Experienced in Collagen VI-Related Myopathy

Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar

Neurology
200 South Manchester Avenue, Suite 110, 
Orange, CA 
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Experienced in Collagen VI-Related Myopathy
200 South Manchester Avenue, Suite 110, 
Orange, CA 
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Overview

Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar is a Professor of Neurology, Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of California, Irvine. He is the Director of the UC Irvine-MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Center and the Director of the Division of Neuromuscular Diseases. Dr. Mozaffar serves as chair of one of the biomedical committees and the institutional liaison for Trials Innovation Hub for the Center for Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) at University of California, Irvine. He is the Principal Investigator for UCI-NEXT, the NeuroNEXT award to the University of California, Irvine, one of 25 such NeuroNEXT sites funded by the NINDS/NIH.

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Dr. Mozaffar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Collagen VI-Related Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are Pompe Disease, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myositis, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, and Thymectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 156 peer reviewed articles and participating in 16 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Neurology Residency, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in CA
Board Certifications
Board Certification In Neurology, 1996-2026
Board Certification In Neuromuscular Medicine, 2008-2028
Board Certification In Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology, 2015 - 2025
Hospital Affiliations
UCI Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Best Doctors, 2015-2021
Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013

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Locations

UCI Health ALS & Neuromuscular Center
200 South Manchester Avenue, Suite 110, Orange, CA 92868

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

16 Clinical Trials

An Open-Label, Fixed-Sequence, Ascending-Dose, First-in-Human Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Efficacy of Intravenous Infusions of ATB200 Co-Administered With Oral AT2221 in Adult Subjects With Pompe Disease
An Open-Label, Fixed-Sequence, Ascending-Dose, First-in-Human Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Efficacy of Intravenous Infusions of ATB200 Co-Administered With Oral AT2221 in Adult Subjects With Pompe Disease
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 23, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: ATB200, AT2221
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 1/2, Open-Label, Ascending-Dose Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of AT845, an AAV8-Delivered Gene Transfer Therapy in Patients With Late Onset Pompe Disease
A Phase 1/2, Open-Label, Ascending-Dose Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of AT845, an AAV8-Delivered Gene Transfer Therapy in Patients With Late Onset Pompe Disease
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Genetic
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 2b/3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 12 Month Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MN-166 (Ibudilast) Followed by Open-Label Extension Phase in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A Phase 2b/3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 12 Month Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MN-166 (Ibudilast) Followed by Open-Label Extension Phase in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: MN-166
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pitolisant on Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Other Non-Muscular Symptoms in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, Followed by an Open-Label Extension
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pitolisant on Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Other Non-Muscular Symptoms in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, Followed by an Open-Label Extension
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 25, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Pitolisant
Study Phase: Phase 2
Topiramate as a Disease Modifying Therapy for Cryptogenic Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy in Metabolic Syndrome (CSPN)
Topiramate as a Disease Modifying Therapy for Cryptogenic Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy in Metabolic Syndrome (CSPN)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 14, 2023
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Topiramate
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Immune Globulin Infusion 10% (Human) With Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase (HYQVIA/HyQvia) and Immune Globulin Infusion (Human), 10% (GAMMAGARD LIQUID/KIOVIG) for the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
A Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Immune Globulin Infusion 10% (Human) With Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase (HYQVIA/HyQvia) and Immune Globulin Infusion (Human), 10% (GAMMAGARD LIQUID/KIOVIG) for the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 24, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drugs: HYQVIA, Intravenous Immunoglobulin G
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase II Study of Arimoclomol for the Treatment of Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
Phase II Study of Arimoclomol for the Treatment of Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 10, 2023
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase 2B Study of Memantine for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Phase 2B Study of Memantine for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 29, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Memantine
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of ACE-083 in Patients With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Types 1 and X
A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of ACE-083 in Patients With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Types 1 and X
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 26, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Fluid Biomarkers With Deep Phenotyping in Patients With ALS
Fluid Biomarkers With Deep Phenotyping in Patients With ALS
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 16, 2021
A Three-Month, Open-Label, Randomized, Dose-escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Preliminary Efficacy of VAL-1221 Versus Myozyme®/Lumizyme® in Patients With Late-Onset GSD-II (Pompe Disease) Followed by Open-Label Treatment With VAL-1221 in All Patients
A Three-Month, Open-Label, Randomized, Dose-escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Preliminary Efficacy of VAL-1221 Versus Myozyme®/Lumizyme® in Patients With Late-Onset GSD-II (Pompe Disease) Followed by Open-Label Treatment With VAL-1221 in All Patients
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 02, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of lGIV-C as a Corticosteroid Sparing Agent in Corticosteroid Dependent Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of lGIV-C as a Corticosteroid Sparing Agent in Corticosteroid Dependent Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 30, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Immune Globulin (Human), 10% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified (IGIV-C) in Symptomatic Subjects With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Immune Globulin (Human), 10% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified (IGIV-C) in Symptomatic Subjects With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 05, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Investigating Pompe Prevalence in Neuromuscular Medicine Academic Practices
Investigating Pompe Prevalence in Neuromuscular Medicine Academic Practices
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 25, 2019
A Phase 3 Switchover Study of the Efficacy and Safety of BMN 701 (GILT-tagged Recombinant Human GAA) and Long-Term Study for Extended Treatment in rhGAA Exposed Subjects With Late-onset Pompe Disease
A Phase 3 Switchover Study of the Efficacy and Safety of BMN 701 (GILT-tagged Recombinant Human GAA) and Long-Term Study for Extended Treatment in rhGAA Exposed Subjects With Late-onset Pompe Disease
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 14, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
GNE-Myopathy Disease Monitoring Program (GNEM-DMP): A Registry and Prospective Observational Natural History Study to Assess GNE Myopathy or Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (HIBM)
GNE-Myopathy Disease Monitoring Program (GNEM-DMP): A Registry and Prospective Observational Natural History Study to Assess GNE Myopathy or Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (HIBM)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 27, 2018
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156 Total Publications

The Mythology of Polymyositis.
The Mythology of Polymyositis.
Journal: Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America
Published: October 29, 2025
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