Tahseen Mozaffar
UCI Health ALS & Neuromuscular Center
Office
(714) 456-2332
200 South Manchester Ave. Suite 110 Orange, CA 92868
About
He serves as director of the UCI Health ALS & Neuromuscular Center, one of only six Muscular Dystrophy Association-designated centers in California.
Mozaffar earned his medical degree at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, where he completed a rotating internship in internal medicine and general surgery. He completed a neurology residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., followed by a fellowship in neuromuscular disorders at Washington University, also in St. Louis.
His research focus includes clinical and translational studies of neuromuscular disorders and he is the principal site investigator of more than a dozen clinical trials for myasthenia gravis, immune myopathies and rare and ultra-rare myopathies. He is also the lead UCI investigator for NeuroNEXT, a collaborative national effort to help streamline phase 2 clinical trials for brain disorders that is supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
As an expert in rare and ultra-rare myopathies, he advises many pharmaceutical companies on clinical trial design and the identification of disease targets. He serves on a Pompe disease advisory board for Amicus Therapeutics and Spark Therapeutics, as well as on the data safety monitoring board for Acceleron and Sarepta Therapeutics. He also is a reviewer with the Emerging Technologies and Training in Neurosciences (ETTN) group for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has co-authored more than 175 peer-reviewed publications and has written or co-written more than a dozen book chapters and reviews.
Mozaffar, who is also fluent in Hindi and Urdu.
Tahseen Mozaffar
Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar is a board-certified UCI Health neurologist who specialize in neuromuscular disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), myasthenia gravis, inflammatory myopathies, Pompe disease, muscle pathology and all types of muscular dystrophies.He serves as director of the UCI Health ALS & Neuromuscular Center, one of only six Muscular Dystrophy Association-designated centers in California.
Mozaffar earned his medical degree at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, where he completed a rotating internship in internal medicine and general surgery. He completed a neurology residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., followed by a fellowship in neuromuscular disorders at Washington University, also in St. Louis.
His research focus includes clinical and translational studies of neuromuscular disorders and he is the principal site investigator of more than a dozen clinical trials for myasthenia gravis, immune myopathies and rare and ultra-rare myopathies. He is also the lead UCI investigator for NeuroNEXT, a collaborative national effort to help streamline phase 2 clinical trials for brain disorders that is supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
As an expert in rare and ultra-rare myopathies, he advises many pharmaceutical companies on clinical trial design and the identification of disease targets. He serves on a Pompe disease advisory board for Amicus Therapeutics and Spark Therapeutics, as well as on the data safety monitoring board for Acceleron and Sarepta Therapeutics. He also is a reviewer with the Emerging Technologies and Training in Neurosciences (ETTN) group for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has co-authored more than 175 peer-reviewed publications and has written or co-written more than a dozen book chapters and reviews.
Mozaffar, who is also fluent in Hindi and Urdu.
Primary Specialty
Neurologist
Practice
UCI Health ALS & Neuromuscular Center
Gender
Male
Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine [P&N]
Accepting New Patients
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
UCI Health ALS & Neuromuscular Center
Languages
Hindi
Services
Tahseen Mozaffar provides neurology services in Orange, CA. A Neurologist is a physician who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders, disease, and injuries to the nervous system. This includes such areas as the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.
Please call Tahseen Mozaffar at (714) 456-2332 to schedule an appointment in Orange, CA or to get more information.
Please call Tahseen Mozaffar at (714) 456-2332 to schedule an appointment in Orange, CA or to get more information.
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