December 17, 1943 in Providence, Rhode Island

Office Address

            550 Washington Street, Suite 221

            San Diego, California  92103

            Telephone (619) 296-1234

            FAX (619) 296-1247

Current Positions

Neurology Consultant, University of California San Diego Medical Center,             1976-date

    San Diego, California

Clinical Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD, Volunteer Faculty                                                                                                 1997-date

Staff Physician, University of California San Diego Medical Center,             2014-date

    San Diego, California

Medical Education and Degrees

Harvard University - B.A. magna cum laude (Chemistry and Physics)             1961-1965

Harvard Medical School - M.D. cum laude             1965-1969

Internship

Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois (Internal Medicine)                                                                                            1969-1970

Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Public Health Service and Staff Associate

            with Dr. Seymour Kaufman, Laboratory of Neurochemistry;

            National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland             1970-1972

Residency

Mayo Graduate School; Mayo Clinic; Rochester, Minnesota (Clinical Neurology)                                                                                          1972-1976

Instructor in Neurology; Mayo Medical School

            University of Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota             1975-1976

Other Professional Experience

Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD, Full Time Faculty             1976-1982

Co-Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory, UCSD Medical Center 1978-1982

Director, Neurology Outpatient Clinics, UCSD Medical Center 1979-1982

Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD, Volunteer Faculty             1982-1996

Neurology Consultant, Sharp Memorial Hospital                                                                                               1982-2008

Consultant Electromyographer, EMG Laboratory, Associate Staff,

    Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California             1978-2009

Consultant, Muscular Dystrophy Association sponsored

    Muscle Clinic at Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California             1978-2009

Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) for the State of California                                                                                            1992-2014

Licensure

            California             1976-date

            Arizona                                                                                    2000-date

Specialty Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology                                                                                            1976-date

            with Added Qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology                                                                                 1997-2017

Specialty Society Diplomate Status

American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine                                                                                             1989-date

American Association of Disability Evaluating Physicians             1993-date

Supplementary Data

Examiner, American Association of Electromyography and

            Electrodiagnosis                                                                      1979-1989

Examiner, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine                                                                                             1977-1990

Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology                                                                                            1982-1990

Manuscript Reviewer, Muscle & Nerve, Neurology                                                                                            1985-date

Editorial Board, Muscle & Nerve  1996-1999

Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology                                                                                           2000-date

Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology                                                                                           2008-date

Scholarships, Awards, Honors

Harvard College Scholarship                                                                                          1961-1965

Charles H. Smith Scholarship at Harvard Medical School 1965-1969

Rush Medical School Award for interest in teaching as an intern in Internal Medicine                                                                                               1970

University of California San Diego, Department of Neurosciences Award for Outstanding Teaching

    for 19 years: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996,1997, 2002-2012, 2016, 2017

Listed in "The Best Doctors in America" published by Woodward/White, Inc.      1993-2009

San Diego County Medical Society Top Doctors Award for 11 years             2003-2014

Distinguished Physician Award from the American Association of Neuromuscular

     and Electrodiagnostic Medicine                                                                                               2005

Membership in Professional Organizations

American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Fellow 1975-date

            (formerly American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis,

            and also formerly American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine)

Membership Committee, Chair                                                                                        1976-1980

Nomenclature Committee, Member                                                                                   1975-1976

Equipment and Material Committee, Member                                                                                   1978-1980

Board of Directors                                                                                  1979-1982

Professional Standards Committee, Member                                                                                   1979-1981

Nomenclature Committee, Chair                                                                                        1983-1985

Education Committee, Member                                                                                   1985-1988

Special Interest Groups Committee, Member                                                                                   1987-1989

            Quality Assurance Committee, Chair   1989-1993

            Research Committee (CTS Outcome Study), Chair   1993-1994

            President                                                                                  1995-1996

            EMG Report Task Force, Chair   2002-2005

American Academy of Neurology, Active Member                                                                                               1976-date

American Medical Association                                                                                          1983-date

            Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology Assessment (DATTA) Program                                                                                               1989-1990

San Diego Neurological Society                                                                                                 1976-date

            Secretary/Treasurer                                                                 1992-1995

            President                                                                                  1995-1998

Royal Society of Medicine (London, England)                                                                                              1994-date

California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery                                                                                                1995-date

Books and Monographs

1.         Jablecki C. Single Fiber Electromyography, Minimonograph #6. Published by the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, Rochester, Minnesota, 1978.

