Grants per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Muscular dystrophies, Myasthenia gravis, Neurogenetic disorders, Neuromuscular diseases, Peripheral neuropathies
Certifications and Licenses
| Neurology |
Training Experience
| 1977 | Internship, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh |
| 1980 | Residency, Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Ctr. (Presbyterian) |
| 1982 | Fellowship, University of Colorado Hospital |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, University of Virginia
… → 1976
Research interests
- ALS
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- EMG
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neurology
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Medicine & Life Sciences
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Medicine & Life Sciences
Muscles
Medicine & Life Sciences
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Medicine & Life Sciences
Walking
Medicine & Life Sciences
Riluzole
Medicine & Life Sciences
Neural Conduction
Medicine & Life Sciences
Speech Intelligibility
Medicine & Life Sciences
Network
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Grants 1999 2023
Unacylated Ghrelin to Improve FuncTioning in PAD: the GIFT Trial
Lloyd-Jones, D. M., McDermott, M. M., Sufit, R. L. & Zhao, L.
5/15/19 → 12/31/20
Project: Research project
Ghrelin
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Muscles
Skeletal Muscle
Muscle Cells
INTERmittent pneumatic ComprEssion for Disability rEversal in PAD: the INTERCEDE Trial
Chen, Y. F., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., McDermott, M. M., Spring, B., Sufit, R. L. & Zhao, L.
8/1/18 → 4/30/23
Project: Research project
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Exercise
Walking
Lower Extremity
Muscles
McDermott Research Project: NICotinomidE riboside with and without resveratrol to improve functioning in peripheral artery disease: The NICE Trial
Lloyd-Jones, D. M., McDermott, M. M. & Sufit, R. L.
4/1/18 → 3/31/22
Project: Research project
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Research
NAD
Skeletal Muscle
Walking
Project 2 (Greenland PI): NICotinomidE riboside with and without resveratrol to improve functioning in peripheral artery disease: The NICE Trial
Greenland, P., McDermott, M. M. & Sufit, R. L.
4/1/18 → 3/31/22
Project: Research project
Greenland
Peripheral Arterial Disease
NAD
Skeletal Muscle
Walking
Hepatocyte growth factor to Improve Functioning in PAD: the HI-PAD Study
Lloyd-Jones, D. M., McDermott, M. M., Parekh, N., Sufit, R. L., Volpe, N. J. & Zhao, L.
9/15/17 → 5/31/20
Project: Research project
Hepatocyte Growth Factor
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Skeletal Muscle
Lower Extremity
Ischemia
Research Output 1979 2019
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Associations of weight change with changes in calf muscle characteristics and functional decline in peripheral artery disease
Polonsky, T. S., Tian, L., Zhang, D., Bazzano, L. A., Criqui, M. H., Ferrucci, L., Guralnik, J. M., Kibbe, M. R., Leeuwenburgh, C., Sufit, R. L. & McDermott, M. M., Jul 1 2019, In : Journal of the American Heart Association. 8, 13, e010890.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Weight Loss
Weights and Measures
Ankle Brachial Index
Muscles
Peripheral artery disease, calf skeletal muscle mitochondrial DNA copy number, and functional performance
McDermott, M. M., Peterson, C. A., Sufit, R. L., Ferrucci, L., Guralnik, J. M., Kibbe, M. R., Polonsky, T. S., Tian, L., Criqui, M. H., Zhao, L., Stein, J. H., Li, L. & Leeuwenburgh, C., Aug 1 2018, In : Vascular Medicine (United Kingdom). 23, 4, p. 340-348 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Mitochondrial DNA
Skeletal Muscle
Walking
Lower Extremity
12
Citations
(Scopus)
Effect of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor with or Without Supervised Exercise on Walking Performance in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: The PROPEL Randomized Clinical Trial
McDermott, M. M., Ferrucci, L., Tian, L., Guralnik, J. M., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Kibbe, M. R., Polonsky, T. S., Domanchuk, K., Stein, J. H., Zhao, L., Taylor, D., Skelly, C., Pearce, W. H., Perlman, H. R., McCarthy, W., Li, L., Gao, Y., Sufit, R. L., Bloomfield, C. L. & Criqui, M. H., Dec 5 2017, In : JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 318, 21, p. 2089-2098 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
Walking
Randomized Controlled Trials
Exercise
11
Citations
(Scopus)
Effect of resveratrol onwalking performance in older people with peripheral artery disease the restore randomized clinical trial
McDermott, M. M., Leeuwenburgh, C., Guralnik, J. M., Tian, L., Sufit, R. L., Zhao, L., Criqui, M. H., Kibbe, M. R., Stein, J. H., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Anton, S. D., Polonsky, T. S., Gao, Y., De Cabo, R. & Ferrucci, L., Aug 1 2017, In : JAMA cardiology. 2, 8, p. 902-907 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Randomized Controlled Trials
Placebos
Walking
resveratrol
Erratum to: Walking performance is positively correlated to calf muscle fiber size in peripheral artery disease subjects, but fibers show aberrant mitophagy: An observational study. [J Transl Med 14, (2016), (284)] DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-1030-6
White, S. H., McDermott, M. M., Sufit, R. L., Kosmac, K., Bugg, A. W., Gonzalez-Freire, M., Ferrucci, L., Tian, L., Zhao, L., Gao, Y., Kibbe, M. R., Criqui, M. H., Leeuwenburgh, C. & Peterson, C. A., Feb 23 2017, In : Journal of Translational Medicine. 15, 1, 45.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Mitochondrial Degradation
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Ankle Brachial Index
Exercise equipment
Biopsy