Jeffrey Elliott, M.D.

Jeffrey Elliott, M.D.

Neuromuscular Disorders

  • Neurology
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Biography

Jeffrey Elliott, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in neuromuscular disease, with a special interest in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and genetic neuromuscular disorders.

Dr. Elliott earned his medical degree at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he also completed a residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular disease.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1997.

Dr. Elliott is Director of the MDA/ALS Clinic at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

He serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for several scholarly journals and has delivered numerous presentations, contributed to several books, and published many peer-reviewed academic articles related to his areas of expertise.

Education & Training
  • Medical School - Washington University School of Medicine
  • Internship - Jewish Hospital of St. Louis (1988-1989), Internal Medicine
  • Residency - Barnes-Jewish Hospital (1989-1992), Neurology
  • Fellowship - Washington University in St. Louis (1992-1994), Neuromuscular Disease
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • American Academy of Neurology
  • American Neurological Association
  • American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Honors & Awards
  • Trephined Cranium Award for Excellence in Neurology Teaching 2018, UT Southwestern
  • President’s Research Council Distinguished Young Researcher Award 1998, UT Southwestern
  • Jacques J. Bronfenbrenner Award in Infectious Disease 1988, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Robert Carter Medical School Prize 1985, Washington University in St. Louis
Books & Publications
Research
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Energetics

Clinical Focus

  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders

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