Dr

John D. England, MD, FAAN

Richard M. Paddison Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Degrees

MD

Bio

John D. England, MD, is the Richard M. Paddison Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Chair of the Department of Neurology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. England is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, a fellow of the American Neurological Association, an elected Honorary Member of the French Society of Neurology, and a member of the Peripheral Nerve Society and the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

Dr. England served as chairman of the Polyneuropathy Task Force of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He was also the chair of the Guidelines Development Committee of the American Academy of Neurology from 2009-2013. He is a past-president of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine as well as the American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology.  In 2016 he received the Distinguished Physician Award from the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a past-Chair of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM).  He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Neurological Sciences, which is the official journal of the World Federation of Neurology, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of World Neurology and eNeurologicalSci.  He is the Chair of the Publications and Communications Committee for the World Federation of Neurology and the President of the Applied Research Group on Neuromuscular Diseases for the World Federation of Neurology.  He is a Councilor for the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) and the Chair of the AUPN Program Director Liaison Group.  In addition, he has served as an editorial consultant to many other peer-reviewed journals, including Muscle and Nerve, Annals of Neurology, European Journal of Neurology, The Lancet Neurology, and Neurology. Dr. England’s major clinical interests include neuromuscular diseases (especially peripheral neuropathy) and electrophysiology, and his major research interests are the pathophysiology of peripheral neuropathies and sodium channel modulation in experimental models of peripheral neuropathy. He has authored or coauthored more than 300 articles, reviews, chapters, and abstracts.

Clinical Interests

  1. Neuromuscular diseases, especially peripheral neuropathy
  2. Electromyography 

Research Interests

  1. Pathophysiology of peripheral neuropathies
  2. Sodium channel modulation in experimental models of peripheral neuropathy

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Miller, R.G., MD, FAAN, C. E. Jackson, MD, FAAN, E. J. Kasarskis, MD, PhD, FAAN, J. D. England, MD, FAAN, D. Forshew, RN, W. Johnston, MD, S. Kalra, MD, J. S. Katz, MD, H. Mitsumoto, MD, FAAN, J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD, FAAN, C. Shoesmith, MD, BSc, M. J. Strong, MD and S. C. Woolley, PhD.  Practice Parameter update:  The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:  Multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review).  Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.  Neurology 2009;73:1227-1233.

 

Dyck P.J., Overland, C.J., Low, P.A., Litchy W.J., Davies, J.L., Dyck, P.J.B., O’Brien, P.C., Andersen, H., Albers, J., Bolton, C., England, J., Klein, C.J., Llewelyn, G., Mauermann, M., Russell, J.W., Singer, W., Smith, G., Tesfaye, S., Vella, A. Signs and symptoms versus nerve conduction studies to diagnose diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy:  CI vs. NPhys Trial.  Muscle and Nerve 2010 Aug ;(42)(2): 157-164.

 

French  J.A., and England J.D.  Invited Article:  Comparative effectiveness research, evidenced-based medicine and the AAN.   Neurology 2010;75(6):562-567.

 

Getchius T.S., Moses, L., French, J., Gronseth, G., England, J., and Miyasaki, J.  AAN Guidelines:  A Benefit to the Neurologist.  Neurology 2010:75(13):1126-27.

 

Bril, V., England, J.D., Franklin, G.M., Backonja, M.M., Cohen, J.A., Del Toro, D.R.,  Feldman, E., Iverson, D.J., Perkins, B., Russell, J.W., and Zochodne, D.W.  Evidence-based Guideline: Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. Neurology 2011:76(20): 1758-1765.

 

Bril, V., England, J.D., Franklin, G.M., Backonja, M.M., Cohen, J.A., Del Toro, D.R.,  Feldman, E., Iverson, D.J., Perkins, B., Russell, J.W., and Zochodne, D.W. Evidence-based guideline: Treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.   Muscle Nerve. 2011 Jun;43(6):910-7. Epub 2011 Apr 11.

Bril, V., England, J.D., Franklin, G.M., Backonja, M.M., Cohen, J.A., Del Toro, D.R.,  Feldman, E., Iverson, D.J., Perkins, B., Russell, J.W., and Zochodne, D.W.  Evidence-based guideline:  Treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,  PM&R. 2011 Apr;3(4):345-52, 352.,1-21.

Bril, V., Perkins, B.A., England, J.D., The Clinical Landscape of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Perspectives from Clinical Practice Guidelines.  Clinical Investigation, in press May 2012.

