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Giovanni Schifitto, M.D., M.S.

Giovanni Schifitto, M.D., M.S.

Neurology

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Locations

Epilepsy Center - Rochester

Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 673
Rochester, NY 14642

About Me

Dr. Schifitto's major interests are in the in the development and implementation of novel neuroimaging biomarkers applied in the investigation and treatment of, neuroinflammatory, neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular disorders.
Dr. Schifitto's major interests are in the in the development and implementation of novel neuroimaging biomarkers applied in the investigation and treatment of, neuroinflammatory, neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular disorders.

Certified Specialties

Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Neurology, General Neurology (SMD)

Esther Aresty Granite Professor in Neurology - Department of Neurology, General Neurology (SMD)

Professor - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine. 1994 - 1996

Residency, Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine. 1992 - 1994

Residency, Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. 1991 - 1992

Internship, Internal Medicine, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. 1990 - 1991

Education

MD | Universita Degli Studi di Milano (Italy). 1988

Research

Dr. Schifitto's major research interests are in the in the development and implementation of novel neuroimaging biomarkers applied in the investigation and treatment of, neuroinflammatory, neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular disorders.
Dr. Schifitto's major research interests are in the in the development and implementation of novel neuroimaging biomarkers applied in the investigation and treatment of, neuroinflammatory, neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular disorders.

Publications

Journal Articles

Simpson DM, Schifitto G, Clifford DB, Murphy TK, Durso-De Cruz E, Glue P, Whalen E, Emir B, Scott GN, Freeman R,

Neurology.. 2010 February 274 (5):413-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cohen RA, Harezlak J, Schifitto G, Hana G, Clark U, Gongvatana A, Paul R, Taylor M, Thompson P, Alger J, Brown M, Zhong J, Campbell T, Singer E, Daar E, McMahon D, Tso Y, Yiannoutsos CT, Navia B

Journal of neurovirology.. 2010 February 16 (1):25-32. Epub 1900 01 01.

Eggert D, Dash PK, Gorantla S, Dou H, Schifitto G, Maggirwar SB, Dewhurst S, Poluektova L, Gelbard HA, Gendelman HE

The Journal of immunology : official journal of the American Association of Immunologists.. 2010 January 15184 (2):746-56. Epub 12/04/2009.

Schifitto G, Yiannoutsos CT, Ernst T, Navia BA, Nath A, Sacktor N, Anderson C, Marra CM, Clifford DB,

Neurology.. 2009 December 873 (23):1975-81. Epub 11/04/2009.

Dicenzo R, Difrancesco R, Cruttenden K, Donnelly J, Schifitto G

The Annals of pharmacotherapy.. 2009 December 43 (12):1972-7. Epub 11/24/2009.

Marra CM, Zhao Y, Clifford DB, Letendre S, Evans S, Henry K, Ellis RJ, Rodriguez B, Coombs RW, Schifitto G, McArthur JC, Robertson K,

AIDS.. 2009 July 1723 (11):1359-66. Epub 1900 01 01.

Schifitto G, Zhong J, Gill D, Peterson DR, Gaugh MD, Zhu T, Tivarus M, Cruttenden K, Maggirwar SB, Gendelman HE, Dewhurst S, Gelbard HA

Journal of neurovirology.. 2009 April 15 (2):176-86. Epub 1900 01 01.

Zhu T, Liu X, Gaugh MD, Connelly PR, Ni H, Ekholm S, Schifitto G, Zhong J

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI.. 2009 February 29 (2):422-35. Epub 1900 01 01.

DiCenzo R, Peterson DR, Cruttenden K, Mariuz P, Rezk NL, Hochreiter J, Gelbard H, Schifitto G

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.. 2008 September 52 (9):3035-9. Epub 06/23/2008.

