Journal of Psychiatry

U Subramaney

Biography

Dr.U.Subramony was trained in Neurology and Electromyography/ Neuromuscular diseases at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Subsequent to that, he was on the faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center from (from 1980 to 2007 ), where he was named the Billy Guyton Distinguished Professor of Neurology. Later, at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston where he was appointed the Charlotte Warmoth Professor of Neurology (2007 to 2009 ), before coming to University of Florida in 2009. At the University of Mississippi Medical Center, he was the director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic and the Neuromuscular Division, in addition to directing a busy Ataxia Clinic. His investigative interests have been in the field of ataxias and he brings a wealth of experience in evaluating and managing patients with ataxias. At UF, he co-directs the Ataxia Clinic in the Movement Disorder Center with Dr Tetsuo Ashizawa, Chair of the Department of Neurology. In addition to patient management, this clinic will also be involved in many research projects.

Research Interest

Traumatic stress; Post traumatic stress disorder; refugees; complex trauma; Major Depression; xenophobia