Gihan Tennekoon, MBBS, MRCS, LCRP

Medical School

MBBS - University of London, London, England

Residency

Internal Medicine - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Board Certification

Neurology

Undergraduate Degree

MRCS and LCRP - College of Physicians and Surgeons

Papers

2018

Montes J, McDermott MP, Mirek E, Mazzone ES, Main M, Glanzman AM, Duong T, Young SD, Salazar R, Pasternak A, Gee R, De Sanctis R, Coratti G, Forcina N, Fanelli L, Ramsey D, Milev E, Civitello M, Pane M, Pera MC, Scoto M, Day JW, Tennekoon G, Finkel RS, Darras BT, Muntoni F, De Vivo DC, Mercuri E. Ambulatory function in spinal muscular atrophy: Age-related patterns of progression. PLoS One. 2018 Jun 26;13(6):e0199657. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199657. eCollection 2018.

Salazar R, Montes J, Dunaway Young S, McDermott MP, Martens W, Pasternak A, Quigley J, Mirek E, Glanzman AM, Civitello M, Gee R, Duong T, Mazzone ES, Main M, Mayhew A, Ramsey D, Muni Lofra R, Coratti G, Fanelli L, De Sanctis R, Forcina N, Chiriboga C, Darras BT, Tennekoon GI, Scoto M, Day JW, Finkel R, Muntoni F, Mercuri E, De Vivo DC. Quantitative Evaluation of Lower Extremity Joint Contractures in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Implications for Motor Function. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2018 Jul;30(3):209-215. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000515.

Glanzman AM, Mazzone ES, Young SD, Gee R, Rose K, Mayhew A, Nelson L, Yun C, Alexander K, Darras BT, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z, Tennekoon G, Day JW, Finkel RS, Mercuri E, De Vivo DC, Baldwin R, Bishop KM, Montes J. Evaluator Training and Reliability for SMA Global Nusinersen Trials1. J Neuromuscul Dis. 2018;5(2):159-166. doi: 10.3233/JND-180301.

Arora H, Willcocks RJ, Lott DJ, Harrington AT, Senesac CR, Zilke KL, Daniels MJ, Xu D, Tennekoon GI, Finanger EL, Russman BS, Finkel RS, Triplett WT, Byrne BJ, Walter GA, Sweeney HL, Vandenborne K. Longitudinal timed function tests in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: ImagingDMD cohort natural history. Muscle Nerve. 2018 May 9. doi: 10.1002/mus.26161. [Epub ahead of print]

Batra A, Harrington A, Lott DJ, Willcocks R, Senesac C, McGehee W, Xu D, Mathur S, Daniels MJ, Rooney WD, Forbes SC, Triplett W, Deol JK, Arpan I, Bendixen R, Finkel R, Finanger E, Tennekoon G, Byrne B, Russman B, Sweeney LH, Walter G, Vandenborne K. Two-Year Longitudinal changes in lower limb strength and its relation to loss in function in a large cohort of patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 May 2. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000957. [Epub ahead of print]

Barnard AM, Willcocks RJ, Finanger EL, Daniels MJ, Triplett WT, Rooney WD, Lott DJ, Forbes SC, Wang DJ, Senesac CR, Harrington AT, Finkel RS, Russman BS, Byrne BJ, Tennekoon GI, Walter GA, Sweeney HL, Vandenborne K. Skeletal muscle magnetic resonance biomarkers correlate with function and sentinel events in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PLoS One. 2018 Mar 19;13(3):e0194283. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194283. eCollection 2018.

Estilow T, Glanzman AM, Powers K, Moll A, Flickinger J, Medne L, Tennekoon G, Yum SW. Use of the Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Am J Occup Ther. 2018 Mar/Apr;72(2):7202345010p1-7202345010p5. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2018.022939.

2017

Ramsey D, Scoto M, Mayhew A, Main M, Mazzone ES, Montes J, de Sanctis R, Dunaway Young S, Salazar R, Glanzman AM, Pasternak A, Quigley J, Mirek E, Duong T, Gee R, Civitello M, Tennekoon G, Pane M, Pera MC, Bushby K, Day J, Darras BT, De Vivo D, Finkel R, Mercuri E, Muntoni F. Revised Hammersmith Scale for spinal muscular atrophy: A SMA specific clinical outcome assessment tool. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 21;12(2):e0172346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172346. eCollection 2017.

Mazzone ES, Mayhew A, Montes J, Ramsey D, Fanelli L, Young SD, Salazar R, De Sanctis R, Pasternak A, Glanzman A, Coratti G, Civitello M, Forcina N, Gee R, Duong T, Pane M, Scoto M, Pera MC, Messina S, Tennekoon G, Day JW, Darras BT, De Vivo DC, Finkel R, Muntoni F, Mercuri E. Revised upper limb module for spinal muscular atrophy: Development of a new module. Muscle Nerve. 2017 Jun;55(6):869-874. doi: 10.1002/mus.25430. Epub 2017 Feb 6.

2016

Pasternak A, Sideridis G, Fragala-Pinkham M, Glanzman AM, Montes J, Dunaway S, Salazar R, Quigley J, Pandya S, O'Riley S, Greenwood J, Chiriboga C, Finkel R, Tennekoon G, Martens WB, McDermott MP, Fournier HS, Madabusi L, Harrington T, Cruz RE, LaMarca NM, Videon NM, Vivo DC, Darras BT; Muscle Study Group (MSG) and the Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (PNCRN). Rasch analysis of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-computer adaptive test (PEDI-CAT) item bank for children and young adults with spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2016 Dec;54(6):1097-1107. doi: 10.1002/mus.25164. Epub 2016 Oct 6.

