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Sumit Verma

  • Department of Pediatrics
    Associate Professor
  • sumit.verma@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • M.B.B.S. from Kasturba Medical College
  • M.D. (Pediatrics) from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
  • D.N.B from National Board of Medical Sciences

Research

Publications

  • Orbicularis Oculi Stimulated Jitter Analysis in Children With Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 71 Page(s): 593 - 599
    04/01/2025 Authors: Natarajan V; Verma S
  • Heterozygous loss-of-function variants in SPTAN1 cause an early childhood onset distal myopathy.
    Genet Med Volume: 27 Page(s): 101399
    02/26/2025 Authors: De Winter J; Van de Vondel L; Ermanoska B; Monticelli A; Isapof A; Cohen E; Stojkovic T; Hackman P; Johari M; Palmio J
  • Lack of motor defects and ALS-like neuropathology in heterozygous Sptlc1 Exon 2 deletion mice.

    02/23/2025 Authors: Pant DC; Lone MA; Parameswaran J; Ma F; Dutta P; Wang Z; Park J; Verma S; Hornemann T; Jiang J
  • Epg5 links proteotoxic stress due to defective autophagic clearance and epileptogenesis in Drosophila and Vici syndrome patients.
    Autophagy Volume: 21 Page(s): 447 - 459
    02/01/2025 Authors: Deneubourg C; Salimi Dafsari H; Lowe S; Martinez-Cotrina A; Mazaud D; Park SH; Vergani V; Almacellas Barbanoj A; Maroofian R; Averdunk L
  • Identifying novel response markers for spinal muscular atrophy revealed by targeted proteomics following gene therapy.
    Gene Ther
    01/10/2025 Authors: Pant DC; Verma S
  • Serial compound muscle action potential recordings in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    Clin Neurophysiol Volume: 168 Page(s): 12 - 14
    12/01/2024 Authors: Vollmer MK; Verma S
  • CIAO1 loss of function causes a neuromuscular disorder with compromise of nucleocytoplasmic Fe-S enzymes.
    J Clin Invest Volume: 134
    06/17/2024 Authors: Maio N; Orbach R; Zaharieva IT; Tpf A; Donkervoort S; Munot P; Mueller J; Willis T; Verma S; Peric S
  • Outcome measures in pediatric chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 69 Page(s): 580 - 587
    05/01/2024 Authors: Guttikonda A; Ahmad G; Goyal P; Xiang Y; Johnson LM; Gillespie S; Carvell KT; Butera R; Verma S
  • Seroprevalence of Adeno-Associated Virus Neutralizing Antibodies in Males with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
    Hum Gene Ther Volume: 34 Page(s): 430 - 438
    05/01/2023 Authors: Verma S; Nwosu SN; Razdan R; Upadhyayula SR; Phan HC; Koroma AA; Leguizamo I; Correa NS; Kuipa M; Lee D
  • PEBAT, an Intriguing Neurodegenerative Tubulinopathy Caused by a Novel Homozygous Variant in TBCD: A Case Series and Literature Review.
    Pediatr Neurol Volume: 139 Page(s): 59 - 64
    02/01/2023 Authors: Ocampo-Chih C; Dennis H; Lall N; Pham N; Liang B; Verma S; Neira Fresneda J
  • CSF IL-8 Associated with Response to Gene Therapy in a Case Series of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
    Neurotherapeutics Volume: 20 Page(s): 245 - 253
    01/01/2023 Authors: Verma S; Perry K; Razdan R; Howell JC; Dawson AL; Hu WT
  • Phenotypic continuum of NFU1-related disorders.
    Ann Clin Transl Neurol Volume: 9 Page(s): 2025 - 2035
    12/01/2022 Authors: Kaiyrzhanov R; Zaki MS; Lau T; Sen S; Azizimalamiri R; Zamani M; Sayin GY; Hilander T; Efthymiou S; Chelban V
  • Recurring homozygous ACTN2 variant (p.Arg506Gly) cause a recessive, adult-onset myofibrillar myopathy
    Volume: 32 Page(s): S110 - S110
    10/11/2022 Authors: Donkervoort S; Mohassel P; O'Leary M; Hartley T; Mozaffar T; Saporta M; Dyment D; Austin-Tse C; Verma S; Hurth K
  • Childhood Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP): A case series and review of literature
    Volume: 92 Page(s): S156 - S158
    10/01/2022 Authors: Panwala T; Garcia-Santibanez R; Vizcarra J; Gonzalez GA; Verma S
  • Seated Outcome Measures in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
    Pediatr Phys Ther Volume: 34 Page(s): 375 - 380
    07/01/2022 Authors: Kern R; Carvell K; Gupta A; Verma S
  • Georgia state spinal muscular atrophy newborn screening experience: Screening assay performance and early clinical outcomes.
    Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet Volume: 190 Page(s): 187 - 196
    06/01/2022 Authors: Elkins K; Wittenauer A; Hagar AF; Logan R; Sekul E; Xiang Y; Verma S; Wilcox WR
  • Childhood-Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP): A Case Series and Review of Literature.
    Pediatr Neurol Volume: 130 Page(s): 7 - 13
