Dr. Brett Michael Morrison M.D., PH.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
600 N Wolfe St Meyer 6-181 Baltimore MD, 21287About
Dr. Brett Morrison specializes in neuromuscular disorders in adults including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, motor neuropathies, myasthenia gravis and muscle diseases including myopathy and muscular d ...
Education and Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2001
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- 2008
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical cases in neurology from Johns Hopkins. Case 6: when is a headache not just a headache?
- Oligodendroglia metabolically support axons and contribute to neurodegeneration.
- Oligodendroglia: metabolic supporters of axons.
- Deficiency in monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) in mice delays regeneration of peripheral nerves following sciatic nerve crush.
- Neuromuscular Diseases.
- Motor neuron disease, TDP-43 pathology, and memory deficits in mice expressing ALS-FTD-linked UBQLN2 mutations.
Awards
- Passano Foundation Young Investigator Award 2006
- Jay Slotkin Research Award, Johns Hopkins Hospital 2005
- Inductee into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 2000
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Award 1999
- Morris Bender Award in Clinical Neurology 1999
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association Research Grant, 1996-1999
- Magna Cum Laude in Neuroscience, Amherst College 1992
- James Olds Memorial Neuroscience Award, Amherst College 1992
- Inductee into Sigma Xi Honor Society 1992
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Migraine
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Clinical Neurophysiology 2006
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