James Garbern, M.D., Ph.D.

8A University Health Center
4201 St Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201
Appointments: (800) 966-9644
jgarbern@med.wayne.edu

Education:

Rice University, BS, 1974
Baylor College of Medicine, PhD (Cell Biology and Neuroscience), 1979
Baylor College of Medicine, MD, 1981

Internship:

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, (Internal Medicine), 1981-1982

Residency:

University of Washington, (Neurology), 1982-85

Fellowships:

National Institute of Child Health and Development, 1985-87
National Institute of Neurologic Diseases and Stroke, 1987-89

Board Certifications:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 1986

Prior Appointments:

University of Pennsylvania, 1989-95

WSU Appointments:

Associate Professor of Neurology,
Member, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics

Subspecialty Interests:

Hereditary disorders of the nervous system and muscles; hereditary disorders of myelin; Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease; Canavan disease; mitochondrial diseases; Huntington disease, spinocerebellar ataxias; muscular dystrophy; multiple sclerosis and related diseases

PMD Website:

PMD web site