Dr. John Mckinley Shoffner MD
Neurologist | Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
1 Dunwoody Park Suite 250 Atlanta GA, 30338About
Dr. John Shoffner is a distinguished Neurologist in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Shoffner specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. With expertise in handling complex conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraines, Dr. Shoffner employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Shoffner is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Mitochondrial myopathy diagnosis.
- Oxidative phosphorylation disease diagnosis.
- Oxidative phosphorylation disease diagnosis.
- Oxidative phosphorylation defects and Alzheimer's disease.
- An introduction: oxidative phosphorylation diseases.
- Abnormalities in gastrointestinal motility are associated with diseases of oxidative phosphorylation in children.
- Heart disease and mitochondrial DNA mutations.
- Mitochondrial tRNA(Thr) mutations and lethal infantile mitochondrial myopathy.
- Association of mitochondrial DNA damage with aging and coronary atherosclerotic heart disease.
- Mitochondrial genetics: principles and practice.
- Diseases resulting from mitochondrial DNA point mutations.
- Molecular analysis of oxidative phosphorylation diseases for detection of mitochondrial DNA mutations.
- Hypoxemia is associated with mitochondrial DNA damage and gene induction. Implications for cardiac disease.
- MERRF: a model disease for understanding the principles of mitochondrial genetics.
- Response to 'the appalling Poling saga'.
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