Dr. Clifton L. Gooch, clg33@columbia.edu
Understanding diseases of nerve and muscle through electrophysiologic analysis of peripheral nervous system function in patients. Active areas of research include motor unit number estimation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related diseases; electrophysiologic assessment of experimental drug effects; single fiber electromyography and its applications in humans and animal models; quantitative electromyography in myopathic and neuropathic disease; development and application of novel electrophysiologic computerized techniques in EMG; and innovative electrophysiologic techniques for clinical and research applications. The laboratory also provides clinical diagnostic services for a wide and varied population of both inpatients and outpatients at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Neurological Institute.