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Michael Shy, MD

Professor of Neurology

Introduction

My professional interests involve translational research to develop rational therapies for patients with inherited peripheral neuropathies and related neurodegenerative diseases.

Current Positions

  • Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
  • Director, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology
  • Specialty: Neuromuscular Disease

Education

  • BA in History, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • MD in Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States
  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, United States
  • Resident, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
  • Fellow in Clinical Neuroscience Training Program, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
  • Fellow in Neuroimmunology, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Graduate Program Affiliations

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • Iowa MD license, Iowa
  • Michigan MD license, Michigan
  • Board Certified in Neurology
  • MD license, Pennsylvania
  • MD license, New York

Selected Publications

  • Estilow, T., Glanzman, A., Burns, J. & Shy, M. (2019). Balance impairment in pediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Muscle & Nerve 2019.
  • Cortese, A., Zhu, Y., Rebelo, A., Negri, S., Courel, S., Abreu, L., Al-Ajmi, A., Auer-Grumback, M., Bacon, C., Bai, Y., Bis, D., Bugiardini, E., Buglo, E., Dallman, J., Danzi, M., Feely, S., Fragkouli, A., Grignani, E., El Hamed, M., Hamed, S., Haridy, N., Houlden, H., Isasi, R., Khan, A., Laura, M., Lin, E., Magri, S., Maisonobe, T., Manganelli, F., Marchioni, E., Pareson, D., Pisciotta, M., Powell, E., Rosor, A., Santoro, L., Schere, S., Sowden, J., Stojkovic, T., Synofzik, M., Tang, B., Taroni, F., Tozza, S., Zhang, R., Herrman, D., Reilly, M., Shy, M., Zhai, G. & Zuchner, S. (2019). Inherited Neuropathy Consortium, Biallelic mutations in SORD cause a common and potentially treatable Hereditary Neuropathy. In Revision, Nature Genetics.
  • Rossor, A., Shy, M. & Reilly, M. (Eds.) (In Press). Are we prepared for clinical trials in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Brain Research. In Press.
  • Feifei, T., Beecham, G., Rebelo, A., Blanton, S., Moran, J., Lopez-Anido, C., Svaren, J., Abreu, L., Rizzo, D., Kirk, C., Wu, X., Feely, S., Verhamme, C., Hermann, D., Day, J., Sumner, C., Lloyd, T., Li, J., Yum, S., Bass, F., Choi, B., Pareyson, D., Scherer, S., Reilly, M., Shy, M. & Zuchner, S. (In Press). Modifier Gene Candidates in Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Type 1A: a Case-Only Genome-Wide Association Study. Neuromuscular Diseases.
  • Pantera, H., Shy, M. & Svaren, J. (Eds.) (In Press). Fine Tuning Levels of PMP22 in CMT1A, In Press, Brain Research.
  • Tao, F., Beecham, G., Rebelo, A., Blanton, S., Moran, J., Lopez-Anido, C., Svaren, J., Abreu, L., Rizzo, D., Kirk, C., Wu, X., Feely, S., Verhamme, C., Herrmann, D., Day, J., Sumner, C., Lloyd, T., Li, J., Yum, S., Baas, F., Choi, B., Pareyson, D., Scherer, S., Reilly, M., Shy, M. & Zuchner, S. (2019). Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies SIPA1L2 As A Genetic Modifier of Charcot Marie Tooth disease type 1A. Annals of Neurol 2019; 85: 316-330.
  • Wang, H., Davison, M., Wang, K., XIA, T., Kramer, M., Call, K., Luo, J., Wu, X., Zuccarino, R., Bacon, C., Bai, Y., Moran, J., Guttman, L., Feely, S., Grider, T., Rossor, A., Reilly, M., Svaren, J. & Shy, M. (In Press). Transmembrane Protease Serine 5: A novel Schwann Cell Plasma Biomarker for CMT1A. In Press, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.
  • Giuliani, N., Holte, L., Shy, M. & Grider, T. (2019). The Audiologic Profile of a Group of Individuals with Charcot Marie Tooth Neuropathy. International Journal of Audiology
    2019;.     DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1633022.
  • Deng, S., Feely, S., Shy, Y., Zhai, H., Zhan, L., Siddique, T., Deng, H. & Shy, M. (2019). Incidence and clinical features of TRPV4-linked axonal neuropathies in a USA cohort of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2. NeuroMolecular Medicine.
  • Jerath, N. & Shy, M. (2018). Asymmetric Ataxia, Depression, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Axonal Neuropathy Associated with A Heterozygous DNA Polymerase Gamma Variant of Uncertain Significance.