Dr. Joanna Chieh Jen MD
Neurologist | Neurology
300 Medical Plaza #b200 Los Angeles CA, 90095Rating
5/5
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Dr. Joanna Jen is a distinguished Neurologist in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Jen specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. With expertise in handling complex conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraines, Dr. Jen employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Jen is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
Yale School of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Genetics of familial episodic vertigo and ataxia.
- Ocular motility in genetically defined autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia.
- Nonconsensus intronic mutations cause episodic ataxia.
- Novel CCM1 mutation in a patient with paraparesis and thoracic cord cavernous malformation.
- Blessed are the pacemakers.
- Diffusion tensor MRI shows abnormal brainstem crossing fibers associated with ROBO3 mutations.
- Recent advances in the genetics of recurrent vertigo and vestibulopathy.
- Functional neuroanatomy of the human premotor oculomotor brainstem nuclei: insights from postmortem and advanced in vivo imaging studies.
- Progressive cerebellar ataxia with variable episodic symptoms--phenotypic diversity of R1668W CACNA1A mutation.
- Effects of failure of development of crossing brainstem pathways on ocular motor control.
- Hereditary episodic ataxias.
- Episodic ataxia associated with EAAT1 mutation C186S affecting glutamate reuptake.
- A C-terminal mutation of ATP1A3 underscores the crucial role of sodium affinity in the pathophysiology of rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism.
- Bilateral vestibulopathy: clinical, diagnostic, and genetic considerations.
- Genetics of vestibulopathies.
Awards
- 2010-2012 Southern California Super Doctors
- 2011 Top Women Southern California Super Doctors
Treatments
- Headaches
- Pain
- Migraine
- Abnormal Gait
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- Neurotology, UCLA School of Medicine 1996
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