Expert Details
Autism, Sleep Medicine, Autonomic Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, Neurogenetics, General Neurology and Pharmacology
ID: 730937
New Jersey, USA
Expert has over 14 years of academic practice experience in sleep medicine, including sleep apneas, narcolepsy, insomnia, and parasomnia. Expert has published over 10 articles in this area. Expert sees these patients routinely.
Expert runs a rare disease clinic where she sees a variety of neurogenetic disorders, including spinal muscular atrophy, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, Pompe's disease. She runs clinical trials for some of the neurogenetic disorders, has participated many times in market research f opinions and has published 12 articles.
She sees migraine patients on weekly basis, has published two articles on this aspect. Expert has lectured on migraine headaches for faculty development and grand rounds for more than seven times in the past 10 years.
Expert consulted on improvement of marketing materials on scientific professional and consumer point of views on Spinraza, AveXis, Triptans, Derivatives of B-Tox, epilepsy medications. She was an expert witness for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy on birth complication, for traumatic brain injury, for medical negligence, for lead poisoning etc; Has provided services for improvement on college applications; Has provided services for specialized education plans for disabled children.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1991 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Pharmacology | Institution: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: MD-Fellowship | Subject: Pediatric Neurology | Institution: Johns Hopkins Medical School |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Fudan University, School of Medicine, Shanghai |
| Year: 2007 | Degree: MD-Fellowship | Subject: Sleep Medicine | Institution: Seton Hall University, JFK Medical Center |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1997 to 2018 | Employer: Rutgers University | Title: Professor | Department: Neurosciences and Neurology |
Responsibilities:Pediatric Neurologist, clinical care, teaching, research, and outreach services |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to 2014 | Agency: USA/Department of Defense | Role: IRB member | Description: A member of Institutional Review Board for Research Protocol Approval |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to Present | Country / Region: China | Summary: Gave keynote speech in 10th National Conference on Rehabilitative Medicine in Children |
| Years: 2015 to 2016 | Country / Region: China | Summary: Visiting Professorship |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Child Neurology Society of America |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Medical license Certified by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and its subspecialty board sleep medicine |
| Professional Appointments |
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| US Editor for Journal of Pediatric Neurology, 2009-present Editorial board member for 1) Autism Open Journal, 2011-present 2) Journal of Sleep Disorder and Therapy, 2011-present 3) Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2010-present |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Golden Apple Award by New Jersey Medical School Student Council 2018 |
| Medical / Professional |
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| A. 1) Residency and Fellowship Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Pediatric Neurology Resident and Fellow, 7/94-6/97 2) Internship and Residency State University of New York Syracuse, NY. Pediatric Residency. 6/91-6/93 B. Research Fellowships: 1) Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD Postdoctoral research fellow in Neuroscience, 7/93-6/94. 2) Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China Department of Pharmacology, Research and Teaching Fellow, 9/84-6/86 3) Sleep medicine fellowship, 2005-2007, Seton Hall University, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ, USA |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Published 65 peer reviewed articles, one book, three book chapters, 2 editorial articles, 2 commentary articles, 50 abstracts, 1 patent |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has been consulted on Pompe's disease, ADHD, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, migraine headaches, epilepsy, autism, spasticity treatment, and movement disorders over the past 10 years on a regular basis, that is on a monthly basis. She has also served as expert witness for litigations, provided written service, deposition and court witness for both plaintiffs and defendants. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Giving seminars regularly and teaching residents, medical students and fellows on daily basis. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Could advise on pharmaceutical outlooks, the products of a pharmaceutical company, legal services, market research, educational consultant for college and medical school admissions. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Chinese | Native tongue |
| English | Proficient |