    05/01/2022 Authors: Panwala TF; Garcia-Santibanez R; Vizcarra JA; Garcia AG; Verma S
  • Clinical, Electrophysiological and Genetic Profile of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
    Volume: 96
    04/13/2021 Authors: Panwala T; Garcia-Santibanez R; Garcia AG; Dhir A; Verma S
  • Genetic polyneuropathy in a teenage girl with pathogenic variants in TTR and WARS genes
    Volume: 96
    04/13/2021 Authors: Thomas E; Logan R; McKane M; Berk J; Brannagan T; Verma S
  • Advanced diagnostics and genotype-phenotype resolution using functional genomics in > 500 neuromuscular and neurological disorder patients
    Volume: 132 Page(s): S110 - S111
    04/01/2021 Authors: Chakravorty S; Gloster L; Berger K; Verma S; Logan R; Wicklund M; Harms M; Mozaffar T; Kimonis V; Hegde M
  • A novel homozygous variant in TBCD in two patients of Guatemalan descent
    Volume: 132 Page(s): S151 - S151
    04/01/2021 Authors: Dennis H; Neira J; Ocampo C; Verma S; Nga P; Lall N
  • Outcomes in type 1 spinal muscular atrophy on nusinersen: A single center experience.
    Clin Neurophysiol Volume: 131 Page(s): 2793 - 2794
    12/01/2020 Authors: Kaltman J; Kern-Smith E; Zhang C; Figueroa J; Ritchey M; Razdan R; Verma S
  • Cytotoxic Lesion of the Corpus Callosum in an Adolescent with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome and SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Volume: 41 Page(s): 2017 - 2019
    11/01/2020 Authors: Lin J; Lawson EC; Verma S; Peterson RB; Sidhu R
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Single Pediatric Center Experience From 2014 to 2019.
    J Child Neurol Volume: 35 Page(s): 912 - 917
    11/01/2020 Authors: Patel R; Gombolay GY; Peljovich AE; Conklin J; Blackwell LS; Howarth R; Wolf DS; Upadhyayula SR; Verma S
  • Motor unit number index in children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 62 Page(s): 633 - 637
    11/01/2020 Authors: Verma S; Forte J; Ritchey M; Shah D
  • Expanding the genotype-phenotype correlation of childhood sensory polyneuropathy of genetic origin.
    Sci Rep Volume: 10 Page(s): 16184
    09/30/2020 Authors: Chakravorty S; Logan R; Elson MJ; Luke RR; Verma S
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Vitamin D deficiency
    Volume: 94
    04/14/2020 Authors: Tribble T; Razdan R; Upadhyayula S; Loechner K; Verma S
  • Novel PLEC gene variants causing congenital myasthenic syndrome.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 60 Page(s): E40 - E43
    12/01/2019 Authors: Gonzalez Garcia A; Tutmaher MS; Upadhyayula SR; Sanchez Russo R; Verma S
  • Plectinopathies Causing Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS): A Case Study and Review of Literature
    Volume: 86 Page(s): S129 - S130
    10/01/2019 Authors: Tutmaher M; Garcia GA; Upadhyayula S; Russo SR; Verma S
  • A pathogenic CtBP1 missense mutation causes altered cofactor binding and transcriptional activity.
    Neurogenetics Volume: 20 Page(s): 129 - 143
    08/01/2019 Authors: Beck DB; Subramanian T; Vijayalingam S; Ezekiel UR; Donkervoort S; Yang ML; Dubbs HA; Ortiz-Gonzalez XR; Lakhani S; Segal D
  • Kernicterus in the 21st Century: Bilirubin-Induced Brain Injury Due to Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
    Volume: 92
    04/09/2019 Authors: Chen D; Verma S
  • Characterization of Genetic Neuropathy in Childhood: SingltCenter Experience
    Volume: 92
    04/09/2019 Authors: Logan R; Luke R; McClanahan E; Verma S
  • Clinical and Electropthysiological outcomes of Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 patients treated with Nusinersen
    NEUROLOGY Volume: 92
    04/09/2019 Authors: Kern-Smith E; Verma S
  • Serial Stimulated Jitter Analysis In Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 58 Page(s): 729 - 732
    11/01/2018 Authors: Bhatia S; Quinlan H; McCracken C; Price EW; Guglani L; Verma S
  • Unexpected Neuromuscular Diagnoses from Chromosomal Microarrays
    Volume: 90
    04/10/2018 Authors: Luke R; Verma S
  • Cumulative Motor Index (CMI) in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
    Volume: 90
    04/10/2018 Authors: Lin J; Shah D; McCracken C; Verma S
  • Motor Unit Number Index (MUNIX) in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
    Volume: 90
    04/10/2018 Authors: Forte J; Verma S; Shah D
  • COL6A and LAMA2 Mutation Congenital Muscular Dystrophy: A Clinical and Electrophysiological Study.
    J Clin Neuromuscul Dis Volume: 19 Page(s): 108 - 116
    03/01/2018 Authors: Verma S; Goyal P; Guglani L; Peinhardt C; Pelzek D; Barkhaus PE
