11/30/2024- In this AANEM podcast, Dr. Kelly Gwathmey interviews Dr. Aziz Shaibani and Dr. Yasser Hussain, two experienced neuromuscular specialists who run successful private practice clinical research programs in Texas. They discuss the motivations for conducting clinical trials, including expanding treatment options for patients and contributing to medical advancement. The experts share valuable insights about building research infrastructure, recruiting patients, managing competing trials, and balancing clinical duties with research responsibilities. They emphasize the importance of having well-trained research coordinators, efficient databases, and proper facility space. Both physicians stress the need for more clinical trial training in medical education and encourage young physicians to enter the field, noting that while only 5% of physicians participate in clinical trials, there are over 200,000 trials currently listed in the USA, presenting significant opportunities for new researchers. 24 min. 

5/9/2007- An Interview with Matthew Kiernan, MD, author of Uremic Neuropathy: clinical features and new pathophysiologic insights. Muscle and Nerve 2007;35:273-290 Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Erik Ensrud, MD.

9/30/2020-  Dr. Sandra Hearn interviews Dr. Darryl Sneag, Dr. Scott Wolfe, and Dr. Joseph Feinberg about their work in advancing our understanding of anterior interosseous nerve syndrome, based on their article: Sneag DB, Arányi Z, Zusstone EM, Feinberg JH, Queler SC, Nwawka OK, Lee SK, Wolfe SW. Fascicular constrictions above elbow typify anterior interosseous nerve syndrome. Muscle & Nerve. 2020 Mar;61(3):301-10. The authors describe how severe anterior interosseous nerve syndrome (AINS) reveals fascicular constrictions of the AIN fascicles within the median nerve, typically localizing proximal to the elbow. The findings support an evolving understanding that many idiopathic mononeuropathies may arise from inflammatory (rather that compressive/entrapment) etiologies.     49 minutes

6/21/2007-  An interview with C. Miller Fisher, MD author of An unusual variant of acute idiopathic polyneuritis (syndrome of opthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia). New Engl J Med 1956;255:57-65 Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Robert Pascuzzi, MD. The participants in this Podcast had nothing to disclose.