England, J.D., Franklin, G.M. “Difficult Decisions:  Managing Chronic Neuropathic Pain with Opiods.”  Continuum, Lifelong Learning in Neurology®, American Academy of Neurology, Vol 18, No. 1, 181-184, February 2012

Book Chapters

England, J.D., The AAN Case Definition for Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy, Chapter 74 in Companion to Peripheral Neuropathy:  Illustrated Cases and New Developments, eds., Dyck, Peter J., Dyck, P.James .B., Engelstad, J.K., Low, P.A., Amrani, K.K., Spinner, R.J., Klein, C.J. 2010, pp 317-320.

 

Dyck P.J., Overland, C.J., Low, P.A., Litchy W.J., Davies, J.L., Dyck, P.J.B., O’Brien, P.C., Albers, J.W. Andersen, H., Bolton, C.F., England, J.D., Klein, C.J., Llewelyn, G., Mauermann, M.L., Russell, J.W., Singer, W., Smith, B.G., Tesfaye, S., Vella, A. (Coordinating Committee), Evaluation of Diabetic Polyneuropathy: Design of the Neurologic Examination Versus Clinical Neurophysiology Tests Trial,  Chapter 75 in Companion to Peripheral Neuropathy:  Illustrated Cases and New Developments,  eds., Dyck, Peter J., Dyck, P.James .B., Engelstad, J.K., Low, P.A., Amrani, K.K., Spinner, R.J., Klein, C.J. 2010, pp 321-326.

 

Riggins, S., and England, J.D., Ataxias related to sensory neuropathies, Chapter 43, Handbook  of Clinical Neurology, Vol. 103 (3rd series)  Ataxic Disorders, S.H. Subramony and A. Durr, Editors, Elsevier B.V., 2012.

 

Santana-Gould, L., and England, J.D., “Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathies,” Chapter 29 in Text Book of PeripheralNeuropathy, Editor, Peter D. Donofrio, 2012, pp 439-455.

 

Gutierrez, A., England, J.D. “How to Explore a Patient with Chronic Axonal Polyneuropathy.” Eds., Said, G. and Krarup, C. Peripheral Nerve Disorders:  Handbook of Clinical Neurology.  In press, 2013.

 

Gutierrez, A., and England, J.D. “Brachial Plexopathies,” Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2nd Edition, Elsevier Sciences (USA).  In press, 2013.

 

Gutierrez, A. and England, J.D.  “Peripheral Nerve Injury,” Chapter 41.  Eds., Katirji, B., Kaminski, H.J., and Ruff, R.L. Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice. In press, 2013.

Mader EC, El-Abassi R, Villemarette-Pittman NR, Santana-Gould L, Olejniczak PW, England JD. Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with focal findings: caveats to current diagnostic criteria. Neurology International, in press, 2012.

Dyck P.J., Overland, C.J., Low, P.A., Litchy W.J., Davies, J.L., Dyck, P.J.B., O’Brien, P.C., Andersen, H., Albers, J., Bolton, C., England, J., Klein, C.J., Llewelyn, G., Mauermann, M., Russell, J.W., Singer, W., Smith, G., Tesfaye, S., Vella, A. Signs and symptoms versus nerve conduction studies to diagnose diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy:  CI vs. NPhys Trial.  Muscle and Nerve 2010 Aug ;(42)(2): 157-164.

Dyck P.J., Overland, C.J., Low, P.A., Litchy W.J., Davies, J.L., Dyck, P.J.B., Carter, R.E., Melton, L.J. III, Andersen, H.,  Albers, J.W., Bolton, C.F, England, J.D., Klein, C.J., Llewelyn, G., Mauermann, M.L., Russell, J.W., Selvarajah, D., Singer, W., Smith, A.G., Tesfaye, S., Vella A. “Unequivocally Abnormal” vs “Usual” Signs and Symptoms for Proficient Diagnosis of Diabetic Polyneuropathy. Cl vc N Phys Trial. Archives of Neurology, Vol. 69 (NO. 12), Dec 2012, 1609-1614.

 

Geeta Ramesh, Lenay Santana-Gould, Fiona M. Ingils, John D. England and Mario T. Philipp.  The Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi induces inflammation and apoptosis in cells from dorsal root ganglia.  Journal of Neuroinflammation, in press, 2013.

 

El-Abassi R., Carter G.T., England, J.D. Comprehensive management of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease:  From bench to brace, DNA to AFO.  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), in press, 2013.