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Paul E. Barkhaus, MD

Professor

Location

  • Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics
  • 900 N. 92nd St.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Neurology

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Established Patients: Hand Center

My commitment is to optimal, state-of-the-art, and cost efficient evaluation and management of neuromuscular disorders, particularly Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig Disease).

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • ALS
  • Neuromuscular Disease
  • Motor Neuron Diseases
  • Polio

Treatments and Services

  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Post-Polio Rehabilitation
  • Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
  • Zablocki VA Medical Center – Milwaukee
  • Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls

Board Certifications

  • Neurology
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Clinic Locations

Zablocki VA Medical Center

Hand Center Clinic - Tosa Health Center

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Biography

Dr. Barkhaus is from suburban Detroit and has held academic positions in the upper Midwest.  He has extensive training in electromyography and neuromuscular diseases.   Dr. Barkhaus has authored over 40 original publications, three multi-media books, and numerous book chapters and review articles.  He lectures and teaches regularly at international, national, and regional meetings as well as in the academic programs at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Wayne State University School of Medicine - Detroit, MI (1975)
Residency in Neurology - Wayne State University School of Medicine - Detroit, MI (1975-1978)
Fellowship in Electromyography - University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN (1978-1979)
Fellowship in Neuromuscular Diseases - University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, AZ (1979-1980)
Senior Research Fellowship in Electromyography - Duke University Medical Center - Durham, NC (1987)

Publications

  • ALSUntangled #74: Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha).

    (Jhooty S, Barkhaus P, Brown A, Mascias Cadavid J, Carter GT, Crayle J, Heiman-Patterson T, Li X, Mallon E, Mcdermott C, Mushannen T, Pattee G, Ratner D, Wicks P, Wiedau M, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2024 Feb 06:1-4 PMID: 38318860 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184427525 02/06/2024

  • ALSUntangled #71: Nuedexta.

    (Sun Y, Benatar M, Mascías Cadavid J, Ennist D, Wicks P, Staats K, Beauchamp M, Jhooty S, Pattee G, Brown A, Bertorini T, Barkhaus P, Bromberg M, Carter G, Bedlack R, Li X.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2024 Feb;25(1-2):218-222 PMID: 37493197 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165715762 07/26/2023

  • ALSUntangled #72: Insulin.

    (Brown A, Armon C, Barkhaus P, Beauchamp M, Bertorini T, Bromberg M, Cadavid JM, Carter GT, Crayle J, Feldman EL, Heiman-Patterson T, Jhooty S, Linares A, Li X, Mallon E, Mcdermott C, Mushannen T, Nathaniel G, Pattee G, Pierce K, Rappoport A, Ratner D, Slactova L, Wicks P, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Nov 28:1-4 PMID: 38018119 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178223108 11/29/2023

  • Recording sensory nerve action potential using different electrode types.

    (Nandedkar SD, Barkhaus PE.) Muscle Nerve. 2023 Aug;68(2):210-214 PMID: 37300406 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161671142 06/10/2023

  • ALSUntangled # 69: astaxanthin.

    (Fullam T, Armon C, Barkhaus P, Barnes B, Beauchamp M, Benatar M, Bertorini T, Bowser R, Bromberg M, Mascias Cadavid J, Carter GT, Dimachkie M, Ennist D, Feldman EL, Heiman-Patterson T, Jhooty S, Lund I, Mcdermott C, Pattee G, Ratner D, Wicks P, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Aug;24(5-6):553-557 PMID: 36694292 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147227592 01/26/2023

  • ALSUntangled #67: rituximab.

    (Li X, Armon C, Barkhaus P, Barnes B, Benatar M, Bertorini T, Bromberg M, Carter GT, Crayle J, Cudkowicz M, Dimachkie M, Feldman EL, Glass J, Goslinga J, Heiman-Patterson T, Jhooty S, Lichtenstein R, Lund I, Mcdermott C, Pattee G, Pierce K, Ratner D, Salmon K, Wicks P, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Aug;24(5-6):544-547 PMID: 36106861 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138163435 09/16/2022

  • ALSUntangled #66: antimycobacterial antibiotics.

    (Pierce ES, Barkhaus P, Beauchamp M, Bromberg M, Carter GT, Goslinga J, Greeley D, Kihuwa-Mani S, Levitsky G, Lund I, McDermott C, Pattee G, Pierce K, Polak M, Ratner D, Wicks P, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Aug;24(5-6):539-543 PMID: 35913017 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135321204 08/02/2022

  • ALSUntangled #70: caffeine.

    (Hatch J, Barkhaus P, Barnes B, Beauchamp M, Benatar M, Bertorini T, Bowser R, Bromberg M, Brown A, Mascias Cadavid J, Carter GT, Cole N, Crayle J, Dimachkie M, Ennist D, Feldman E, Fullam T, Heiman-Patterson T, Jhooty S, Levine T, Li X, Lund I, Mallon E, Maragakis N, McDermott C, Pattee G, Pierce K, Ratner D, Staats K, Wicks P, Wiedau M, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Jun 08:1-5 PMID: 37288776 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161604211 06/08/2023

  • Volume conduction: Extracellular waveform generation in theory and practice.

    (Dumitru D, Nandedkar SD, Barkhaus PE.) Muscle Nerve. 2023 Jun;67(6):439-455 PMID: 36815566 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149317026 02/24/2023

  • ALSUntangled #65: glucocorticoid corticosteroids.

    (Goslinga JA, Terrelonge M Jr, Bedlack R, Barkhaus P, Barnes B, Bertorini T, Bromberg M, Carter G, Chen A, Crayle J, Dimachkie M, Jiang L, Levitsky G, Lund I, Martin S, Mcdermott C, Pattee G, Pierce K, Ratner D, Slachtova L, Sun Y, Wicks P.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 May;24(3-4):351-357 PMID: 35997522 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136863606 08/24/2022

  • Defective E2 electrode lead gives low-amplitude compound muscle action potential.

    (Nandedkar SD, Barkhaus PE.) Muscle Nerve. 2023 Apr;67(4):310-314 PMID: 36605021 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146933119 01/07/2023

  • Motor unit recruitment and firing rate at low force of contraction.

    (Nandedkar SD, Barkhaus PE, Stålberg EV.) Muscle Nerve. 2022 Dec;66(6):750-756 PMID: 36214178 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140235887 10/11/2022