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Shannon M LaBoy

Shannon M LaBoy, MD, MS

Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency

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

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 associate 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
Chair of Education, Neurology Residency
2021 – Current · UF Department of Neurology – Jacksonville

Accomplishments

Exemplary Teacher
2024 · University of Florida College of Medicine
Golden Apple Award
2024 · Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Jacksonville
Exemplary Teacher
2021 · University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Excellence in Student Education
2018 · University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Outstanding Resident Teacher Award
2018 · University of Florida Society of Teaching Scholars

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2021
MDC7800 Neurology Clerkship

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
2022
Patient preference for virtual versus in-person visits in neuromuscular clinical practice.
Muscle & nerve. 66(2):142-147 [DOI] 10.1002/mus.27641. [PMID] 35596667.
5 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Statin-associated muscle symptoms: Does the benefit outweigh the risk factor?
Muscle & nerve. 59(5):525-527 [DOI] 10.1002/mus.26470. [PMID] 30882912.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Thymectomy may not be associated with clinical improvement in MuSK myasthenia gravis.
Muscle & nerve. 59(4):404-410 [DOI] 10.1002/mus.26404. [PMID] 30575980.
47 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2017
Rituximab as treatment for anti-MuSK myasthenia gravis: Multicenter blinded prospective review.
Neurology. 89(10):1069-1077 [DOI] 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004341. [PMID] 28801338.
143 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2015
Malnutrition as measured by albumin and prealbumin on admission is associated with poor outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury.
The American surgeon. 81(2):E61-3 [PMID] 25642858.
16 citations · PubMed

Education

Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
2019 · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Neurology Residency
2018 · University of Florida College of Medicine
Internal Medicine Internship
2015 · Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
2014 · 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