Depositions, Trial Testimony (within continental USA)
Medical Review
Panel, 2001.
LANGUAGES
English
Turkish
French
