Session date: 7/23/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Speaker Bio: Stephen A. Johnson, M.D., is a neurologist at Mayo Clinic specializing in neuromuscular disorders and EMG. He completed his neurology residency at Mayo Clinic Rochester, followed by consecutive neuromuscular and ALS clinical research fellowships at Massachusetts General Brigham. Dr. Johnson's clinical focus is neuromuscular disease: myopathy (eg dermatomyositis), neuromuscular junction disorders (eg myasthenia gravis), peripheral neuropathy (eg Guillan-Barre syndrome), and motor neuron disease (eg ALS). He has a particular interest in ALS and leads the Mayo Clinic Arizona multidisciplinary ALS clinic. His research interests include ALS clinical trials and identification and validation of novel biomarkers to improve the lives of people living with ALS.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Describe what ALS and motor neuron disease are
2. Differentiate between different forms of motor neuron disease
3. Review core features of disease management
4. Recognize the current ALS research opportunities at Mayo Clinic Arizona

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TRANSCRIPT
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