Myotonic Dystrophy Team Members
Director, Neuromuscular and Myotonic Dystrophy Clinics
Neurologist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Clinical interests include muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, neuropathy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), inflammatory myopathy, and mitochondrial and metabolic myopathy.
713.363.7310
Neurologist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Clinical interests include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), amyloid neuropathy, myasthenia gravis, and other neuromuscular related disorders.
713.363.7310
Neurologist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Dr. Shroff focuses on clinical trials of investigational new drugs for the treatment of myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).
713.363.7310
Neurologist, Physician-scientist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Research focuses on the role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The loss of Treg function is associated with the acceleration of disease progression in ALS.
713.363.7310
Cardiologist
Dr. Mathuria’s clinical interests include atrial fibrillation, biventricular pacing, Watchman, defibrillator implantation, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia. 832.522.8355
Rachel Applegate, BS, CCRC
713.441.9120
Clinical Research
Patricia Mendoza, RN, CCRC
713.441.5855
Social Work Services
Rebecca Axline, LCSW-S, APHSW-C
713.441.3812
Julie Schwarz, LCSW
713.441.9164
Physical Therapist
Wendy E. Schell, PT, DPT, MS, CSRS
713.441.2675
Occupational Therapist
Pam Glazener, OTR, ATP
713.441.2675
Speech Pathologists
Carolyn Martinez, MA, CCC-SLP
713.441.5916
Felicia Carter, MA, CCC-SLP
713.363.9357
Dietitian
Margaret Farnsworth RD, LD
Dena Furman, RD, LD
713.441.2147
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Monica Meriwether
832.900.5343