Miriam Freimer , M.D. Miriam Freimer is associate professor of Neurology in the Department of Neurology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She has been on the staff at The Ohio State University since 1992 in the division of Neuromuscular Diseases and has been the director of the Electromyography (EMG) laboratory since 1994. She is the co-director of the Myasthenia Gravis clinic.

Biographical Sketch

Originally from White Plains New York and then Sylvania, Ohio, Dr. Freimer received her BA from The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa in 1980 and her MD from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1985. She completed her medical internship at The Ohio State University in 1986, and neurology residency and fellowship training in neuromuscular diseases at The Johns Hopkins University Hospital in 1992. She is board certified in Neurology as well as added qualification in Neurophysiology.

Research

Dr. Freimer has participated in a wide range of clinical trials in the area of neuromuscular diseases including myasthenia gravis (MG), chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy (CIDP), dermatomyositis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), iodiopathic painful neuropathies, and hereditary neuropathies.

Clinical Interests

EMG; NCV; neuromuscular disease

Publications (Selected)

Freimer M Peripheral Neuropathy, in Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, 3E,
ed. MSJ Pathy, John Wiley and Sons, 1998

Periquet MI, Novak V, Collins MP, Nagaraja HN, Erdem S, Nash S, Freimer ML, Sahenk Z, Kissel JT, Mendell JR Painful Sensory Neuropathy: Prospective Evaluation using Skin Biopsy. Neurology 1999; 53:1641-1647

Freimer ML, Brushart T, Cornblath DR, and Kissel JT Entrapment Neuropathies, in Peripheral Neuropathy, eds. JR Mendell, JT Kissel, and DR Cornblath, Oxford Press, 2001

Novak V, Freimer ML, Kissel JT, Sahenk Z, Periquet MI, Nash SM, Collins MP, and Mendell JR. Autonomic impairment in painful neuropathy. Neurology 2001; 56:861-868.

Mendell JR, Barohn RJ, Freimer ML,Kissel JT, King W, Nagaraja HN, Rice R, Campbell WW, Donofrio PD, Jackson CE, Lewis RA, Shy M, Simpson DM, Parry GJ, Rivner MH, Thornton CA, Bromberg MB, Randon R, Harati Y, Guilliani M, and The Working Group on Peripheral Neuropathy. Randomized controlled trial of IVIg in untreated chronic demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Neurology 2001; 56:445-449.

Freimer ML, Nerve conductions and electromyography, in The 5 minute Neurology Consult, eds. DJ Lynn. JT Kissel. And H Newton, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004

Freimer ML. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, in The 5 minute Neurology Consult, eds. DJ Lynn, JT Kissel, and H Newton, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004

Contact

413 Means Hall
1654 Upham Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Phone: 614-293-7715
Fax: 614-293-4688

e-mail: freimer.1@osu.edu