Portrait: Jonathan Strober

Jonathan Bret Strober

MD
Professional Focus Dr. Strober treats children with disorders of the muscle and nerve. He also is trained to perform electromyography (EMG) to evaluate patients with suspected neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Strober's research includes studies of new therapies, including research to determine the safety of a dietary supplement called creatine monohydrate for children with neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders.
Honors & Awards Clinical Advisory Comittee for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Research & Publications Selected Research and Publications:

Ananth AL, Robichaux-Viehoever A, Kim YM, Hanson-Kahn A, Cox R, Enns GM, Strober J, Willing M, Schlaggar BL, Wu YW, Bernstein JA. Clinical Course of Six Children With GNAO1 Mutations Causing aÂ
Severe and Distinctive Movement Disorder. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Jun; 59:81-4.

Tunovic S, Barañano KW, Barkovich JA, Strober JB, Jamal L, Slavotinek AM. Novel KIF7 missense substitutions in two patients presenting with multiple malformations and features of acrocallosal syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Nov; 167(11):2767-76.

Esmaeeli Nieh S, Madou MR, Sirajuddin M, Fregeau B, McKnight D, Lexa K, Strober J, Spaeth C, Hallinan BE, Smaoui N, Pappas JG, Burrow TA, McDonald MT, Latibashvili M, Leshinsky-Silver E, Lev D, Blumkin L, Vale RD, Barkovich AJ, Sherr EH. De novo mutations in KIF1A cause progressive encephalopathy and brain atrophy. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2015 Jun; 2(6):623-35.

Bann CM, Abresch RT, Biesecker B, Conway KC, Heatwole C, Peay H, Scal P, Strober J, Uzark K, Wolff J, Margolis M, Blackwell A, Street N, Montesanti A, Bolen J. Measuring quality of life in muscular dystrophy. Neurology. 2015 Mar 10; 84(10):1034-42.

Rosow LK, Strober JB. Infant botulism: review and clinical update. Pediatr Neurol. 2015 May; 52(5):487-92.

Chitnis T, Guttmann CR, Zaitsev A, Musallam A, Weinstock-Guttman B, Yeh A, Rodriguez M, Ness J, Gorman MP, Healy BC, Kuntz N, Chabas D, Strober JB, Waubant E, Krupp L, Pelletier D, Erickson B, Bergsland N, Zivadinov R. Quantitative MRI analysis in children with multiple sclerosis: a multicenter feasibility pilot study. BMC Neurol. 2013; 13:173.

Gupta N, Henry RG, Strober J, Kang SM, Lim DA, Bucci M, Caverzasi E, Gaetano L, Mandelli ML, Ryan T, Perry R, Farrell J, Jeremy RJ, Ulman M, Huhn SL, Barkovich AJ, Rowitch DH. Neural stem cell engraftment and myelination in the human brain. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Oct 10; 4(155):155ra137.

Kitterman JA, Strober JB, Kan L, Rocke DM, Cali A, Peeper J, Snow J, Delai PL, Morhart R, Pignolo RJ, Shore EM, Kaplan FS. Neurological symptoms in individuals with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. J Neurol. 2012 Dec; 259(12):2636-43.

Fay AJ, Mowry EM, Strober J, Waubant E. Relapse severity and recovery in early pediatric multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2012 Jul; 18(7):1008-12.

Waubant E, Mowry EM, Krupp L, Chitnis T, Yeh EA, Kuntz N, Ness J, Chabas D, Strober J, McDonald J, Belman A, Milazzo M, Gorman M, Weinstock-Guttman B, Rodriguez M, Oksenberg JR, James JA. Common viruses associated with lower pediatric multiple sclerosis risk. Neurology. 2011 Jun 7; 76(23):1989-95.

Chitnis T, Krupp L, Yeh A, Rubin J, Kuntz N, Strober JB, Chabas D, Weinstock-Guttmann B, Ness J, Rodriguez M, Waubant E. Pediatric multiple sclerosis. Neurol Clin. 2011 May; 29(2):481-505.

Johnson EC, West TW, Ko NU, Strober JB. A 41-year-old man with new headache and altered mental status. Neurohospitalist. 2011 Jan; 1(1):48-54.

Fiore DM, Strober JB. Treatment of hypokalemic periodic paralysis with topiramate. Muscle Nerve. 2011 Jan; 43(1):127-9.

Mowry EM, Julian LJ, Im-Wang S, Chabas D, Galvin AJ, Strober JB, Waubant E. Health-related quality of life is reduced in pediatric multiple sclerosis. Pediatr Neurol. 2010 Aug; 43(2):97-102.

Huang EJ, Zhang J, Geser F, Trojanowski JQ, Strober JB, Dickson DW, Brown RH, Shapiro BE, Lomen-Hoerth C. Extensive FUS-immunoreactive pathology in juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with basophilic inclusions. Brain Pathol. 2010 Nov; 20(6):1069-76.

Mowry EM, Krupp LB, Milazzo M, Chabas D, Strober JB, Belman AL, McDonald JC, Oksenberg JR, Bacchetti P, Waubant E. Vitamin D status is associated with relapse rate in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 2010 May; 67(5):618-24.

Marco EJ, Anderson JE, Neilson DE, Strober JB. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy in 3 brothers. Pediatrics. 2010 Mar; 125(3):e693-8.

Chabas D, Ness J, Belman A, Yeh EA, Kuntz N, Gorman MP, Strober JB, De Kouchkovsky I, McCulloch C, Chitnis T, Rodriguez M, Weinstock-Guttman B, Krupp LB, Waubant E. Younger children with MS have a distinct CSF inflammatory profile at disease onset. Neurology. 2010 Feb 2; 74(5):399-405.

Waubant E, Chabas D, Okuda DT, Glenn O, Mowry E, Henry RG, Strober JB, Soares B, Wintermark M, Pelletier D. Difference in disease burden and activity in pediatric patients on brain magnetic resonance imaging at time of multiple sclerosis onset vs adults. Arch Neurol. 2009 Aug; 66(8):967-71.

Strober J, Cowan MJ, Horn BN. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for refractory myasthenia gravis. Arch Neurol. 2009 May; 66(5):659-61.
Conditions
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy, Becker
Muscular Dystrophies, Limb Girdle
Muscular Dystrophy, Emery Dreifuss
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
CharcotMarieToothDisease
Myasthenia Gravis
Disorder, Mitochondrial (Mitochondrial Disease)
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Spina Bifida
Optic Neuritis
Devic's Disease
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Procedures
EMG Electromyogram
Botulinum Toxin Injections
Temple University School of Medicine, 1992
Medical School
Long Island Jewish Medical Center - Pediatrics, 1995
Residency
University of Pennsylvania - Child Neurology, 1998
Fellowship
Emory University School of Medicine - Neuromuscular disorders, 1999
Fellowship
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Place of Work
Clinical Professor, Neurology & Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital | Hospital Based, Academic | Current
Director of Clinical Services for Child Neurology, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital | Hospital Based | Current
Director, Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital | Hospital Based | Current
Languages
English