Dr. Simovic biography
Drasko Simovic, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Belgrade Medical School in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He completed his internship at the
Cabrini Medical Center, New York Medical College in New York, NY. He graduated from the Boston University Affiliated Residency Program in
Neurology in Boston, MA, and completed two fellowships at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University in Boston, MA. He is Board Certified
in Neurology (ABPN), Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM), Clinical Neurophysiology (ABPN-CN) and Disability Analysis (ABDA). He holds the academic
appointment of Assistant Professor of Neurology at Tufts University, School of Medicine. His clinical and research interest includes ischemic
and demyelinating polyneuropathies, electrodiagnostic evaluation of mononeuropathies, and gene therapy for neurological disorders.
EDUCATION: | University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, M.D., Dec.88. |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: | |
July 97 – present | EMG Laboratory-Drasko Simovic, M.D., AANEM Accredited EMG Laboratory with Exemplary Status, Medical Director. |
July 97 – present | St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Tufts University, Boston, MA, Clinical Research Associate. |
July 96 - June 97 | St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA, Senior Clinical and Research Fellow in Electrodiagnostic Medicine. |
July 95 - June 96 | St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA, Clinical and Research Fellow in Clinical Neurophysiology. |
July 94 - June 95 | Boston University Affiliated Hospitals Residency Program in Neurology, Boston, MA, Chief Resident. |
July 92 - June 94 | Boston University Affiliated Hospitals Residency Program in Neurology, Boston, MA, Junior and Senior Resident. |
July 91 - June 92 | Cabrini Medical Center, New York Medical College, New York, NY, Intern in Medicine. |
Jan. 90 - June 91 | University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Post - Doctoral Fellow. |
Jan. 89 - Dec. 89 | General Hospital "Dr. Dragisa Misovic", University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Resident in Medicine. |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: | |
Jan. 00 - present | Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA, Assistant Professor of Neurology. |
Jan. 98 - Dec. 99 | Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA, Instructor in Neurology. |
July 92 - June 95 | Boston University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA, Teaching Fellow in Neurology. |
BOARD CERTIFICATION: | |
Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Electrodiagnostic Medicine - American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Clinical Neurophysiology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Disability Evaluation– American Board of Disability Analysts |
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: | |
American Academy of Neurology Massachusetts Neurologic Association American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine The Neuropathy Association Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry |
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MEDIA: | |
Scientific achievements featured in: Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Popular Science, Reuters Health, Eagle Tribune, Cape Cod Times |
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APPOINTMENTS: | |
Editorial Advisory Board, Therapy Journal, London , UK Ad Hoc Reviewer, Annals of Neurology Journal, USA Editorial Advisory Board, Clinical Practice Journal, London , UK |
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AWARDS: | |
Patients' Choice Most Compassionate Doctor Boston Super Doctors Castle Connolly Top Doctor Distinguished Physician |
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Bibliography and research:
- Weinberg DH, Simovic D : The terminal latency index in the carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle and Nerve, 1996; 19: 1199; Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting, American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Minneapolis, MN; October 1996
- Gorson CK, Allam G, Simovic D, Ropper AH: Improvement following Interferon alpha 2A in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Neurology, 1997; 48(3):777-780 Click for abstract
- Simovic D, Gorson CK, Ropper AH: Polyneuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS): comparison of IgM-MGUS and IgG-MGUS; Neurology, 1997; 48(3): A 52; Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, Boston, MA; April 1997
- Gorson CK, Ropper AH, Simovic D, Allam G: Treatment of CIDP with Interferon alpha: A prospective open trial; Neurology, 1997; 48(3): A 87; Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, Boston, MA; April 1997
- Acar D, Simovic D, Weinberg DH, Ropper AH: Mononeuritis multiplex mimicking acute demyelinating polyneuropathy; Presented at the Annual Stanley Cobb Assembly - Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry Meeting, Boston; April 1997
- Simovic D, Weinberg DH: Terminal latency index in the carpal tunnel syndrome; Muscle and Nerve, 1997; 20: 1178-1180 Click for abstract
- Gorson CK, Ropper AH, Clark BD, Dew RB, Simovic D, Allam G: Treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with Interferon Alpha 2a; Neurology, 1998; 50: 84-87 Click for abstract
- Simovic D, Gorson CK, Ropper AH: Comparison of IgM-MGUS and IgG-MGUS polyneuropathy; Acta Neurologica Scandinavica,1998; 97: 194-200 Click for abstract
- Simovic D, Weinberg DH, Allam G, Hayes MT: A quantitative clinical scale for the carpal tunnel syndrome; Neurology, 1998; 50 (4): A302; Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, MN; April 1998
- Weinberg DH, Simovic D, Isner JM: Chronic ischemic monomelic neuropathy; Neurology, 1998; 50 (4):A207-208; Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, MN; April 1998
- Weinberg DH, Simovic D: Prospective study of the median nerve terminal latency index in carpal tunnel syndrome; Muscle and Nerve, 1998; 21 (11):1582; Presented at the 45th Annual Meeting, American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Orlando, FL; September 1998
- Schratzberg P, Simovic D, Weinberg DH: Chronic ischemic neuropathy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease; Circulation, 1998; 98 (17) Supplement: I 268; Presented at the 71st Scientific Session, American Heart Association, Dallas, TX; November 1998
- Simovic D, Weinberg DH: The median nerve terminal latency index in diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: a clinically based case selection study; Muscle and Nerve, 1999; 22:573-577 Click for abstract
- Simovic D, Ropper AH, Weinberg DH: Improvement in ischemic limb neuropathy after vascular endothelial growth factor gene therapy; Annals of Neurology, 1999; 46 (3): 463; Presented at the 124 th Annual Meeting, American Neurological Association; Seattle, WA; October 1999
- Simovic D, Ropper AH, Isner JM, Weinberg DH: Improvement in ischemic limb neuropathy after VEGF gene transfer; Circulation, 1999; Supplement I, 100 (18): I-770; Presented at the 72nd Scientific Session, American Heart Association; Atlanta, GA; November 1999
- Simovic D, Weinberg DH: Carpal tunnel syndrome; Archives of Neurology, 2000; 57:754-755 Click for abstract
- Simovic D, Isner JM, Ropper AH, Pieczek A, Weinberg DH: Improvement in chronic ischemic neuropathy following intramuscular phVEGF165 gene transfer in patients with critical limb ischemia; Archives of Neurology, 2001; 58 (5):761-768 Click for abstract
- Weinberg DH, Simovic D, Isner JM, Ropper AH: Chronic ischemic monomelic neuropathy from critical limb ischemia; Neurology, 2001; 57(6): 1008-1012 Click for abstract
- Simovic D: Autoimmune neuropathies and treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins; Therapy, 2005, 2 (5),797-805 Click for abstract
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Ropper AH, Gorson CK, Gooch CL, Weinberg DH, Pieczek A, Ware JH, Kershen J, Simovic D, Schratzberger P, Kirchmair R,
Losordo D: VEGF Gene Transfer for Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Randomized Double Blinded Trial;
Ann Neurol. 2009 Apr;65(4):386-93
Click for abstract
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
- A prospective neurological and electrodiagnostic study of patients undergoing gene therapy for critical peripheral vascular disease
- Clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of patients undergoing revascularization of the lower extremities: A prospective study
- Repetitive stimulation test of the phrenic nerve using a diaphragmatic wire recording electrode: A new diagnostic technique
- Development of an animal model for the ischemic monomelic polyneuropathy and evaluation of the effect of VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) on peripheral nerve regeneration in laboratory animals
- A prospective clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of patients with ischemic polyneuropathy