Schifitto G, Friedman JH, Oakes D, Shulman L, Comella CL, Marek K, Fahn S,

Neurology.. 2008 August 1271 (7):481-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Simplification of the Research Diagnosis of HIV-Associated Sensory Neuropathy

Evans,S.R.; Clifford,D.B.; Kitch,D.W.; Goodkin,K.; Schifitto,G.; McArthur,J.C.; Simpson,D.M.;.

HIV Clin Trials. 2008; 9(6): 434-439.

Schifitto G, Zhang J, Evans SR, Sacktor N, Simpson D, Millar LL, Hung VL, Miller EN, Smith E, Ellis RJ, Valcour V, Singer E, Marra CM, Kolson D, Weihe J, Remmel R, Katzenstein D, Clifford DB,

Neurology.. 2007 September 2569 (13):1314-21. Epub 07/25/2007.

Schifitto G, Navia BA, Yiannoutsos CT, Marra CM, Chang L, Ernst T, Jarvik JG, Miller EN, Singer EJ, Ellis RJ, Kolson DL, Simpson D, Nath A, Berger J, Shriver SL, Millar LL, Colquhoun D, Lenkinski R, Gonzalez RG, Lipton SA, , ,

AIDS.. 2007 September 1221 (14):1877-86. Epub 1900 01 01.

DiFrancesco R, DiCenzo R, Vicente G, Donnelly J, Martin TM, Colon LA, Schifito G, Morse GD

Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis.. 2007 September 344 (5):1139-46. Epub 05/25/2007.

Wachtman LM, Skolasky RL, Tarwater PM, Esposito D, Schifitto G, Marder K, McDermott MP, Cohen BA, Nath A, Sacktor N, Epstein LG, Mankowski JL, McArthur JC

Archives of neurology.. 2007 September 64 (9):1264-72. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sui Z, Sniderhan LF, Schifitto G, Phipps RP, Gelbard HA, Dewhurst S, Maggirwar SB

The Journal of immunology : official journal of the American Association of Immunologists.. 2007 March 1178 (5):3226-36. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dewhurst S, Maggirwar SB, Schifitto G, Gendelman HE, Gelbard HA

Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology.. 2007 March 2 (1):93-6. Epub 12/16/2006.

Dorsey ER, Constantinescu R, Thompson JP, Biglan KM, Holloway RG, Kieburtz K, Marshall FJ, Ravina BM, Schifitto G, Siderowf A, Tanner CM

Neurology.. 2007 January 3068 (5):384-6. Epub 11/02/2006.

Sevigny JJ, Albert SM, McDermott MP, Schifitto G, McArthur JC, Sacktor N, Conant K, Selnes OA, Stern Y, McClernon DR, Palumbo D, Kieburtz K, Riggs G, Cohen B, Marder K, Epstein LG

Archives of neurology.. 2007 January 64 (1):97-102. Epub 1900 01 01.

Paul RH, Yiannoutsos CT, Miller EN, Chang L, Marra CM, Schifitto G, Ernst T, Singer E, Richards T, Jarvik GJ, Price R, Meyerhoff DJ, Kolson D, Ellis RJ, Gonzalez G, Lenkinski RE, Cohen RA, Navia BA

The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2007 19 (3):283-92. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evans SR, Yeh TM, Sacktor N, Clifford DB, Simpson D, Miller EN, Ellis RJ, Valcour V, Marra CM, Millar L, Schifitto G,

HIV clinical trials.. 2007 8 (6):437-46. Epub 1900 01 01.

Schifitto G, Yiannoutsos CT, Simpson DM, Marra CM, Singer EJ, Kolson DL, Nath A, Berger JR, Navia B,

Journal of neurovirology.. 2006 August 12 (4):328-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sui Z, Fan S, Sniderhan L, Reisinger E, Litzburg A, Schifitto G, Gelbard HA, Dewhurst S, Maggirwar SB

The Journal of immunology : official journal of the American Association of Immunologists.. 2006 July 1177 (1):702-11. Epub 1900 01 01.

