Rate My Professor Waqar Waheed

Waqar Waheed, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, where he specializes in neurology and neuromuscular medicine. He completed his premedical education with an Intermediate of Science from Government College in Lahore, Pakistan (1984-1986), followed by his M.B.B.S. from King Edward Medical College in Lahore (1986-1993). His clinical training includes a Fellowship from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (1995), an internship in flexible or transitional medicine at Temple University Hospital, residency in neurology at Fletcher Allen Health Care, and fellowships in neuromuscular medicine at Washington University and clinical neurophysiology at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Waheed is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and neuromuscular medicine. He practices as a neurologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center, focusing on conditions such as Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, spinal stenosis, and spondylosis.

Waheed has been on the faculty at the University of Vermont since 2008, starting as Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences (2008-2015), advancing to Associate Professor (2015-present), and now serving as full Professor. He is faculty for the Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship program, which provides advanced training in clinical management of adult and pediatric disorders of peripheral nerves, muscles, neuromuscular junctions, and motor neurons, including electrodiagnostic testing, autonomic testing, and muscle/nerve biopsies. His research specializations include neuromuscular disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), myasthenia gravis, POEMS syndrome, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Key publications encompass "Predicting Disease Progression and Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" (2026), "Dynamics of Nerve Conduction Studies in Patients With Guillain-Barré Syndrome" (2026), "Atypical features of POEMS syndrome: diaphragmatic paralysis, papilledema, thrombotic complications, endomysial edema, and increased endomysial vessels but no M-protein" (2025), "Physiological and pathological roles of the thymus and value of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: a narrative review" (2024), "Post COVID-19 vaccine small fiber neuropathy" (2021), and "Axial muscle weakness" (2020). Waheed has earned the Robert Hamill Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching for 2012-2013 and 2014-2015. He has authored over 70 publications, accumulating more than 2,393 citations, contributing to advancements in electrodiagnostic subtyping, disease progression prediction, and treatment strategies in neuromuscular diseases. Additionally, he co-founded a free health clinic in South Burlington, Vermont, to provide care to underserved communities.