2.         Kraft, G., Daube, J., DeLisa, J., Goodgold, J., Jablecki, C., Lambert, E., Simpson, J., Struppler, A., and Weicher, D.  A Glossary of Terms Used in Electromyography.  Published by the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, Rochester, Minnesota, 1980.

3.         Jablecki, C. Myasthenia Gravis, Case Report #3.  Published by the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, Rochester, Minnesota, 1981.

4.         Jablecki, C., Chapter 13 Management of Back and Neck Pain.  In:  Therapy for Neurologic Disorders, edited by W.C. Wiederholt, published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1982.

5.         Jablecki, C.  In:  Neurology for Non-Neurologists, edited by W.C. Wiederholt, Academic Press, New York, 1982.

            Chapter 5   Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies

            Chapter 14  Motor System Diseases

            Chapter 16  Myopathies and Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission

            Chapter 20  Infections

            Chapter 26  Radiculopathies

Books and Monographs (continued)

6.         Jablecki, C.  In:  Neurology and Neurosurgery Update, edited by P. Scheinberg, Continuing Professional Education Center, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1983.

            Chapter 4   The F-Response and H-Reflex

            Chapter 12  Single Fiber Electromyography

7.         Jablecki, C.  Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Patients with Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders.  In:  Neurological Clinics, edited by M.J. Aminoff, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Vol. 3, August, 1985, p. 557-572.

8.         Jablecki, C.  Thermography in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  In:  Medical Thermology, edited by M. Abernathy and S. Uematsu, American Academy of Thermology, Washington, D.C., 1986, p. 153-157.

9.         Jablecki, C.  Chapter 13  Myopathies.  In:  Clinical Electromyography, edited by W. Brown and C. Bolten, Butterworths, Boston, 1987.

10.       Jablecki C, Bolton CF, Bradley WG, Brown WF, Buchthal F, Cracco RQ, Johnson EW, Kraft GH, Lambert EH, Luders HO, Ma DM, Simpson JA, Stalberg EV.  Glossary of Terms in Clinical Electromyography.  Muscle Nerve 10:G1-G60,1987. 

11.       Jablecki, C.  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:  Monitoring and Prognosis.  In: Motor Neuron Disease, edited by John Kelly, American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1990, p. 37-42.

12.       Jablecki C.  Chapter 24  Myopathies.  In:  Clinical Electromyography, edited by W. Brown and C. Bolten, Butterworths, Boston, 1993, Second Edition.

13.       Phillips LH, Litchy WJ, Auger RG, Baran EM, Bonner FJ, Brandstater ME, Dumitru D, Falck B, Gitter AJ, Haig AJ, Hallett M, Jablecki CK, Lange DJ, Massey JM, Robinson LR, Turk MA, Wertsch JJ, and Wilbourn AJ.  AAEM Glossary of Terms in Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  Muscle & Nerve.  10: S1-S50, 2001.

14.       Stewart JD and Jablecki C.  Median Nerve.  Neuromuscular Function and Disease: Basic Clinical, and Electrodiagnostic Aspects, Edited by WF Brown, CF Bolton, and MJ Aminoff.  WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 2002, p. 865-900.

Articles

1.         Jablecki C, Kaufman S.  Myosin Adenosine Triphosphatase Activity During Work-Induced Growth of Slow and Fast Skeletal Muscle in the Normal Rate.  J. Biol Chem 248:1056-1062, 1973.

2.         Jablecki C, Hauser J, Kaufman S.  Autoradiographic Localization of New RNA Synthesis in Hypertrophying Skeletal Muscle.  J Cell Biol 57:743-759,     1973.

3.         Goldberg AL, Jablecki C, Li JB.  Effects of Use and Disuse on Amino Acid Transport and Protein Turnover in Muscle.  Ann NY Acad Sci 228:190-201, 1974.

Articles (continued)

4.         Jablecki C, Brimijoin S.  Reduced Axoplasmic Transport of Choline Acetyltransferase Activity in Dystrophic Mice.  Nature 250:151-154, 1974.

