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Shannon M LaBoy

Shannon M LaBoy, MD, MS

Assistant Professor; Program Director, Neurology Residency; Clerkship Director, Neurology

Department: Neurology – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-9922
Business Email: shannon.laboy@jax.ufl.edu

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About Shannon M LaBoy

Shannon LaBoy, M.D., M.S., is a University of Florida assistant professor of neurology and a neurologist at the UF Health Neuroscience Institute in Jacksonville specializing in neuromuscular medicine. She also serves as program director for the Neurology Residency Program and clerkship director for University of Florida College of Medicine students rotating in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. LaBoy received her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. She completed an internal medicine internship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and residency training in neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. She also completed a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. LaBoy is board-certified in neurology and neuromuscular medicine.

Additional Positions:
Medical Student Clerkship Director
2021 – Current · UF Department of Neurology – Jacksonville
Program Director
2021 – Current · Neurology Residency

Accomplishments

  1. Exemplary Teacher

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  2. Golden Apple Award

    Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Jacksonville

  3. Exemplary Teacher

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

  4. Excellence in Student Education

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

  5. Outstanding Resident Teacher Award

    University of Florida Society of Teaching Scholars

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7800 – Neurology Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Neuromuscular Medicine
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Neurology

Subspecialties

  • Neuromuscular Medicine

Areas of Interest

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Electromyography
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Peripheral Neuropathy

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Patient preference for virtual versus in-person visits in neuromuscular clinical practice.

    Journal
    Muscle & nerve.
    Volume/Issue
    66(2):142-147
    [DOI]
    10.1002/mus.27641.
    [PMID]
    35596667.
    8 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Statin-associated muscle symptoms: Does the benefit outweigh the risk factor?

    Journal
    Muscle & nerve.
    Volume/Issue
    59(5):525-527
    [DOI]
    10.1002/mus.26470.
    [PMID]
    30882912.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Thymectomy may not be associated with clinical improvement in MuSK myasthenia gravis.

    Journal
    Muscle & nerve.
    Volume/Issue
    59(4):404-410
    [DOI]
    10.1002/mus.26404.
    [PMID]
    30575980.
    54 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Rituximab as treatment for anti-MuSK myasthenia gravis: Multicenter blinded prospective review.

    Journal
    Neurology.
    Volume/Issue
    89(10):1069-1077
    [DOI]
    10.1212/WNL.0000000000004341.
    [PMID]
    28801338.
    161 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Malnutrition as measured by albumin and prealbumin on admission is associated with poor outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury.

    Journal
    The American surgeon.
    Volume/Issue
    81(2):E61-3
    [PMID]
    25642858.
    20 citations PubMed

Education

  1. Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  2. Neurology Residency

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  3. Internal Medicine Internship

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  4. Doctor of Medicine

    St. George’s University School of Medicine

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-9922
Emails:
Business:
shannon.laboy@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
580 W 8TH ST # T12
 JACKSONVILLE FL 322096533
Business Street:
580 W 8TH ST # T12
 JACKSONVILLE TN 322096533