
Ignacio Acosta C.
(MD)
Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Chile. Adult neurologist from Universidad del Desarrollo - Clínica Alemana. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular diseases at the same university. Advanced training stays in muscle pathology and myology (Oxford, UK), neuromuscular ultrasound (Nijmegen, Netherlands) and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurological Sciences East (Hospital del Salvador), Faculty of Medicine - University of Chile.
My research interests focus on the use of clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular ultrasound as biomarkers for diagnosis, monitoring and prognosis in neuromuscular diseases, specifically in myopathies.
Correo: ignacioacosta@uchile.cl