Abigail N. Schwaede, MD

Research Interests

  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Neonatal brachial plexus injury
  • Acquired immune-mediated neuropathy
  • Spinal muscular atrophy
  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Biography

  • Attending Physician, Neurology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Abigail Schwaede, MD, has been a pediatric neuromuscular physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago since 2020. She has expertise in treating a wide range of pediatric neuromuscular conditions, with a special interest in immune-mediated disease.

Education and Background

  • Fellowship in neuromuscular medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 2019-2020
  • Residency in child neurology, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus 2014-2016
  • MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University 2010

Clinical Studies

Recruiting

NS-089/NCNP-02-201 in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

Publications

Nov. 06, 2023

Axonal polyneuropathy and ataxia in children: consider Perrault Syndrome, a case report.

Apr. 29, 2023

AMFR dysfunction causes autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia in human that is amenable to statin treatment in a preclinical model.

Mar. 06, 2023

Longitudinal Assessment of Timed Function Tests Over Time in Ambulatory Individuals with SMA Treated with Nusinersen.

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