Hani Kushlaf, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAANEM
University of Cincinnati
Dr. Hani Kushlaf, MD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology at the University of Cincinnati. He is the Director of the Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Director of Neuromuscular Research, Director of the MDA Care Center, and the Director of the Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Program in the Department of Neurology& Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also a neuromuscular physician at the Comprehensive Neuromuscular Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Kushlaf received his MD from Tripoli Medical University in Tripoli, Libya. He completed neurology residency training at the University of Kentucky, where he was chief resident, and then continued to subspecialize in neuromuscular medicine, completing three fellowships in muscle disease and peripheral nerve disorders at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and advanced neuromuscular medicine fellowship at Duke University. Dr. Kushlaf is board-certified in neuromuscular medicine, electrodiagnostic medicine, neuromuscular ultrasound, and clinical neuromuscular pathology. Dr. Kushlaf won several awards from national associations including Top Doctor awards. Dr. Kushlaf is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American Neurological Association (ANA), and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). Dr. Kushlaf’s principal clinical interests include autoimmune and hereditary neuromuscular disorders. Of these, myasthenia gravis and inclusion body myositis are on top of the list. Dr. Kushlaf serves as a principal investigator (PI) on clinical trials and has served as PI on more than 30 clinical trials. He also serves as an Ad Hoc reviewer for several neurology journals and is on the Editorial Board of Muscle & Nerve.