Simpson DM, Kitch D, Evans SR, McArthur JC, Asmuth DM, Cohen B, Goodkin K, Gerschenson M, So Y, Marra CM, Diaz-Arrastia R, Shriver S, Millar L, Clifford DB,

Neurology.. 2006 June 1366 (11):1679-87. Epub 1900 01 01.

Schifitto G, Peterson DR, Zhong J, Ni H, Cruttenden K, Gaugh M, Gendelman HE, Boska M, Gelbard H

Neurology.. 2006 March 2866 (6):919-21. Epub 03/01/2006.

Herrmann DN, McDermott MP, Sowden JE, Henderson D, Messing S, Cruttenden K, Schifitto G

Neurology.. 2006 March 2866 (6):857-61. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sacktor N, Skolasky RL, Ernst T, Mao X, Selnes O, Pomper MG, Chang L, Zhong K, Shungu DC, Marder K, Shibata D, Schifitto G, Bobo L, Barker PB

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI.. 2005 April 21 (4):325-33. Epub 1900 01 01.

Schifitto G, McDermott MP, McArthur JC, Marder K, Sacktor N, McClernon DR, Conant K, Cohen B, Epstein LG, Kieburtz K,

Neurology.. 2005 March 864 (5):842-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sevigny JJ, Albert SM, McDermott MP, McArthur JC, Sacktor N, Conant K, Schifitto G, Selnes OA, Stern Y, McClernon DR, Palumbo D, Kieburtz K, Riggs G, Cohen B, Epstein LG, Marder K

Neurology.. 2004 December 1463 (11):2084-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Fahn S, Oakes D, Shoulson I, Kieburtz K, Rudolph A, Lang A, Olanow CW, Tanner C, Marek K,

The New England journal of medicine.. 2004 December 9351 (24):2498-508. Epub 1900 01 01.

Chang L, Lee PL, Yiannoutsos CT, Ernst T, Marra CM, Richards T, Kolson D, Schifitto G, Jarvik JG, Miller EN, Lenkinski R, Gonzalez G, Navia BA,

NeuroImage.. 2004 December 23 (4):1336-47. Epub 1900 01 01.

DiCenzo R, Peterson D, Cruttenden K, Morse G, Riggs G, Gelbard H, Schifitto G

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.. 2004 November 48 (11):4328-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

Yiannoutsos CT, Ernst T, Chang L, Lee PL, Richards T, Marra CM, Meyerhoff DJ, Jarvik JG, Kolson D, Schifitto G, Ellis RJ, Swindells S, Simpson DM, Miller EN, Gonzalez RG, Navia BA

NeuroImage.. 2004 November 23 (3):928-35. Epub 1900 01 01.

McArthur JC, McDermott MP, McClernon D, St Hillaire C, Conant K, Marder K, Schifitto G, Selnes OA, Sacktor N, Stern Y, Albert SM, Kieburtz K, deMarcaida JA, Cohen B, Epstein LG

Archives of neurology.. 2004 November 61 (11):1687-96. Epub 1900 01 01.

Herrmann DN, McDermott MP, Henderson D, Chen L, Akowuah K, Schifitto G,

Muscle & nerve.. 2004 March 29 (3):420-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lee PL, Yiannoutsos CT, Ernst T, Chang L, Marra CM, Jarvik JG, Richards TL, Kwok EW, Kolson DL, Simpson D, Tang CY, Schifitto G, Ketonen LM, Meyerhoff DJ, Lenkinski RE, Gonzalez RG, Navia BA,

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI.. 2003 June 17 (6):625-33. Epub 1900 01 01.

Marder K, Albert SM, McDermott MP, McArthur JC, Schifitto G, Selnes OA, Sacktor N, Stern Y, Palumbo D, Kieburtz K, Cohen B, Orme C, Epstein LG

Neurology.. 2003 May 1360 (9):1467-73. Epub 1900 01 01.

Simpson DM, McArthur JC, Olney R, Clifford D, So Y, Ross D, Baird BJ, Barrett P, Hammer AE,

Neurology.. 2003 May 1360 (9):1508-14. Epub 1900 01 01.

