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Neurology
matthewmharmelink

Matthew M. Harmelink, MD

Assistant Professor, Chief

Locations

  • Neurology

Education

BS, Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 2004
MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2009

Biography

Specialty

Child Neurology

Subspecialties

Pediatric Neuromuscular

Training

Pediatric Residency, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, 2009–2012

Child Neurology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2012–2015

Neuromuscular Fellow, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2015–2016

Societies

Wisconsin Medical Society (Member, 2009 Clinical Outcomes Committee member and voting delegate), 2008–2009
American Academy of Pediatrics (Resident Member), 2009–2012
Wisconsin Neurologic Society (Trainee Member), 2012–2016
American Academy of Neurology (Trainee Member), 2012–2016
Child Neurologic Society (Junior Member), 2013–2015
AANEM, 2015–Present
AANEM Podcast Committee member, 2015–Present
AAN Podcast Committee member, 2015–Present

Clinical Interests

Neuromuscular disorders
Muscular Dystrophy and Muscle Diseases
Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Nerve Diseases
Myasthenia Gravis
Critical Illness Neuromyopathy
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies

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Honors and Awards

Intern of the Year, University of California-Irvine Pediatric Residency, Orange, CA, 2009–2010
Second Year Resident of the Year, University of California-Irvine Pediatric Residency, Orange, CA, 2010–2011
Resident Teaching Award, University of California-Irvine Pediatric Residency, Orange, CA, 2011–2012
Director's Award, University of California-Irvine Pediatric Residency, Orange, CA, 2011–2012
Medical College of Wisconsin's Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, Milwaukee, WI, 2012–2013
Fellow Teaching Award, Pediatric Residency Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2014–2015

Clinical Expertise

  • Caveolin 3
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Distal Myopathies
  • Dystrophin
  • Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
  • Muscular Dystrophies
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myasthenia Gravis, Neonatal

Leadership Positions

  • Director of Pediatric Neuromuscular Program Associate Program Director, Child Neurology Residency

Research Interests

Treatment of Spinal Neuromuscular Atrophy, Diagnostics in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease, Complex Febrile Seizures

Publications

Publications of Matthew Harmelink MD from the Faculty Collaboration Database