Biographical Sketch
Dr. Sun is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh. She has expertise in diagnosing and treating patients with immune mediated neuromuscular diseases such as myasthenia gravis, myositis, and CIDP; and genetic neuromuscular conditions such as muscular dystrophies and spinal muscular atrophy. Dr. Sun has experience in clinical research, especially in myasthenia gravis. She has served as site-PI for multicentric studies to develop novel therapies for myasthenia gravis.
Education & Training
- PhD, The Ohio State University, Neuroscience
- Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Neuromuscular Medicine
- Resident, Duke University, Neurology
- Intern, Duke University
- MD, China Medical University
Board Certifications
- American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Selected Recent Publications
Sun F, Tavella-Burka S, Li J, Li Y. Positive acetylcholine receptor antibody in nonmyasthenic patients. Muscle Nerve. 2022 May;65(5):508-512. doi: 10.1002/mus.27500. Epub 2022 Feb 2. PMID: 35037718.
Gwathmey K, Sahagian G, Yessar H, Feinberg M, Habib A , Skripuletz T, Ruck T, Rivner M, Sun F, Brauer E, Gelinas D, Liu L, Podhorna J, Mantegazza R. Continuous and fixed-cycle dosing of intravenous efgartigimod for generalized myasthenia gravis: study design of ADAPT NXT. 2022 American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine annual meeting abstract.
Sun F, Tavee J. Myasthenia gravis presenting as bifacial paresis in a young female patient. 2021 American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine annual meeting.
Sun F, Park KK, Belin S, Wang D, Lu T, Chen G, Zhang K, Yeung C, Feng G, Yankner BA, He Z. Sustained axon regeneration induced by co-deletion of PTEN and SOCS3. Nature. 2011 Nov 6;480(7377):372-5. doi: 10.1038/nature10594. PMID: 22056987; PMCID: PMC3240702.