Turchan J, Pocernich CB, Gairola C, Chauhan A, Schifitto G, Butterfield DA, Buch S, Narayan O, Sinai A, Geiger J, Berger JR, Elford H, Nath A

Neurology.. 2003 January 2860 (2):307-14. Epub 1900 01 01.

Shults CW, Oakes D, Kieburtz K, Beal MF, Haas R, Plumb S, Juncos JL, Nutt J, Shoulson I, Carter J, Kompoliti K, Perlmutter JS, Reich S, Stern M, Watts RL, Kurlan R, Molho E, Harrison M, Lew M,

Archives of neurology.. 2002 October 59 (10):1541-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sacktor N, McDermott MP, Marder K, Schifitto G, Selnes OA, McArthur JC, Stern Y, Albert S, Palumbo D, Kieburtz K, De Marcaida JA, Cohen B, Epstein L

Journal of neurovirology.. 2002 April 8 (2):136-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Simpson DM, Haidich AB, Schifitto G, Yiannoutsos CT, Geraci AP, McArthur JC, Katzenstein DA,

AIDS.. 2002 February 1516 (3):407-12. Epub 1900 01 01.

A randomized clinical trial of CPI-1189 for HIV-associated cognitive-motor impairment

Clifford,D.B.; McArthur,J.C.; Schifitto,G.; Kieburtz,K.; McDermott,M.P.; Letendre,S.; Cohen,B.A.; Marder,K.; Ellis,R.J.; Marra,C.M.; Neurological AIDS Research Consortium;.

Neurol. 2002; 59: 1568-1573.

Reduced intraepidermal nerve fiber density in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy

Polydefkis,M.; Yiannoutsos,C.; Cohen,B.; Hollander,H.; Schifitto,G.; Clifford,D.B.; Simpson,D.M.; Katzenstein,D.; Shriver,S.; Hauer,P.; Brown,A.; Haidich,A.-B.; Moo,L.R.; McArthur,J.C.;.

Neurol. 2002; 58: 115-119.

Incidence of and risk factors for HIV-associated distal sensory polyneuropathy

Schifitto,G.; McDermott,M.P.; McArthur,J.C.; Marder,K.; Sacktor,N.; Epstein,L.; Kieburtz,K.; The Dana Consortium on the Therapy of HIV Dementia and Related Cognitive Disorders;.

Neurol. 2002; 58: 1764-1768.

Chronic stress in non-elderly caregivers: Psychological, endocrine and immune implications

Vedhara,K.; McDermott,M.P.; Evans,T.; Treanor,J.; Plummer,S.; Tallon,D.; Chen,D.; Cruttenden,K.; Schifitto,G.;.

J Psychosomatic Research. 2002; 53: 1153-1161.

Simpson DM, Katzenstein D, Haidich B, Millington D, Yiannoutsos C, Schifitto G, McArthur J,

AIDS.. 2001 November 915 (16):2207-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Stern Y, McDermott MP, Albert S, Palumbo D, Selnes OA, McArthur J, Sacktor N, Schifitto G, Kieburtz K, Epstein L, Marder KS,

Archives of neurology.. 2001 March 58 (3):473-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clinical trials in HIV-associated cognitive impairment: Cognitive and functional outcomes

Schifitto,G.; Kieburtz,K.; McDermott,M.P.; McArthur,J.; Marder,K.; Sacktor,N.; Palumbo,D.; Selnes,O.; Stern,Y.; Epstein,L.; Albert,S.;.

Neurol. 2001; 56: 415-418.

Long-term treatment with recombinant nerve growth factor for HIV-associated sensory neuropathy

Schifitto,G.; Yiannoutsos,C.; Simpson,D.M.; Adornato,B.T.; Singer,E.J.; Hollander,H.; Marra,C.M.; Rubin,M.; Cohen,B.A.; Tucker,T.; Koralnik,I.J.; Katzenstein,D.; Haidich,B.; Smith,M.E.; Shriver,S.; Millar,L.; Clifford,D.B.; McArthur,J.C.; the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Team 291;.

