Neuromuscular Diagnostics
With over 20 years of experience in researching traditional electrodiagnostic methods for neuromuscular diseases, Dr. Katzberg has participated in and led numerous international symposia and seminal monographs on the subject. Dr. Katzberg has been an active member of the Electrodiagnostic Task Force of the International GBS Outcome Study (IGOS) and the Inflammatory Neuropathy Consortium (INC) of the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS). Recently, he has joined the Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence for Research and Education (T-CAREIM) at the University of Toronto and is collaborating with clinicians and scientists nationally and internationally to further enhance AI techniques for neuromuscular diagnostics.
His research mission is to work towards a “No Shocks, No Needles, No scalpels” minimally invasive approach to neuromuscular diagnostics. Listed below are the specific projects:
Oculography for Myasthenia Gravis (MG): Collaboration with sleep neurologists and electrical engineers has led to the development of a method of analyzing the unique electro-oculography signals of patients with myasthenia gravis, an immune condition of the neuromuscular junction. He is currently co-PI on a CHIR funded multi-site study which aims to validate this as a diagnostic tool for patients with MG.
Percutaneous muscle biopsy: Dr. Katzberg started a percutaneous muscle biopsy program at the Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases in 2010. The single operator automatic suction technique has been published and is now used in neuromuscular clinics across Canada and in multi-centre clinical trials.
Evaluation of small fiber neuropathy: Dr. Katzberg has expertise in the assessment of small fiber neuropathy and sits as chair of the Task Force Evaluating Diagnostic and Screening Laboratory Tests for Small Fiber Neuropathy for the American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) along with other experts in the field.
Neuromuscular Imaging: Dr. Katzberg has a special interest in the use of neuromuscular imaging for the diagnosis neuromuscular conditiona. This includes the use of neuromuscular ultrasound and MRI Neurography for the assessment of neuromuscular disease and has included leading clinical research and creation of novel educational programs including a multi-disciplinary MRI Neurography Rounds at the University Health Network.