  • Quantitative electromyography in ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 56 Page(s): 1168 - 1171
    12/01/2017 Authors: Verma S; Lin J; Travers C; McCracken C; Shah D
  • Turner syndrome and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 56 Page(s): E12 - E15
    08/01/2017 Authors: Verma S; Goyal P; Beam C; Shah D
  • Truven Health MarketScan commercial claims database for Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis (JMG)
    Volume: 88
    04/18/2017 Authors: Pochiraju S; Xu L; Verma S
  • Predictors of motor recovery in pediatric Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
    Volume: 88
    04/18/2017 Authors: Choi J; Verma S; Peizek K
  • Clinical, Radiological and Electrodiagnostic (EMG/NCS) profile in Acute Flaccid Myelitis(AFM)
    Volume: 88
    04/18/2017 Authors: Patel R; Goyal P; Verma S
  • Jitter values in infants.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 55 Page(s): 140
    01/01/2017 Authors: Verma S; Lin J
  • Clinical, Electrophysiology, and Pathology Features of Dynamin Centronuclear Myopathy: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
    J Clin Neuromuscul Dis Volume: 18 Page(s): 84 - 88
    12/01/2016 Authors: Verma S; Balasubramanian SB
  • Superficial fibular nerve sensory nerve conduction study in children.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 54 Page(s): 808 - 809
    10/01/2016 Authors: Verma S; Pochiraju S
  • Amifampridine phosphate in congenital myasthenic syndrome.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 54 Page(s): 809 - 810
    10/01/2016 Authors: Verma S; Mazell SN; Shah DA
  • Electrodiagnostic Abnormalities in Tick Paralysis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
    J Clin Neuromuscul Dis Volume: 17 Page(s): 215 - 219
    06/01/2016 Authors: Lin J; Verma S
  • Superficial Peroneal Nerve (SPN) Study in Children
    Volume: 86
    04/05/2016 Authors: Pochiraju S; Verma S
  • Superficial Peroneal Nerve (SPN) Study in Children
    Volume: 86
    04/05/2016 Authors: Pochiraju S; Verma S
  • Quantitative EMG in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
    Volume: 86
    04/05/2016 Authors: Lin J; Shah D; McCracken C; Verma S
  • Quantitative EMG in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
    Volume: 86
    04/05/2016 Authors: Lin J; Shah D; McCracken C; Verma S
  • Stimulated jitter analysis for the evaluation of neuromuscular junction disorders in children.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 53 Page(s): 471 - 472
    03/01/2016 Authors: Verma S; Lin J
  • Reply: To PMID 25787697.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 52 Page(s): 692
    10/01/2015 Authors: Verma S; Lin J; Barkhaus PE
  • Stimulated jitter analysis in the early diagnosis of infant botulism.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 52 Page(s): 309 - 310
    08/01/2015 Authors: Verma S; Lin J; Barkhaus PE
  • Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for post-radiation central nervous system injury: a retrospective case series.
    Undersea Hyperb Med Volume: 41 Page(s): 87 - 96
    01/01/2014 Authors: Valado J; Pearl J; Verma S; Helms A; Whelan H
  • Evaluation of the child with acute ataxia: a systematic review.
    Pediatr Neurol Volume: 49 Page(s): 15 - 24
    07/01/2013 Authors: Whelan HT; Verma S; Guo Y; Thabet F; Bozarth X; Nwosu M; Katyayan A; Parachuri V; Spangler K; Ruggeri BE
  • Presumed hydrogen sulfide-mediated neurotoxicity after streptococcus anginosus group meningitis.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 32 Page(s): 189 - 191
    02/01/2013 Authors: Verma S; Landisch R; Quirk B; Schmainda K; Prah M; Whelan HT; Willoughby RE
  • Near-infrared photobiomodulation in an animal model of traumatic brain injury: improvements at the behavioral and biochemical levels.
    Photomed Laser Surg Volume: 30 Page(s): 523 - 529
    09/01/2012 Authors: Quirk BJ; Torbey M; Buchmann E; Verma S; Whelan HT
  • Review of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) for the pediatricians in the community.
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) Volume: 49 Page(s): 1011 - 1017
    11/01/2010 Authors: Verma S; Anziska Y; Cracco J
  • Fetal euthyroid goiter.
    Indian J Pediatr Volume: 76 Page(s): 1259 - 1260
    12/01/2009 Authors: Jain V; Sharma R; Verma S; Agarwal R
  • Study of subcutaneous fat in children with juvenile dermatomyositis.
    Arthritis Rheum Volume: 55 Page(s): 564 - 568
    08/15/2006 Authors: Verma S; Singh S; Bhalla AK; Khullar M
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