David W. Polston, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Neuromuscular Center at Cleveland Clinic's Neurological Institute. Dr. Polston earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville in 1999 and then completed his internship and neurology residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. This was followed by a one-year fellowship in peripheral nerve disease at Mayo Clinic and a one-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular disorders at Cleveland Clinic. He joined the Cleveland Clinic staff in 2005. He is board-certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in electrodiagnostic medicine by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

A neuromuscular specialist, Dr. Polston's areas of clinical expertise include inherited and acquired demyelinating neuropathies, nerve pathology, and performing electromyography and nerve conduction studies. His academic interests include the natural history of inherited and acquired demyelinating neuropathies, and resident and fellow education. He is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic

Clinical Neurophysiology
Cleveland, OH USA
2005

Fellowship - Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

Peripheral nerve-Neuromuscular Diseases
Rochester, MN USA
2004

Residency - Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

Neurology
Rochester, MN USA
2003

Internship - Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

Internal Medicine
Rochester, MN USA
2000

Medical School - University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY USA
1999

Undergraduate - Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY USA
1995

• Neurology
• Neurology- Clinical Neurophysiology
• Neurology- Neuromuscular Medicine

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• American Medical Association

• Autonomic Nervous System Testing
• Autonomic Reflex Test
• Electromyography
• Inflammatory/Autoimmune Neuropathy
• Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
• Nerve Pathology

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Autoimmune/Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
• Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder (CMT)
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (cidp)
• Demyelinating Neuropathies
• Dermatomyositis
• Dysautonomia
• Electromyograms
• Fabry's Disease
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
• Inherited Neuropathies
• Lambert-eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Myopathy
• Neuromuscular Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Polymyositis
• Pompe's Disease
• Stiff-Person Syndrome

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