Susan Iannaccone, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Jimmy Elizabeth Westcott Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Neurology
Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurotherapeutics

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

susan.iannaccone@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-730-KIDS (5437).

Biography

Name: Susan T. Iannaccone, MD, FAAN Academic Title: Jimmy Elizabeth Westcott Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Neurology Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Director of Child Neurology Children’s Medical Center 2350 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 5400 Dallas TX 75207 Medical/Professional School Attended: State University of New York, Syracuse, New York LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Rochester, Rochester, New York St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri State University Hospital, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York Current Practice Type and/or Employer: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Director of Child Neurology Children’s Medical Center Outstanding Achievements and/or other Pertinent Information: Positions and Honors. List in chronological order previous positions, concluding with your present position. List any honors. Include present membership on any Federal Government public advisory committee. 2005-Present Jimmy Elizabeth Westcott Distinguished Chair of Pediatric Neurology 2004-Present Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 1995-Present Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Education

ResidencyStrong Mem Hosp Univ of Rochester (1975)
ResidencySaint Louis Children's Hospital (1972)
ResidencyState University of New York - Syracuse (1971)
InternshipState University of New York - Syracuse (1970)
Medical SchoolState University of New York - Upstate (1969)

Research Interests

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Neuromuscular diseases
Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Publications

Featured
Anterior Horn Cell and Cranial Motor Neuron Disease

onnolly AM and Iannaccone ST , Pediatric Neurology, Principles and Practice , 2006; (Volume 2, Fourth Edition,):1859-1885, Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia

Featured
Intensive Care Management, including Cardiorespiratory Care

Scott WWA and Iannaccone ST , Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence, A Clinician’s Approach , 2003; (Chapter 37, Elsevier Scie):1237-1250

Featured
Genetic Neurological Disease

Rosenerg RN and Iannaccone ST , Comprehensive Neurology , 2003; (Rosenberg RN and Pleasure)

Featured
Spinal muscular atrophies

Iannaccone ST, Burghes A , Neuromuscular Disorders/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia , 2002; (Volume 88)

Featured
Spinal muscular atrophy

Iannaccone ST , Continuum , 2001;

Novel LMNA mutations in patients with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and functional characterization of four LMNA mutations

Scharner J, Brown CA, Bower M, Iannaccone ST, Khatri IA, Escolar D, Gordon E, Felice K, Crowe CA, Grosmann C, Meriggioli MN, Asamoah A, Gordon O, Gnocchi VF, Ellis JA, Mendell JR, Zammit PS , Hum Mutat , 2010; (In Press)

Congenital CHAT defects: clinical, genetic and expression studies in 11 patients

Shen X, Crawford T, Brengman J, Acsadi G, Iannaconne S, Karaca E, Khoury C, Mah JK, Edvardson S, Bajzer Z, Rodgers D, Engel AG , Annals of Neurology , 2010; (In Press)

The PedsQL? in Pediatric Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory? Neuromuscular Module and Generic Core Scales

Davis SE, Hynan LS, Limbers CA, Andersen M, Greene MC, Varni JW, and Iannaccone ST , Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease , 2010; (11):97-109

Reliability of telephone administration of the PedsQL Generic Quality of Life Inventory and Neuromuscular Module in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

Dunaway S, Montes J, Montgomery M, Battista V, Koo B, Marra J, De Vivo DC, Hynan LS, Iannaccone ST, Kaufmann P , Neuromuscular Disorders , 2010; (20(3)):162-165

Dystrophinopathy in Girls with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Phenotype

Golla S, Agadi S, Burns DK, Marks W, Batish SD, del Gaudio D, Iannaccone ST , Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease , 2010; (11:203):203 - 208

Honors/Awards

Speical award from graduating Pediatric Neurology residents for mentoring

(2010)

Member, Executive Council

American Neurological Association 2008 - Present (2008)

Texas 2008 Super Doctors

Texas Monthly (2008)

Chair, Section on Child Neurology

American Academy of Neurology 2007 - 2009 (2007)

Neurology Alumni Award

University of Rochester Department of Neurology (2000)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Academy of Neurology

Academy of Pediatrics

American Association for the Advancement of Science

New York Academy of Science

Southern Society for Pediatric Research