Richard T. Moxley, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-2559

Fax: (585) 273-1255

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Not Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 673
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Neurology , NMD (SMD)

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Moxley is Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He has served as an Associate Chair of the Department of Neurology since 1997 and served as Acting Chair for several months in 2008. He also holds the Helen Aresty Fine and Irving Fine Chair in Neurology at the University of Rochester. He received his BA from Harvard College and his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed internship at Pennsylvania Hospital, received two years of exercise cardiology training in the Heart Disease & Stroke Program of NIH and served during this time as an instructor in exercise physiology at George Washington University School of medicine. Subsequently, Dr. Moxley completed his residency in neurology at the Harvard Longwood Program, and completed a fellowship in Medicine (Endocrinology & Metabolism) at Johns Hopkins Medical Center before joining the faculty of the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 1974.

Credentials

Education

1962
BA | Harvard University
Biological Science

1966
MD | Univ Pennsylvania Sch Medicine
Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

09/01/1972 - 06/30/1974
Fellowship in Neurology at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center/The Kennedy Krieger Institute

09/01/1969 - 06/30/1972
Residency in Neurology at Harvard University Health Services

09/01/1966 - 06/30/1967
Internship in Neurology at Philadelphia General Hospital

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Awards

2013 - Present
Best Doctors
Sponsor: America's Best Doctors

2011 - Present
"Top Doctors"
Sponsor: US News and World Report's

2011
Distinguished Service Award
Sponsor: Board of Trustees of the Rochester Academy of Medicine
Location: Rochester, NY

2009
Hans Steiner Medal, lifetime achievement in the research of myotonic dystrophy, Wurzburg Germany
Sponsor: International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium
Location: Wurzburg Germany

2008
Distinguished Faculty Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester
Location: Rochester, NY

2007
Lifetime Achievement Award for Research and Treatment in Myotonic Dystrophy
Sponsor: Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation
Location: Milan, Italy

2006
1st Annual Excellence in Research Day - Honored for outstanding research and contributions
Sponsor: University of Rochester
Location: University of Rochester

2005
Humanitarian of the Year Award
Sponsor: The Rochester MDA for Research & Care of Patients
Location: Rochester, NY

1992 - Present
Elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America
Sponsor: America's Best Doctors
Location: Aiken, SC

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Patents

Patent Title: Physician Checklists for FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy) and DM (Myotonic Dystrophy)
Patent #:
Issue Date: Nov 16, 2011
Country: United States
Invented By: Michael McDermott, Richard T Moxley, III, Al-Rabi N Tawil, Charles A Thornton

Patent Title: Patient Information Forms for FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy), DM (Myotonic Dystrophy), and Unaffected Blood Relatives of Individuals with FSH
Patent #: TXu 1-790-681
Issue Date: Nov 16, 2011
Country: United States
Invented By: Michael McDermott, Richard T Moxley, III, Al-Rabi N Tawil, Charles A Thornton

Publications

Journal Articles

4/24/2018
Hilbert JE, Thornton CA, Moxley RT. "Author response: High frequency of gastrointestinal manifestations in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and type 2." Neurology.. 2018 Apr 24; 90(17):814.

11/15/2016
Griggs RC, Miller JP, Greenberg CR, Fehlings DL, Pestronk A, Mendell JR, Moxley RT, King W, Kissel JT, Cwik V, Vanasse M, Florence JM, Pandya S, Dubow JS, Meyer JM. "Efficacy and safety of deflazacort vs prednisone and placebo for Duchenne muscular dystrophy." Neurology.. 2016 Nov 15; 87(20):2123-2131. Epub 2016 Aug 26.

7/2016
Johnson NE, Ekstrom AB, Campbell C, Hung M, Adams HR, Chen W, Luebbe E, Hilbert J, Moxley RT, Heatwole CR. "Parent-reported multi-national study of the impact of congenital and childhood onset myotonic dystrophy." Developmental medicine and child neurology.. 2016 Jul 0; 58(7):698-705. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

Books & Chapters

2016
Chapter Title: Muscular Dystrophy
Book Title: Textbook of Pediatric Care
Author List: Richard T. Moxley III, Emma Ciafaloni
Edited By: McInerny T, Adam HM, Campbell DE, Foy JM, Kamata DM, DeWitt TG
Published By: American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 in Elk Grove Village, IL

2016
Chapter Title: Channelopathies: Myotonic Disorders and Periodic Paralysis
Book Title: Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice
Author List: Richard Moxley and Chad Heatwole
Edited By: Swaiman K, Ashwal S, Ferriero D, Schor N, Finkel R, Gropman A, Pearl P, Shevell
Published By: Elsevier 2016

2015
Chapter Title: Myotonic Dystrophy
Book Title: Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence, Second edition
Author List: Richard T. Moxley, Emma Ciafaloni and Debra Guntrum
Published By: Elsevier 2015

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