Wayne State University School of Medicine

Neurology

Robert P. Lisak is an expert in the field of Neurology. He graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is a one of the best medicals schools. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons has a rank of 8 in research and a 52 in primary care He has 40 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Gold Medal for Achievments in Research", "Faculty of the Year", "Lifetime Achievement Award", "Perstare", "Best Doctors in America", "Americas Top Doctors", "Honorary member", "Honorary Member (Fellow)", "Fellow, by distinction", "Volunteers Hall of Fame for Health Professionals", "Teacher of the Year Award", "Advocate of the Year Award", "Chair, Bylaws Committee", "Lawrence Weiner Award", "Distinguished Faculty Research Fellowship", "Doody's Rating Service Citation for one of the 250", "Best Health Science Books", "Who's Who in North America", "Who's Who in the Midwest", "Who's Who in Science and Engineering", "Who's Who in Health Care", "Who's Who in America", "Whos Who in Teaching", "Doctors Award", "Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching", "Outstanding Teacher Award", "Fulbright-Hays Research Scholar", "Teacher Investigator Award", "John Morgan Society", "Henry Viets Student Traineeship of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation", "Phi Beta Kappa", "Helen M. Jones Award in History", "Who's Who among Students", "Joseph Smith Honor Society", "Founders Day Award", "Teacher of the Year 2012-2013", "Super Doctor", "Top MD" and "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare". Robert P. Lisak is a published doctor as well. He has 30 publications published. The latest was: The melanocortin ACTH 1-39 promotes protection of oligodendrocytes by astroglia. Robert P. Lisak accepts Medicare.

Publications

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• The melanocortin ACTH 1-39 promotes protection of oligodendrocytes by astroglia.
• Melanocortin receptor agonist ACTH 1-39 protects rat foreBrain neurons from apoptotic, excitotoxic and inflammation-related damage.
• Emerging role of IL-16 in cytokine-mediated regulation of Multiple sclerosis.
• Adrenocorticotropin hormone 1-39 promotes proliferation and differentiation of oligodendroglial progenitor cells and protects from excitotoxic and inflammation-related...
• Paraneoplastic neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorder associated with metastatic carcinoid expressing aquaporin-4.
• Effects of dextromethorphan on glial cell function: Proliferation, maturation, and protection from cytotoxic molecules.
• Complexity of trophic factor signaling in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: Differential expression of neurotrophic and gliotrophic factors.
• ACTH protects mature oligodendroglia from excitotoxic and inflammation-related damage in vitro.
• Ectopic germinal centers, BAFF and anti-B-cell therapy in Myasthenia gravis.
• Farewell editorial.
• Secretory products of Multiple sclerosis B cells are cytotoxic to oligodendroglia in vitro.
• Autoantibodies to Lipoprotein-Related Protein 4 in Patients With Double-Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis.
• Cytokines regulate neuronal gene expression: Differential effects of Th1, Th2 and monocyte/macrophage cytokines.
• Cytokines Reduce Toxic Effects of Ethanol on Oligodendroglia.
• B-cell-activating factor and autoimmune Myasthenia gravis.
• The immunopathogenesis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
• Insights for practice: where mechanism of action meets patient management.
• Cytokines decrease expression of interleukin-6 signal transducer and leptin receptor in central Nervous system glia.
• A mouse embryonic stem cell model of Schwann cell differentiation for studies of the role of neurofibromatosis type 1 in Schwann cell development and tumor formation.
• Neurodegeneration in Multiple sclerosis: defining the problem.
• Secretory products of central Nervous system glial cells induce Schwann cell proliferation and protect from cytokine-mediated death.
• Other demyelinating Diseases.
• At jeopardy: the NIH as we know it.
• Role of neuropoietic cytokines in development and progression of diabetic polyNeuropathy: from glucose metabolism to neurodegeneration.
• Differences between the epsilon and gamma subunits of the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) may be significant in autoimmune Myasthenia gravis.
• "Rebooting" the immune System with cyclophosphamide: taking risks for a "cure"?
• Treatment of patients with Multiple sclerosis with anti-herpes virus therapy.
• Activation of IL-1 signaling pathway in Schwann cells during diabetic Neuropathy.
• Autoantibodies to agrin in Myasthenia gravis patients.

Schools

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• Columbia University College Of Physicians and Surgeons

• Montefiore Hospital Med Center

• Bronx Muni Hospital Einstein

• Hospital Penn

Procedures Preformed

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• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• EMG (Electromyography)

Conditions Treated

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• Ataxia
• Autonomic Disorders
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Gold Medal for Achievments in Research
• Faculty of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Perstare
• Best Doctors in America
• America’s Top Doctors
• Honorary member
• Honorary Member (Fellow)
• Fellow, ‘by distinction’
• Volunteers Hall of Fame for Health Professionals
• Teacher of the Year Award
• Advocate of the Year Award
• Chair, Bylaws Committee
• Lawrence Weiner Award
• Distinguished Faculty Research Fellowship
• Doody's Rating Service Citation for one of the 250
• Best Health Science Books
• Who's Who in North America
• Who's Who in the Midwest
• Who's Who in Science and Engineering
• Who's Who in Health Care
• Who's Who in America
• Who’s Who in Teaching
• Doctors Award
• Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching
• Outstanding Teacher Award
• Fulbright-Hays Research Scholar
• Teacher Investigator Award
• John Morgan Society
• Henry Viets Student Traineeship of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Helen M. Jones Award in History
• Who's Who among Students
• Joseph Smith Honor Society
• Founders Day Award
• Teacher of the Year 2012-2013
• Super Doctor
• Top MD
• Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare

Education

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• Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center
• Albert Einstein - Montefiore Medical Center
• Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Hospital

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• DMC - Detroit Receiving Hospital
• DMC Harper University Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1235176835
NPPES Provider LastName		LISAK
NPPES Provider FirstName		ROBERT
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		482012153
NPPES Provider State		MI
Specialty Description		Neurology
Total Claim Count		1030.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		45.0
Percent Opioid Claims		4.37

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1235176835
Last Name Of The Provider	LISAK
First Name Of The Provider	ROBERT
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