Dunaway S, Montes J, McDermott MP, Martens W, Neisen A, Glanzman AM, Pasternak A, Riley S, Sproule D, Chiriboga C, Finkel R, Tennekoon G, Darras B, De Vivo D, Pandya S. Physical therapy services received by individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2016;9(1):35-44. doi: 10.3233/PRM-160360.

Willcocks RJ, Rooney WD, Triplett WT, Forbes SC, Lott DJ, Senesac CR, Daniels MJ, Wang DJ, Harrington AT, Tennekoon GI, Russman BS, Finanger EL, Byrne BJ, Finkel RS, Walter GA, Sweeney HL, Vandenborne K. Multicenter prospective longitudinal study of magnetic resonance biomarkers in a large Duchenne muscular dystrophy cohort. Ann Neurol. 2016 Apr;79(4):535-47. doi: 10.1002/ana.24599. Epub 2016 Feb 19.

2015

Zukosky K, Meilleur K, Traynor BJ, Dastgir J, Medne L, Devoto M, Collins J, Rooney J, Zou Y, Yang ML, Gibbs JR, Meier M, Stetefeld J, Finkel RS, Schessl J, Elman L, Felice K, Ferguson TA, Ceyhan-Birsoy O, Beggs AH, Tennekoon G, Johnson JO, Bönnemann CG. Association of a Novel ACTA1 Mutation With a Dominant Progressive Scapuloperoneal Myopathy in an Extended Family. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Jun;72(6):689-98. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.37. Erratum in: JAMA Neurol. 2015 Aug;72(8):950.

Montes J, Glanzman AM, Mazzone ES, Martens WB, Dunaway S, Pasternak A, Riley SO, Quigley J, Pandya S, De Vivo DC, Kaufmann P, Chiriboga CA, Finkel RS, Tennekoon GI, Darras BT, Pane M, Mercuri E, Mcdermott MP; Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network, Muscle Study Group, SMA Europe. Spinal muscular atrophy functional composite score: A functional measure in spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2015 Dec;52(6):942-7. doi: 10.1002/mus.24670. Epub 2015 Oct 10.

Harding BN, Kariya S, Monani UR, Chung WK, Benton M, Yum SW, Tennekoon G, Finkel RS. Spectrum of neuropathophysiology in spinal muscular atrophy type I. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2015 Jan;74(1):15-24. doi: 10.1097/NEN.0000000000000144.

2014

Forbes SC, Willcocks RJ, Triplett WT, Rooney WD, Lott DJ, Wang DJ, Pollaro J, Senesac CR, Daniels MJ, Finkel RS, Russman BS, Byrne BJ, Finanger EL, Tennekoon GI, Walter GA, Sweeney HL, Vandenborne K. Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy assessment of lower extremity skeletal muscles in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a multicenter cross sectional study. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 9;9(9):e106435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106435. eCollection 2014. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2014;9(10):e111822.

Arpan I, Willcocks RJ, Forbes SC, Finkel RS, Lott DJ, Rooney WD, Triplett WT, Senesac CR, Daniels MJ, Byrne BJ, Finanger EL, Russman BS, Wang DJ, Tennekoon GI, Walter GA, Sweeney HL, Vandenborne K. Examination of effects of corticosteroids on skeletal muscles of boys with DMD using MRI and MRS. Neurology. 2014 Sep 9;83(11):974-80. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000775. Epub 2014 Aug 6.

Leung DG, Herzka DA, Thompson WR, He B, Bibat G, Tennekoon G, Russell SD, Schuleri KH, Lardo AC, Kass DA, Thompson RE, Judge DP, Wagner KR. Sildenafil does not improve cardiomyopathy in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy. Ann Neurol. 2014 Oct;76(4):541-9. doi: 10.1002/ana.24214. Epub 2014 Jul 10.

2013

Bharucha-Goebel DX, Santi M, Medne L, Zukosky K, Dastgir J, Shieh PB, Winder T, Tennekoon G, Finkel RS, Dowling JJ, Monnier N, Bönnemann CG. Severe congenital RYR1-associated myopathy: the expanding clinicopathologic and genetic spectrum. Neurology. 2013 Apr 23;80(17):1584-9. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182900380. Epub 2013 Apr 3. Erratum in: Neurology. 2013 May 28;80(22):2081. Zukosky, Kristin [corrected to Zukosky, Kristen].

Pierson TM, Torres PA, Zeng BJ, Glanzman AM, Adams D, Finkel RS, Mahuran DJ, Pastores GM, Tennekoon GI, Kolodny EH. Juvenile-onset motor neuron disease caused by novel mutations in β-hexosaminidase. Mol Genet Metab. 2013 Jan;108(1):65-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2012.10.023. Epub 2012 Nov 2. PubMed PMID: 23158871; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3601980. 

Books

Chapters

2001

Bromberg, M and Tennekoon, G: "Motor Neuron Disease (ALS)," Ed. E. Bitar, Principles of Medical Biology. Jai Press Inc. (In press). 2001.

1992

Gould, RJ, Jessen, KR, Mirsky, R and Tennekoon, G: "The cell of Schwann,". Martenson, RE (eds.), Myelin: Biology & Chemistry. New York: CRC Press, 1992, pp. 123-171.

1990

Tennekoon, G: "Research approaches to preparing permanent Schwann cell lines," McKhann, G. (eds.), New Issues in Neuroscience. 1990, vol. 11, pp. 23-27.

1987

Peden, K, Hurko, O, and Tennekoon, G: "Establishment of cell lines from primary cultures by transfection with SV40 large T antigen gene in model systems,". Shahar, A and Goldberg AM (eds.), Neurotoxicology: Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing. New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1987, pp. 101-109.