5.         Jablecki C, Brimijoin S.  Axoplasmic Transport of Choline Acetyltransferase in Mice:  Effect of Age and Neurotomy.  J Neurochem 25:583-595, 1975.

6.         Goldberg AL, Etlinger JD, Goldspink DF, and Jablecki C  Mechanism of Work-Induced Hypertrophy of Skeletal Muscle.  Medicine and Science in Sports  7:248-261, 1975.

7.         Brimijoin S, Jablecki C  Reduced Axonal Transport of Dopamine‑B‑Hydroxylase Activity in Dystrophic Mice:  Evidence of Abnormality of Adrenergic Nerve Cells.  Exp Neurol  53:454-474, 1976.

8.         Jablecki C, Dienstag J, Kaufman S.  3H-inositol Incorporation into Phosphatidyl-inositol in Work-Induced Growth of Rat Muscle. Am J Physiol 232(3):E 324-329, 1977.

9.         Jablecki C., Aquilo JJ, Piepgras DG, Zincke H, Goldstein NP  Paraparesis After Renal Transplantation.  Ann Neurol 2:154-155, 1977.

10.       Jablecki C, Clinical Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies.  Primary Care  6:63-68, 1980.

11.       Critchlow JF, Seybold M, Jablecki C.  Superficial Radial Nerve:  Techniques for Evaluation.  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatr 43:929-933, 1980.

12.       Jablecki C.  What do Purple Eyelids Portend:  Modern Medicine 43:71-72, 1981.

13.       Jablecki C.  Neurological Complication of Systemic Diseases.  Continuing Ed for the Fam Phys  15:29-31, 1981.

14.       Jablecki C and Nazemi R.  Unsuspected Digital Neuropathies Responsible for Abnormal Median Sensory Studies.  Arch Phys Med Rehab 63:135-138, 1982.

15.       Jablecki C.  Neurologic Complications of Alcoholism.  Continuing Ed for the Family Phys 16:23-25, 1982.

16.       Jablecki C Benton A.  The Frequency of Muscle Involvement in Myasthenia Gravis Correlates with Mean Muscle Temperature.  Muscle Nerve 5:491-493, 1982.

17.       Jablecki C and Schultz P.  Single Muscle Fiber Recordings in the Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.  Muscles and Nerve  5:s64-s69, 1982.

18.       Jablecki C.  Acute neck and Back Pain.  Continuing Ed for the Fam Phys 16:45-49, 1982.

19.       Jablecki C.  Myopathies.  Continuing Ed for the Fam Phys  17:43-45, 1982.

Articles (continued)

20.       Jablecki C.  Office Diagnosis of Four Common Mononeuropathies.  Continuing Ed for the Fam Phys  18:373-375, 1983.

21.       Jablecki C.  Management of Chronic Neck and Back Pain.  Continuing Ed for the Fam Phys  18:27-29, 1983.

22.       Jablecki C, Kleinberg M, Copeland J, Howell S, Kingsbury D, Cantell K.  Compatibility of P-IF Interferon with an Implantable Pump.  Journal of Interferon Research  3:1113, 1983.

23.       Jablecki C.  Myasthenia Gravis.  Continuing Ed for the Fam Phys  19:943-949, 1983.

24.       Jablecki C.  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.  Continuing Ed for the Fam Phys 19:138-141, 1983.

25.       Kaplan RM, Metzger G, Jablecki C.  Brief Cognitive and Relaxation Training Increases Tolerance for a Painful Clinical Electromyographic Examination.  Psychosomatic Medicine 45:155-162, 1983. 

26.       Westall FC, Rubin R, Nieder J, Jablecki C.  Low Percentage of Tu Cells in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.   Immunology Letters  7:139-140, 1983.

27.       Jablecki C.  Lambert-Eaton Myasthenia Syndrome.  Muscle Nerve 7:250-257, 1984.

28.       Jablecki C.  When Weakness Signals Myopathy.  Diagnosis, April:114-126, 1984.

29.       Karpati G, Charuk J, Carpenter S, Jablecki C., Holland P.  Myopathy caused by a Deficiency of Ca2+ - Adenosine Triphosphatase in Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (Brody's Disease).  Ann Neurol 20:38-49, 1986.

