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Nassim Rad, MD

Title: Associate Professor
Division: General Physiatry

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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Nassim Rad, MD, is a board-certified physician and associate professor with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She serves as the Director of the Electrodiagnostic Laboratory and co-Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Care Center at UW Medical Center - Montlake. Dr. Rad earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and her MD from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Loyola University Hospital and residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Northwestern University/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She completed fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at the University of Michigan. Clinical interests include electromyography (EMG); amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); neuropathies, and muscular dystrophies.

Education and Training

  • University of Michigan, Fellowship - Neuromuscular Medicine, 2017
  • Northwestern University, McGraw Medical Center, Residency - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2016
  • Loyola University, Internal Medicine Program, Internship - Internal Medicine, 2013
  • Boston University School of Medicine, Medical Education, 2011

Board Certifications

  • Neuromuscular Medicine, 2018, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehab
  • Neuromuscular Medicine, 2018, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2017, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehab

Recent Publications

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