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Alex Fay

Alex Fay

MD, PhD

Pediatric neurologist
Pediatric neuromuscular specialist
Neuromuscular gene explorer and audiobook enthusiast

Dr. Alex Fay is a pediatric neurologist with special training in neuromuscular diseases, including such disorders as muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and myasthenia gravis. He collaborates with specialists in other disciplines to provide comprehensive care, with the goal of helping children with these disorders stay healthy and achieve their best.

In research, Fay investigates the genetics of childhood-onset neuromuscular disorders.

A Bay Area native, Fay earned a doctoral degree in biophysics and his medical degree from UCSF. He completed a residency in pediatric neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Fay is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society. In 2016, he received a Child Neurologist Career Development K-12 Award from the National Institutes of Health.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, 2016

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology w/ Special Qualification in Child Neurology - General, 2015

  • Fellowships

    Washington University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2016

  • Residencies

    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2015

  • Internship

    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 2011

  • Education

    University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 2010

  • Languages

    Polish

    French

    English

My goal is to reach as precise a diagnosis as possible, so that each child can receive the best current and emerging treatments.

Where I see patients (5)

    Selected research

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    Decorative Caduceus

    A Study of AAV9 Gene Therapy in Participants With Canavan Disease (CANaspire Clinical Trial)

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    Safety and Efficacy of GS-100 Gene Therapy in Patients With NGLY1 Deficiency

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    Natural History Study of Patients With Canavan Disease (CANinform Study)

    To enhance the understanding of the natural history of Canavan disease through retrospective data collection from patient medical records and prospective data collection from living patients, including: phenotypic characteristics ...

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