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Perry Shieh

Neurology

Perry Shieh, MD

Professor of Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Perry B. Shieh, MD, PhD, is a neuromuscular medicine specialist at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, California, focusing on inherited and acquired neuromuscular disorders in both pediatric and adult patients. He treats conditions such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, inflammatory myopathies, and myasthenia gravis more frequently than peers. Dr. Shieh employs signature

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25+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Neuromuscular Medicine (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology), 2008
  • Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology), 2006

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine — MD, PhD, 2000
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital — Internship, Internal Medicine, 2001
  • Stanford University School of Medicine — Residency, Neurology, 2004
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fellowship, Neuromuscular Diseases/EMG, 2005

Peer Recognition

  • Los Angeles MagazineTop Doctors

    2021

  • Super DoctorsSuper Doctors® Southern California

    2024-2025 (2 years)

  • Super DoctorsSuper Doctors Southern California

    2024-2025 (2 years)

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Neuromuscular MedicineClinical Neurophysiology

Conditions & Treatments

Neuromuscular DiseaseMyasthenia GravisMuscular DystrophyInflammatory MyopathiesSpinal Muscular Atrophy

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Languages

English

Experience

25+ years in practice