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Dr. Xiaowei Su’s research focuses on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease). He has a specific interest in machine learning techniques using ALS biomarkers to improve predictions for disease progression and survival. He has participated in multicenter collaborations investigating disease biomarkers to better understand ALS pathophysiology.
He is involved in clinical trials investigating new therapies, remote monitoring and quality of life. He recruits for multicenter clinical trials for new treatments in patients with ALS. He has additional training in patient-centered trial design, operations, and analysis through the Penn State Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute initiative sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Su is also interested in the bioethics of care delivery, clinical trials and medical genetics. This research attempts to ensure equitable access to healthcare as well as the availability of new medical advances to the maximum number of individuals who may benefit.
Dr. Xiaowei Su treats a broad spectrum of neuromuscular diseases including motor neuron disorders (ALS); muscle diseases (dystrophies, metabolic muscle disorders, and acquired myopathies); neuromuscular junction disorders (myasthenia gravis); and autoimmune peripheral nerve diseases (Guillain-Barre disease and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, CIDP).
He works in the Penn State Health Hershey Multidisciplinary ALS Clinic with a team of dedicated ALS nurses, psychologists, chaplains, speech and respiratory therapists, dietitians, physical and occupational therapists, and social workers to care for the complex needs of patients with ALS.
Dr. Su also diagnoses neuromuscular diseases using electromyography and nerve conduction studies (EMG/NCS). He provides EMG/NCS services at the neurology clinic in Hershey and at Penn State Healthy Holy Spirit Medical Center in the West Shore.
Board certification in Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2020)
Certification in Clinical and Translational Research, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (2016)
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Neuromuscular medicine, Fellow, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2020 → 2021
Neurology, Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
2016 → 2020
MD, Penn State College of Medicine
2014 → 2016
Molecular medicine, PhD, Penn State University Park
2011 → 2014
Pre-clinical, Penn State College of Medicine
2009 → 2011
Research Assistant, Yale University
2008 → 2009
Biology, BS, Yale University
… → 2008
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review