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Debra J. Guntrum, NP

Debra J. Guntrum, NP

Neurology

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Neurology - Rochester

Ambulatory Care Center at Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue, 1st Floor
Rochester, NY 14642

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About Me

Ms Guntrum has worked in the Neuromuscular Disease Center since 2000. She provides care to children and adults with neuromuscular disease and peripheral neuropathy. She has been involved in research in the unit as well.

Ms Guntrum received her BNS from SUNY Brockport in 1993 and her MSN from...
Ms Guntrum has worked in the Neuromuscular Disease Center since 2000. She provides care to children and adults with neuromuscular disease and peripheral neuropathy. She has been involved in research in the unit as well.

Ms Guntrum received her BNS from SUNY Brockport in 1993 and her MSN from the University of Rochester School of Nursing in 2000.

She is a Clinical Associate in the University of Rochester, School of Nursing and has lectured on neuromuscular disease in many forums. She has worked with nursing students, teaching them about neuromuscular disorders.

Debra is a member of the New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Greater Rochester Chapter and the American Academy of Neurology.

Certified Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Family - American Nurses Credentialing Center

Credentials

Education

BSN | The College At Brockport, Suny. 0

MS | University of Rochester School of Nursing. Nurse Practitioner. 0

Awards

Excellence in Clinical Preceptor Award. 1998

Nursing Departmental Scholar Award. 1993

Publications

Journal Articles

Epilepsy Characteristics in Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies.

Ramani PK, Fawcett K, Guntrum D, Samuel H, Ciafaloni E, Veerapandiyan A

Child neurology open.. 2023 10 :2329048X231159484. Epub 02/22/2023.

Achieving Life Milestones in Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy: A Retrospective Analysis.

Donaldson A, Guntrum D, Ciafaloni E, Statland J

Neurology. Clinical practice.. 2021 August 11 (4):311-317. Epub 1900 01 01.

Nusinersen for older patients with spinal muscular atrophy: A real-world clinical setting experience.

Veerapandiyan A, Eichinger K, Guntrum D, Kwon J, Baker L, Collins E, Ciafaloni E

Muscle & nerve.. 2020 February 61 (2):222-226. Epub 12/13/2019.

Combination therapy with nusinersen and AVXS-101 in SMA type 1.

Lee BH, Collins E, Lewis L, Guntrum D, Eichinger K, Voter K, Abdel-Hamid HZ, Ciafaloni E

Neurology.. 2019 October 193 (14):640-641. Epub 09/05/2019.

Cross-sectional analysis of a large cohort with X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX1).

Panosyan FB, Laura M, Rossor AM, Pisciotta C, Piscosquito G, Burns J, Li J, Yum SW, Lewis RA, Day J, Horvath R, Herrmann DN, Shy ME, Pareyson D, Reilly MM, Scherer SS,

Neurology.. 2017 August 2989 (9):927-935. Epub 08/02/2017.

Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Women with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)

Ciafaloni, E., Prssman, E.K., Soi, A.M., Smirnow, A.M., Guntrum, D.J., Dilek, N., Tawil, R.N.

Neurology. 2006; 67: 1887-1889.

Books

Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence A Clinician's Approach (2014)

Chapter: Myotonic Dystrophy

Authors: Moxley, R.T., Ciafaloni, E., Guntrum, D.

Publisher: Elsevier, London, San Diego, Waltham, Oxford 2014

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