Kazim Sheikh, M.D.

Professor of Neurology

Director, Neuromuscular Program

Contact Information:

• Phone: 713-500-7100
  
• Fax: 713-500-7019
  
• E-mail: Kazim.Sheikh@uth.tmc.edu

Board Certifications

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• American Academy of Neurology Muscle Pathology Additional Qualification

Education and Training:

• M.B.B.S., King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
• Internship/Residency, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
• Internal Medicine Internship, Nassau County Medical Center, SUNY, East Meadow, New York
• Neurology Residency, Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Peripheral Nerve, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Clinical Interests

• ALS
• peripheral nerve disorders including CIDP and vasculitis
• myopathies and myositis
• neuromuscular junction disorders

Research Interests

• Development of new therapies to enhance axon regeneration and nerve repair for the treatment of peripheral neuropathies.
• Development of novel treatments for Guillain-Barré syndrome, CIDP, and other immune neuropathies.
• MRI of nerve and muscle for diagnosis and monitoring neuromuscular disorders and to objectively measure their responsiveness to therapeutic interventions.