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Who is Dr. Day, Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist in Stanford, CA?
Dr. John Day, MD is a Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist, who primarily practices in Stanford, CA. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Day completed his residency at Stanford Univ Hosp, Cardiovascular Diseases; Stanford Univ Hosp, Internal Medicine. Dr. Day is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Day’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Day’s office at (650) 723-4000.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Day?
Dr. John Day, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Day empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Neuromuscular Disorders, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Stanford/CA community, Dr. Day is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Day go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Stanford Univ Hosp, Cardiovascular Diseases; Stanford Univ Hosp, Internal Medicine
Medical School: Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md
Is Dr. Day board certified in Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist?
Yes, Dr. John Day, MD is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
What languages does Dr. Day speak?
Dr. Day and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
Spanish
What conditions does Dr. Day treat?
As a Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist, Dr. Day diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Day. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Duchenne or Becker Muscular Dystrophy
- Myotonic Dystrophy
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myotonic dystrophy
- DMD
- BMD
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Becker Muscular Dystrophy
- DM', 'Steinert's Disease
- Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
- FSHD
- Facio-Scapulo-Humeral MD
- Landouzy-Dejerine Dystrophy
- MD
- Muscle wasting disease
- Progressive muscle weakness
ICD-10 Codes:
- G7101: Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
- G7111: Myotonic muscular dystrophy
- G7102: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- G7109: Other specified muscular dystrophies
Also known as:
- Shortness of Breath
- Other Breathing Problems
- Breathing Problems
- Difficulty breathing
- Breathlessness
- Dyspnea
- Unusual breathing patterns
- Abnormal respiration
- Breathing irregularities
ICD-10 Codes:
- R0602: Shortness of breath
- R0689: Other abnormalities of breathing
Also known as:
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Multiple Nerve Damage
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- CMT Disease
- Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy
- Peroneal Muscular Atrophy
- Polyneuropathy
- Generalized Nerve Damage
- Widespread Neuropathy
- CIDP
- Chronic Inflammatory Polyneuritis
- Demyelinating Neuropathy
ICD-10 Codes:
- G600: Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
- G629: Polyneuropathy, unspecified
- G6181: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis
Also known as:
- Myasthenia Gravis (Stable)
- Myasthenia Gravis
- MG without Flare-up
- Controlled Myasthenia Gravis
- Chronic MG
ICD-10 Codes:
- G7000: Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation
Also known as:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- ALS', 'Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Motor Neuron Disease
ICD-10 Codes:
- G1221: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Also known as:
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- SMA
- Progressive Muscle Weakness
- Motor Neuron Degeneration
ICD-10 Codes:
- G129: Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified
Also known as:
- Inherited Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Genetic SMA
- Familial Spinal Atrophy
- Hereditary Muscle Weakness
ICD-10 Codes:
- G121: Other inherited spinal muscular atrophy
Also known as:
- Clinical Research Control Examination
- Clinical Trials
- Research Study Checkup
- Clinical Trial Participant Exam
- Control Group Medical Exam
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z006: Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program
Also known as:
- Nerve Pain
- Pain
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- Neuralgia
- Neuritis
- Nerve inflammation
ICD-10 Codes:
- M792: Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
Also known as:
- Routine Adult Health Checkup
- Health Checkup
- Adult physical exam
- Annual wellness visit for adults
- General adult medical exam
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z0000: Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
Also known as:
- Dry Mouth
- Salivary Gland Disorder
- Xerostomia
- Lack of Saliva
- Saliva Production Problems
ICD-10 Codes:
- K117: Disturbances of salivary secretion
Also known as:
- Parkinsonism
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinson's Syndrome
- Atypical Parkinsonism
- Secondary Parkinsonism
ICD-10 Codes:
- G20C: Parkinsonism, unspecified
Also known as:
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- MCI
- Early Memory Loss
- Pre-Dementia
ICD-10 Codes:
- G3184: Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
Also known as:
- Generalized Muscle Weakness
- Muscle Disorder
- Overall Body Weakness
- Widespread Muscle Weakness
- Systemic Muscle Weakness
ICD-10 Codes:
- M6281: Muscle weakness (generalized)
Which procedures does Dr. Day perform as a Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist?
As a Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist, procedures performed by a Dr. John Day may include:
- Aging Brain (Neuropsychological Testing)
- Cortical Basal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD)
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Disturbance of Skin Sensation
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Evoked Potential Testing
- Gait Simulation
- Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) Block
For detailed information, please contact Dr. Day's office.
Does Dr. Day accept my insurance?
Dr. Day accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (650) 723-4000 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Day accept in Stanford, CA?
Dr. Day in Stanford, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
All Other Third Party
Blue Shield of California
Central California Alliance for Health
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)
Express Scripts
Medicaid
Medicare
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Day's office located?
Recognitions
Publications
United Dystrophinopathy Project. LTBP4 genotype predicts age of ambulatory loss
JW Day
Role of telomere dysfunction in cardiac failure in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
TURE CELL BIOLOGY, 2013
Motor and cognitive assessment of infants and young boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Neuromuscular disorders, 2013
Diffusion tensor imaging reveals widespread white matter abnormalities in children
JOURL OF NEUROLOGY, 2013
Diagnostic odyssey of patients with myotonic dystrophy.
Jourl of neurology
A focal domain of extreme demethylation within D4Z4 in FSHD2
NEUROLOGY, 2013
Cerebral and muscle MRI abnormalities in myotonic dystrophy
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, 2012
Clinical and genetic features of spinocerebellar ataxia type 8.
Handbook of clinical neurology, 2012
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 5.