30.       Jablecki C.  Electromyography in Infants and Children.  J Child Neurol 1:297-318, 1986.

31.       Jablecki C, Berry C, Leach J.  Survival Prediction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.  Muscle Nerve 12:833-841, 1989.

32.       Jablecki C.  AAEM Care Report #3:  Myasthenia Gravis.  Muscle Nerve 14:391‑397, 1991.

33.       Jablecki C.  Pediatric Electrodiagnosis.  Phys Med Rehab Clin N Am 2:917-929, 1991.

34.       Ad Hoc Committee of the AAEM Special Interest Group on Single Fiber EMG, Single Fiber EMG Reference Values:  A Collaborative Effort.  Muscle Nerve 14:151-161, 1992.

35.       American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  Guidelines in Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  Muscle Nerve 15:229-253, 1992.

36.       Jablecki C., Andary MT, So YT, Wilkins DE, Williams FH.  Literature Review of the Usefulness of Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography for Evaluation of Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  Muscle Nerve 16:1390-1414, 1993.

Articles (continued)

37.       American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Practice Parameter for Electrodiagnostic Studies in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (summary statement).  Neurology 43:2404-2405, 1993.

38.       Jablecki C.  Focal Lipoatrophy.  Muscle Nerve 17:354-355, 1994.

39.       Odermatt A, Taschner PEM, Khanna VK, Busch HFM, Karpati G, Jablecki CK, Breuning MH, MacLennan DH.   Mutations in the gene-encoding SERCA1, the fast-twitch skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase, are associated with Brody disease.  Nature Genetics 14:191-194, 1996. 

40.       Jablecki CK, Andary MT, Di Benedetto M, Horowitz SH, Marino RJ, Rosenbaum RB, Shields RW, Stevens JC, Williams FH.  American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Guidelines for Outcome Studies in Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  Muscle Nerve 19:1626-1635, 1996.

41. Jablecki CK.  Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Neuropathy in a Windsurfer.  Muscle Nerve 22:944-945,1999. 

42. Jablecki CK.  Postoperative Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neuropathy.  Muscle Nerve 22:1129-1131, 1999. 

43. Jablecki CK, Garner S.  Neurological Complications of Windsurfing (Sailboarding).  Seminars in Neurology 20:219-223, 2000. 

44. Yaszay B, Jablecki CK, Safran MR.  Zoster Paresis of the Shoulder: Case Report and Review of the Literature.  Clin Ortho Rel Res 377:112-118, 2000. 

45.       American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  Practice Parameter for Electrodiagnostic Studies in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Summary Statement.  Muscle Nerve 25:918-922, 2002.

46.       Jablecki CK, Andary MT, Floeter MD, Miller RG, Quartly CA, Vennix MJ, Wilson JR.  American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Academy of Neurology, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  Practice Parameter: Electrodiagnostic Studies in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  Neurology 58:1589-1592, 2002.

47.       Jablecki CK, Andary MT, Floeter MD, Miller RG, Quartly CA, Vennix MJ, Wilson JR.  Second literature review of the usefulness of nerve conduction studies and electromyography for the evaluation of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.  Muscle Nerve 2002; Published online 1 June 2002 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI  10.1002/mus.10215.

48.       Jablecki CK, Busis NA, Brandstater MA, Krivickas LS, Miller RG, Robinton JE.  Reporting the Results of Needle EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies:  An Educational Report.  Muscle Nerve 32: 662-685, 2005.

49.       Sandin KJ, Asch SM, Jablecki CK, Kilmer DD, Nuckols TK, Carpal Tunnel Quality Group. Clinical Quality Measures for Electrodiagnosis in Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Muscle Nerve 41: 444-452, 2010.

Articles (continued)

50.       Fernandez G, Spatz, ES, Jablecki CK, Phillip PS.  Statin myopathy:  A common dilemma not reflected in clinical trials.  Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 78:393-403, 2011.   

Abstracts

1.         Jablecki C, Romine J.  Lower Motor Neuron Involvement in Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1977.

