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Neurology Residency Program

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Derrick Robertson

Derrick Robertson, MD

Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency Program

Director, Multiple Sclerosis Division

Multiple Sclerosis

Contact Info

Education

  • MD, Fellowship/Multiple Sclerosis, USF, 2012
  • MD, Medicine, University of South Florida, 2008
  • BS, Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences, University of South Florida, 2003

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

  • Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease
  • Biomedical Engineering & Nanomedicine
  • Neurodegenerative Disease

Research Interests

  • My research interests are in multiple sclerosis, in particular, clinical trials assessing novel treatments for both relapsing-remitting and secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis.

Awards/Honors

  • Chief Resident (University of South Florida - 2012)

Memberships

  • Member (American Neurological Association, 2013 - Present)
  • Member (Florida Society of Neurology, 2009 - Present)
  • Member (American Academy of Neurology, 2008 - Present)

Recent Publications

  • Miller WW, Konstas D, Gandhy C, Robertson D. Unusual Late Onset of Parenchymal Neuro-Behçet Disease. Case reports in neurological medicine. 2016: 5720319, 2016.
  • Robertson D. Rhabdomyolysis and autoimmune variant Stiff-Person syndrome. Clin Pract.. 6(4) : 885., 2017.
  • Miller W Konstas D Gandhy C Robertson D. Diagnosis of an acute, late-onset parenchymal Neuro-Behcet''s disease without systemic manifestations. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2016: 5720319., 2016.
  • Gangadhara S, Gangadhara S, Gandhy C, Robertson D. Rhabdomyolysis and Autoimmune Variant Stiff-Person Syndrome. Clinics and practice. 6(4) : 885, 2016.
  • Heekin R, Gandhy C, Robertson D. Seronegative Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder following Exposure to Hepatitis B Vaccination. Case reports in neurology. 7(1) : 78-83, 2015.
  • Benbadis SR, Sanchez-Ramos J, Bozorg A, Giarratano M, Kalidas K, Katzin L, Robertson D, Vu T, Smith A, Zesiewicz T. Medical marijuana in neurology. Expert review of neurotherapeutics. 14(12) : 1453-65, 2014.