Rate My Professor Waqar Waheed

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.