2.         Jablecki CK and Seybold M.  Single Muscle Fiber Recordings in Myasthenia Gravis.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, Canada, 1978.  Published in Neurology 28:388, 1978.

3.         Romine J, Salk J, Wiederholt W.C., Jablecki C.  Preliminary Phase Studies of Myelin Basic Protein in Multiple Sclerosis:  II. Clinical Observation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Chicago, Illinois, 1979.  Published in Neurology 29:572, 1979.

4.         Jablecki C.  Spontaneous Activity in Human Muscle Studied by Single Fiber Electromyography. Presented at the First Annual UCSD Neurosciences Information Exchange, San Diego, California, 1980.

5.         Westall F, Jablecki C. Immunological Status of ALS - A Longitudinal Study.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neurosciences, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1980.

6.         Jablecki C and Knoll D.  Fibrillation Potentials and Complex Repetitive Discharges.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980.  Published in Muscle Nerve 3:438-439, 1980; and Electroenceph Clinical Neurophysiol 50:242, 1980.

7.         Jablecki C, Palmer T, Seybold M, and Lindstrom J.  Congenital Myasthenia with EMG Findings Identical to Myasthenia Gravis.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980.  Published in Muscle and Nerve 3:439, 1980; Electroenceph Clinical Neurophysiol 50:242, 1980.

8.         Jablecki C, Seybold M, and Lindstrom J.  Single Muscle Fiber Recordings in Myasthenia Gravis.  Presented at the Annual meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York, December, 1980.  Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 377:835, 1981.

9.         Westall F, Jablecki C.  Increased Red Cell Fragility May Account for Elevated Plasma Lead Levels in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, Canada, 1981.  Published in Neurology 32:53, 1981.

10.       Jablecki C, Cantell K, Connor J, Kingsbury D, Hamburger R, Westall F, Smith R. Experimental Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Interferon: Pharmacokinetic Studies.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, San Francisco, California, September, 1981. Published in Ann of Neurol 10:82, 1981 and Transactions of the American Neurological Association, 106:123-25, 1981.

Abstracts (continued)

11.       Jablecki C and Schultz P.  Single Fiber Recordings in the Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 1982.  Published in Muscle Nerve 5:555, 1982.

12.       Jablecki C, Poplack D, Howell S, Kingsbury D, Cantell K.  High Dose Intravenous Infusion of Interferon.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego, California, April 1983.  Published in Neurology 33:141-142, Supplement 2, 1983.

13.       Jablecki C, Tisdale W, Schultz P.  Delayed Organophosphorus Neurotoxicity.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Associates of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis in Toronto, Canada, October, 1983. Published in Muscle Nerve 6:534, 1983.

14.       Jablecki C.  Thermography in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Thermology, Los Angeles, California, June, 1984.

15.       Jablecki C.  Thermography in the Diagnosis of Cervical and Lumbosacral Radiculopathies.  Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Western Science, San Diego, California, February, 1985.

16.       Michaletz M, Jablecki C.  Management of Dysarthric Speech in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.  Presented at the 4th International Conference on Neuromuscular Diseases, Los Angeles,  California, July, 1986.  Published in Muscle Nerve 9(5S):256, 1986.

17.       Peck J, Jablecki C, Subin D, Schultz P.  Improving Hand Function by Use of Thumb Splint in Patients with Familial Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy.  Presented at the 4th International Conference on Neuromuscular Diseases, Los Angeles,  California, July, 1986.  Published in Muscle Nerve 9(5S):257, 1986.

18.       Jablecki C, Isaacs K, Mubarak S.  Exertional Tibial Compartment Syndrome Mimics Neuromuscular Disorders.  Presented at the 4th International Conference on Neuromuscular Diseases, Los Angeles,  California, July 1986.  Published in Muscle Nerve 9(5S):253, 1986.

19.       Jablecki C.  Digital Neuropathy of the Thumb Caused by Wrist Splinting.  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1993, published in Muscle Nerve 13:1097, 1993.

Letters

1.         Jablecki C.  Painless Injections.  Nursing Research.  49:244, 2000. 

1.         Jablecki, C.  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Disorders of the Median Nerve, 2^nd ed.  Rosenbaum R, Ochoa J.  Butterworth Heinemann 2002. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 4(2):102-104, 2002.