Biography:
Ghazala Hayat, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. She is also a professor at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hayat provides evaluation and treatment of patients with neuromuscular disorders, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), peripheral neuropathies, painful sensory neuropathies, myopathies, neuromuscular junction disorders and demyelinating disorders. She also specializes in clinical neurophysiology, nerve conduction studies, electromyography, electroencephalograms, and spasticity and headaches.
She has many research interests, including NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System® (DPS) in patients with ALS, and comparison of TCAs and SSRIs in depression in ALS patients.
She is a member of the American Association of Neuromuscular Disorders and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
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Languages:
Urdu
Medical School:
Pakistan, King Edward Medical College
Fellowship:
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Residency:
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Internship:
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Certified By:
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neuromuscular Medicine)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurophysiology)
Hospital Affiliations:
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Saint Louis University Hospital
Medical Interests:
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Botulinum toxin injections, Compressive neuropathies, Demyelinating diseases, Electroencephalography, EMG Electromyography, Evoked potential testing, Myopathy muscle disease, Neuromuscular disorders, Neuromuscular junction disorder, Peripheral entrapment neuropathies, Sensory neuropathies, Single fiber electromyography