The Neuromuscular Disease Clinic at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, is a full-service clinic offering state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment, maintaining continuity of care from childhood through adulthood.

Serving our patients since 1973, our clinic is staffed by an expert panel of specialists with a combined clinical experience of over 100 years in the management of neuromuscular disorders. We are devoted to helping people with all types of neuromuscular disorders — from carpal tunnel syndrome to muscular dystrophy. Thanks to the sophisticated technology in our state-of-the art Electromyography Lab, we can define what is causing muscle or nerve problems, even when symptoms are unusual. Once we have a diagnosis, our expert team designs individualized treatment plans, giving patients access to the latest therapies, including innovative medicines and minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Our neurology practice is focused on, but not limited to, the following conditions:

• Muscular dystrophies
• Duchene/Becker muscular dystrophy
• Metabolic diseases of muscles
• Motor neuron disease, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Kennedy's disease
• Diseases of peripheral nerves
• Inflammatory myopathies
• Diseases of the neuromuscular junction
• Myopathies due to endocrine abnormalities
• Neuropathies
• Post-polio syndrome

• Madhu Soni, MD (section head for neuromuscular disease, adult neurologist)
• Peter Heydemann, MD (pediatric neurologist)
• John-Michael Li, MD (adult neurologist)
• Megan Shanks, MD (adult neurologist)
• Irwin Siegel, MD (orthopedic physician — adult and pediatric)
• Robert Wright, MD (adult neurologist)
• Simon Zimnowodzki, MD (director of EMG Lab, electromyographer — adult and pediatric)
• Jon Steinhagen (administrative assistant)