Neurol. 2001; 57: 1313-1316.

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of coenzyme Q10 and remacemide in Huntington's disease

Huntington Study Group.

Neurology. 2001; 57(3): 397-404.

Schifitto G, McDermott MP, Evans T, Fitzgerald T, Schwimmer J, Demeter L, Kieburtz K

Archives of neurology.. 2000 July 57 (7):1027-32. Epub 1900 01 01.

McArthur JC, Yiannoutsos C, Simpson DM, Adornato BT, Singer EJ, Hollander H, Marra C, Rubin M, Cohen BA, Tucker T, Navia BA, Schifitto G, Katzenstein D, Rask C, Zaborski L, Smith ME, Shriver S, Millar L, Clifford DB, Karalnik IJ

Neurology.. 2000 March 1454 (5):1080-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Transdermal selegiline in HIV-associated cognitive impairment: pilot placebo-controlled study

Sacktor,N.; Schifitto,G.; McDermott,M.P.; Marder,K.; McArthur,J.C.; Kieburtz,K.;.

Neurol. 2000; 54: 233-235.

Schifitto G, Sacktor N, Marder K, McDermott MP, McArthur JC, Kieburtz K, Small S, Epstein LG

Neurology.. 1999 July 2253 (2):391-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Vedhara K, Schifitto G, McDermott M

Behavioral medicine.. 1999 25 (1):43-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Schifitto G, Holloway R

Journal of neuro-AIDS.. 1999 2 (2):57-64. Epub 1900 01 01.

Kieburtz K, Simpson D, Yiannoutsos C, Max MB, Hall CD, Ellis RJ, Marra CM, McKendall R, Singer E, Dal Pan GJ, Clifford DB, Tucker T, Cohen B

Neurology.. 1998 December 51 (6):1682-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

X-linked female band heterotopia-male lissencephaly syndrome

Berg,M.J.; Schifitto,G.; Powers,J.M.; Martinez-Capolino,C.; Fong,C.-T.; Myers,G.J.; Epstein,L.G.; Walsh,C.A.;.

Neurol. 1998; 50: 1143-1146.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of deprenyl and thioctic acid in human immunodeficiency virus-associated cognitive impairment

Dana Consortium on the Therapy of HIV Dementia and Related Cognitive Disorders.

Neurology. 1998; 50(3): 645-51.

Schifitto G, Barbano RL, Kieburtz KD, Cohn SE, Zwillich SH

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry.. 1997 August 63 (2):255-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Safety and tolerability of the antioxidant OPC-14117 in HIV-associated cognitive impairment

The Dana Consortium on the Therapy of HIV Dementia and Related Cognitive Disorders.

Neurology. 1997; 49(1): 142-6.

Clinical confirmation of the American Academy of Neurology algorithm for HIV-1-associated cognitive/motor disorder

The Dana Consortium on Therapy for HIV Dementia and Related Cognitive Disorders.

Neurology. 1996; 47(5): 1247-53.

Books

Handbook of Neurologic Rating Scales (2006)

Chapter: Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Cognitive Impairment

Authors: Schifitto G, Gaugh MD

Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing 2006

Handbook of Secondary Dementias (2006)

Chapter: HIV-1-Associated Dementia (HAD)

Authors: Schifitto G, Mariuz P.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis 2006

Principles of Neurologic Infectious Diseases (2005)

Chapter: HIV-Associated Neuropathy and Myelopathy

Authors: Herrmann D, Schifitto G.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill 2005

Baker's Clinical Neurology (2003)

Chapter: Neurological Complications Associated with HIV-1 Infection

Authors: Schifitto G, Holloway R, Mariuz P, Kieburtz K.

Publisher: Lippincott-Raven 2003

Clinical Neurology (1996)

Chapter: HIV-1 Infection and the Nervous System

Authors: Holloway R, Kieburtz K, and Schifitto G

Publisher: Lippincott-Raven 1996

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