Matthew M. Harmelink, MD
Assistant Professor
Locations
- Neurology
Education
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
Honors and Awards
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
Publications
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Anti-Ku antibody-positive systemic sclerosis-polymyositis overlap syndrome in an adolescent.
(Loo RJ, Nocton JJ, Harmelink MM, Chiu YE.) Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Sep;37(5):960-961 PMID: 32519400 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086159645 06/11/2020
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Differentiating Congenital Myopathy from Congenital Muscular Dystrophy.
(Harmelink M.) Clin Perinatol. 2020 03;47(1):197-209 PMID: 32000926 02/01/2020
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Case report: Femoral neuropathy with conduction block.
(Harmelink M, Pyzik E, Barkhaus PE.) J Neurol Sci. 2019 Jun 15;401:17-18 PMID: 31004831 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85064246473 04/21/2019
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Severe Neonatal RYR1 Myopathy With Pathological Features of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy.
(Helbling DC, Mendoza D, McCarrier J, Vanden Avond MA, Harmelink MM, Barkhaus PE, Basel D, Lawlor MW.) J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2019 03 01;78(3):283-287 PMID: 30715496 PMCID: PMC6380315 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063882669 02/05/2019
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Siblings With Mutations in TRAPPC11 Presenting With Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2S.
(Fee DB, Harmelink M, Monrad P, Pyzik E.) J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2017 Sep;19(1):27-30 PMID: 28827486 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85028630388 08/23/2017
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Complex febrile seizures-A systematic review.
(Whelan H, Harmelink M, Chou E, Sallowm D, Khan N, Patil R, Sannagowdara K, Kim JH, Chen WL, Khalil S, Bajic I, Keval A, Greydanus D.) Dis Mon. 2017 Jan;63(1):5-23 PMID: 28089358 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85009804801 01/17/2017
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(Player B, Harmelink M, Bordini B, Weisgerber M, Girolami M, Croix M.) Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Nov;53(5):456-8 PMID: 26341674 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84945463827 09/06/2015