Sarah Berth, M.D., Ph.D.

Director of the ALS McNair Multidisciplinary Clinic

Email

u251922@bcm.edu

Positions

Director of the ALS McNair Multidisciplinary Clinic: Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Neurology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Md.

Assistant Professor: Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Education

Clinical Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital: Baltimore, Md.; Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship

Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital: Baltimore, Md.; Neurology

Internship at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Baltimore, Md.; Medicine

MD-PhD from University of Illinois-Chicago: Chicago, Ill.; Neuroscience

BA from Northwestern University: Evanston, Ill.

Certifications

Clinical Neuropathology: United Council for Neurologic Subspecialities

Neuromuscular Medicine: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Interests

Neuromuscular medicine
Motor neuron disease
Muscle disease
Myasthenia gravis
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Selected Publications

Berth SH, Lloyd TE. " Disruption of axonal transport in neurodegeneration " J Clin Invest. 2023 ; 133 (11)
Pubmed PMID: 37259916.
Berth SH, Rich DJ, Lloyd TE. " The role of autophagic kinases in regulation of axonal function " Front Cell Neurosci. 2022 ; 16 : 996593.
Pubmed PMID: 36226074.
Richards A, Berth SH, Brady S, Morfini G. " Engagement of neurotropic viruses in fast axonal transport: Mechanisms, potential role of host kinases and implications for neuronal dysfunction " Front Cell Neurosci. 2021 ; 15 : 684762.
Pubmed PMID: 34234649.
Berth SH, Lloyd TE. " Secondary causes of myositis " Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2020 ; 22 (11) : 38.
Pubmed PMID: 33041620.
Berth SH, Kossoff EH. " Adolescent-onset absence epilepsy years after resolution of childhood epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures " Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2019 ; 12 : 100329.
Pubmed PMID: 31388667.
Berth SH, Lloyd TE. " How can an understanding of the C9orf72 gene translate into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapies? " Expert Rev Neurother. 2019 ; 19 (10) : 895-7.
Pubmed PMID: 31233365.
Berth SH, Seth A, Cohen A, Rivera Lara L, Hui F, Sun LR. " Clinical reasoning: A 68-year-old man with rapid cognitive decline " Neurology. 2019 ; 93 (7) : 315-8.
Pubmed PMID: 31405937.
Berth SH, Mesnard-Hoaglin N, Wang B, Kim H, Song Y, Sapar M, et al.. " HIV glycoprotein Gp120 impairs fast axonal transport by activating Tak1 signaling pathways " ASN Neuro. 2016 ; 8 (6)
Pubmed PMID: 27872270.
Berth S, Caicedo HH, Sarma T, Morfini G, Brady ST. " Internalization and axonal transport of the HIV glycoprotein gp120 " ASN Neuro. 2015 ; 7 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 25636314.
Berth S, Carbunar O, Yang NS, Fredericks B, Lipton HL, Valyi-Nagy T. " Varicella-zoster virus encephalomyelitis with a prominent demyelinating component " Neuropathology. 2015 ; 35 (6) : 587-91.
Pubmed PMID: 26114555.
Knezevic NN, Candido KD, Cokic I, Krbanjevic A, Berth SL, Knezevic I. " Cytotoxic effect of commercially available methylprednisolone acetate with and without reduced preservatives on dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons in rats " Pain Physician. 2014 ; 17 (5) : E609-18.
Pubmed PMID: 25247910.
Hennigan RF, Moon CA, Parysek LM, Monk KR, Morfini G, Berth S, et al.. " The NF2 tumor suppressor regulates microtubule-based vesicle trafficking via a novel Rac, MLK and p38(SAPK) pathway " Oncogene. 2013 ; 32 (9) : 1135-43.
Pubmed PMID: 22525268.
Morfini GA, Bosco DA, Brown H, Gatto R, Kaminska A, Song Y, et al.. " Inhibition of fast axonal transport by pathogenic SOD1 involves activation of p38 MAP kinase " PLoS One. 2013 ; 8 (6) : e65235.
Pubmed PMID: 23776455.
Berth SH, Leopold PL, Morfini GN. " Virus-induced neuronal dysfunction and degeneration " Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2009 ; 14 (14) : 5239-59.
Pubmed PMID: 19482613.

Memberships

American Academy for Neurology: Member

American Neurological Association: Member

American Neurological Association: Member of Junior and Early Career Mentorship Committee

Peripheral Nerve Society: Member