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Susan Perlman
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She has long been the primary investigator for Friedreich"s ataxia trials and sits on the Medical Advisory Board of the National Ataxia Foundation. Doctor Perlman received her Bachelor of Surgery in Biochemistry in 1971 from Cornell University and her Doctor of Medicine in 1975 from South.U.N.Y. Stony Brook. She did her Residency in Neurology at University of California, Los Angeles 1976-1979 followed by a two year Muscular Dystrophy Association Fellowship in Neurology also at University of California, Los Los Angeles After finishing her training in general neurology, Doctor Perlman began specialty work in chronic diseases of the neuromuscular system (muscular dystrophy, spinal cord diseases, cerebral palsy).
She set up a multidisciplinary clinic, bringing together neurologists with psychologists, social workers, and therapists.
The aim being to link diagnosis, rehabilitation and treatment, with clinical research into causes and treatments. Der Perlman set up a separate clinic for post-polio syndrome, to teach the basics of post-polio to neurology and rehabilitation residents.
The clinic sees about 200 patients a year, for evaluation and treatment. She has clinical interests in liver transplantation and neuro-genetics.
On May 30, 2008, Doctor