Handbook of clinical neurology, 2012
LTBP4 genotype predicts age of ambulatory loss in duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Anls of neurology
2010 Marigold therapeutic strategies for myotonic dystrophy.
Blonsky, K., Monckton, D., Wieringa, B., Schoser, B., Day, J. W., Enge, 2012
Randomized, blinded trial of weekend vs daily prednisone in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
NEUROLOGY, 2011
Misregulation of miR-1 processing is associated with heart defects in myotonic dystrophy
TURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2011
Nonsense Mutation-Associated Becker Muscular Dystrophy
HUMAN MUTATION, 2011
White matter abnormalities and neurocognitive correlates
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, 2011
TRAUMA, TDP-43, AND AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
MUSCLE & NERVE, 2010
Targeting parents for the treatment of pediatric obesity in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS-STUDIES ON ANOREXIA BULIMIA AND OBESITY, 2010
Mutatiol Spectrum of DMD Mutations in Dystrophinopathy Patients
HUMAN MUTATION, 2009
SNP Haplotype Mapping in a Small ALS Family
PLOS ONE, 2009
Congenital muscular dystrophy in a new age
NEUROLOGY, 2008
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 in Japan: ancestral origin distinct from Caucasian families
NEUROGENETICS, 2008
Heterozygosity for a protein truncation mutation of sodium channel SCN8A
JOURL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, 2006
DM2 intronic expansions
HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS, 2006
Spectrin mutations cause spinocerebellar ataxia type 5
TURE GENETICS, 2006
Gene symbol: SCN8A. Disease: Ataxia. Accession #Hd0520.
Human genetics, 2006
Domint non-coding repeat expansions in human disease.
Genome dymics, 2006
Genetics and molecular pathogenesis of the myotonic dystrophies.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2005
R pathogenesis of the myotonic dystrophies
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, 2005
Sudden cardiac death in myotonic dystrophy type 2
NEUROLOGY, 2004
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8
AMERICAN JOURL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 2004
Myotonic dystrophy: R pathogenesis comes into focus
AMERICAN JOURL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 2004
Rapid resolution of quadriplegic CIDP by combined plasmapheresis and IVIg
NEUROLOGY, 2004
Myotonic dystrophy type 2: Human founder haplotype and evolutiory conservation of the repeat tract
AMERICAN JOURL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 2003
Autoimmune rippling muscle
NEUROLOGY, 2003
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 - Molecular, diagnostic and clinical spectrum
NEUROLOGY, 2003
Molecular genetics of spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8)
CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH, 2003
Randomized, controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin in myasthenia gravis
MUSCLE & NERVE, 2002
Myotonic dystrophy: clinical and molecular parallels between myotonic dystrophy type 1 and type 2.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2002
Force assessment in periodic paralysis after electrical muscle stimulation
MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS, 2002
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 caused by a CCTG expansion in intron 1 of ZNF9
SCIENCE, 2001
Clinical illness due to parvovirus B19 infection after infusion of solvent
TRANSFUSION, 2000
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 - Clinical features in a large family
NEUROLOGY, 2000
SCA8 CTG repeat: en masse contractions in sperm and intergeneratiol sequence changes may play a
HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS, 2000
Clinical and genetic characteristics of a five
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, 1999
Genetic mapping of a second myotonic dystrophy locus
TURE GENETICS, 1998
Genetic manipulation of AChR responses suggests multiple causes of weakness in slow
Anls of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1998
Rapid cloning of expanded trinucleotide repeat sequences from genomic D
TURE GENETICS, 1998
Desensitization of mutant acetylcholine receptors
SYPSE, 1997
Slow-channel transgenic mice
JOURL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 1997
An improved method for muscle force neuromuscular disease assessment
JOURL OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, 1996
Transgenic mouse model of the slow-channel syndrome
MUSCLE & NERVE, 1996
NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTOR DESENSITIZATION IS REGULATED BY ACTIVATION
JOURL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 1992
NORMOCALCEMIC TETANY ABOLISHED BY CALCIUM INFUSION
ANLS OF NEUROLOGY, 1990
THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE - SYMPTOM OF UNRUPTURED CEREBRAL ANEURYSM
LANCET, 1986
TIME COURSE OF MINIATURE POSTSYPTIC POTENTIALS AT THE MAUTHNER FIBER GIANT SYPSE OF THE HATCHETFISH
BRAIN RESEARCH, 1985
POSTSYPTIC CURRENTS AT THE MAUTHNER FIBER GIANT SYPSE OF THE HATCHETFISH
BRAIN RESEARCH, 1985
POSTSYPTIC DEPRESSION OF MAUTHNER CELL-MEDIATED STARTLE REFLEX
BRAIN RESEARCH, 1980
What is Dr. Day's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Day's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1447291992.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Day?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Day
What is Dr. John Day's specialty?
Dr. Day is a Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist - Neurologist near Stanford, CA. A neurologist or child neurologist specializing in the diagnosis and management of nerve, muscle, and neuromuscular junction disorders is responsible to treat conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), peripheral neuropathies (e.g., diabetic and immune-mediated neuropathies), various muscular dystrophies, congenital and acquired myopathies, inflammatory myopathies (e.g., polymyositis, inclusion body myositis), and neuromuscular transmission disorders like myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. Contact Dr. Day to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. John Day affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Day is affiliated with Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is John Day accepting new patients in Stanford, CA?
Yes, Dr. John Day is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. John Day offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Day's office at (650) 723-4000 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with John Day?
Please contact Dr. Day's office at (650) 723-4000 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.
Which board certifications does Dr. John Day have?
Dr. John Day is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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