Certifications
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates
United States Medical Licensing Examination
Leadership
Medical Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Awards
2010 - National Epi-Fellows Foundation (NEF), as a selected nominee
2016 - Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution towards Resident Teaching
from LSU Neurology department
2017 - Certificate of Recognition Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award from LSU Neurology
Department
Publications
1. Rima El-Abassi, Michael Y. Soliman , John D. England. Stiff Person Syndrome: Understanding the complexity.
Journal of the Neurological Sciences JNS, 2019
2. Rima El-Abassi, Michael Y. Soliman , Frank Williams , John D. England. Whipple's disease. Journal
of the Neurological Sciences 377 (2017) 197–206
3. Rima El-Abassi, Divya Singhal, John D. England. Fabry's Disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences
01/2014;
4. Gregory T Carter, Rima El-Abassi, John England. Charcot Marie Tooth Disease: An Overview of Genotypes, Phenotypes,
and Clinical Management Strategies. Journal title: PM&R. Reference: PMRJ1135. Corresponding
author: Dr. Gregory T Carter. First author: Dr. Rima El-Abassi. Online publication
complete: 20-JAN-2014. DOI information: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.08.611
5. Edward C. Mader Jr., Rima El‐Abassi, Nicole R. Villemarette‐Pittman; Lenay Santana‐Gould, Piotr W. Olejniczak, and John
D. England; Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with focal findings: caveats to current
diagnostic criteria. Neurology International- in press..
6. Carter GT, Miró J, Ted Abresch R, El-Abassi R, Jensen MP. Disease burden in neuromuscular disease: the role of chronic pain. Phys
Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2012;23(3):719-29.
7. Mader EC Jr, Maury JS, Santana-Gould L, Craver RD, El-Abassi R, Segura-Palacios E, Sumner AJ. Human Rabies with Initial Manifestations that Mimic
Acute Brachial Neuritis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2012;5:49-55.
Epub 2012 Apr 30.
8. Ivo W. Tremont-Lukats, Pedro Garciarena, Rubén Juarbe, and Rima N. El-Abassi, The Immune Inflammatory reconstitution syndrome and central nervous system Toxoplasmosis.
Ann Intern Med May 5, 2009 150:656-657;
9. AL-Attia HM, Kattaa HA, El-Abassi RN; Unilateral multiple mottling of the lung in an asymptomatic patient. Respiratory
Medicine 10/2002, Volume: 96(10), Pages: 846.
10. Al Attia HM, El Abassi RN, AL Ahmed YH, EL Hag A. A Case of migratory lymphadenopathy and cutaneous anergy
in an Asian woman.Postgraduate Medical Journal,10/2000, Volume: 76(900), Pages: 660.
11. Al Attia HM, Sherif AN, El Abassi RN; Unusual and memorable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Myositis overlap syndrome. Annual
Rheumatology Disease, 09 / 1999, Volume: 58(9), Pages: 523.
Book Chapters
1. Gregory T. Carter, Jordi Miro,, Ted Abresch, Rima El-Abassi, and Mark P Jensen. Disease Burden in Neuromuscular D: The role of chronic pain.
Neuromuscular disease management and rehabilitation, Part I: Diagnostic and Therapy
issues. August 2012, Volume 23, Number 3.
2. Christopher Morgan Smith, Rima El-Abassi, and David Chackhiani. Neurological Syndromes of the Hypothalamus. The Human Hypothalamus,
Anatomy, Dysfunction and Disease Management.