Accepting new patients

Yes

Specialty

Nerve and muscle disorders, electromyography and nerve conduction (EMG), Neurotoxin therapy for treatment of spasticity, dystonia, movement disorders, Blepharospasm, and chronic migraine headache

Treats patients with

Nerve and muscle disorders, Electromyography and nerve conduction (EMG) studies, neck and back pain, neurotoxin treatment for spasticity, dystonia movement disorders, blepharospasm and migraine, gait and balance problems, dizziness, headache

Undergraduate Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky

Graduate Education

M.S./Ph.D. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Rutgers University

Medical Education

Robert Wood Johnson (Rutgers) Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Internship

Robert Wood Johnson University, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency

• Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA,
• Neurology Chief Resident, University of Virginia, University of Virginia Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA

Fellowship

Fellowship Neuromuscular Disease and Neurophysiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Hospital Privileges

• Reston Hospital Center

In Practice Since

2004

Research Papers

• Boyer, Philip J; Cortese, Cherise; Kershisnik, Matthew; Le, Brian H; Tekrony, Mark C; Joseph, Charles; Cowper, Shawn, 2005.
• Skeletal Muscle Involvement in Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology: 64(5): 452

Board Certifications

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Diplomate, Added Qualifications, Neuromuscular Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Member

American Academy of Neurology

Affiliations and Awards

• Multi-year recipient of recognition as a Top Doctor ® in Washingtonian Magazine and Northern Virginia Magazine
• Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Alumni Scholarship, 1997
• Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society, 1994