About RRNMF
Rick’s Real Neuromuscular Friends (RRNMF) welcomes all neurologists to share and discuss their cases through discussion forums, Journal Clubs and Grand Rounds, to identify treatments of neurological immune-mediated diseases and better serve patients in need.
Inspired by Jean-Martin Charcot’s accomplishments and his passion to share knowledge with his colleagues, as well as his students, RRNMF was created by physicians, for physicians.
Our mission is to expand the community’s knowledge base about the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disease by connecting specialists to fellow leaders in the field regardless of location.
Leadership Team
Richard J. Barohn, M.D.
Dr. Barohn is board certified in adult neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with added qualifications in clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular medicine. He is also certified by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr. Barohn holds membership in many professional societies, including the American Academy of Neurology (fellow status), the American Neurological Association, and the Association of University Professors of Neurology. He has been listed in The Best Doctors in America, national and central regions. Dr. Barohn is on the national medical advisory boards for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation and the Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International. He was the recipient of the 2000 Alumni Achievement Award for Medicine from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, and the Distinguished Researcher Award from the AANEM in 2013. He was recently designated as a University of Kansas University Distinguished Professor.
Todd Levine, M.D.
Dr. Levine is board certified in psychiatry and neurology and he is co-director of the Samaritan Peripheral Neuropathy Center and director of the Samaritan ALS Clinic. He is also director of the Department of Neurophysiology at Good Samaritan Hospital; assistant professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Arizona; and a member of the Medical Board of Directors of the Neuropathy Action Foundation. He has a private practice in Arizona, Phoenix Neurological Associated where he specializes in and conducts research into a variety of neuromuscular diseases.
Jonathan S. Katz, M.D.
Dr. Katz is the director of neuromuscular disease program at the Forbes Norris ALS/MDA Center in San Francisco. He is board certified in adult neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and holds membership in the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Katz is president of the ALS-research group and serves on the national medical advisory boards for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation and the Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International. He has been listed in The Best Doctors in America. He carries an academic title of Adjunct Professor in Neurology at Kansas University.