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Cuixia Tian, MD

  • Director, MDA Clinic and PPMD Certified DMD Clinic, Division of Neurology
  • Neuromuscular Disease Specialist, Division of Neurology
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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My team and I are focused on families' concerns and work together to provide the best care possible to our patients.
Cuixia Tian, MD

About

Biography

I'm a board-certified child neurologist who specializes in neuromuscular diseases. I am co-director of the multidisciplinary comprehensive neuromuscular care program and serve as the program's neurology lead. I'm also the clinical director of the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) Certified Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Clinic and clinical director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Care Center.

My mom was a devoted elementary teacher, loved by many of her students. Her love for children inspired me, and I became a pediatrician. I am honored to be recognized by Cincinnati Magazine’s Top Doctors in Pediatric Neurology (2023).

I'm passionate about caring for children and young adults with chronic neuromuscular disease. I love meeting families and listening to parents advocating for their children. My team and I are focused on families' concerns and work together to provide the best care possible to our patients.

As a clinical researcher, I actively lead and collaborate on multiple clinical trials and research studies in pediatric neuromuscular diseases to develop advanced therapies and improve clinical care for our patients.

When I'm not at work, I love music and the arts. I also enjoy gardening and playing tennis.

MD: Medical Center of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 1993.

Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Myology Institute Clinical Myology Training; Paris, France, 2014.

Wellstone Myology Training; Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2013.

World Muscle Society Satellite Training; Asilomar, California, 2013.

Services and Specialties

Additional Languages

Chinese

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Publications

SIGNIFICANCE OF HIGH SENSITIVITY TROPONIN-I IN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. Greiner, E; Ryan, TD; Mantell, BS; Seo, J; Tian, C; Miles, K; Lang, S; Gao, Z; Ollberding, N; Villa, C. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025; 85:1530.

EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE IN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CARDIOMYOPATHY. Greiner, E; Miles, K; Gao, Z; Lang, S; Ryan, TD; Ollberding, N; Mantell, BS; Tian, C; Villa, C. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025; 85:1508.

RNA Sequencing Confirms the Pathogenicity of a Novel FHL1 Deletion in a Kinship With Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy. Nagaraj, CB; Tian, C; Kushlaf, H. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 2025; 26:148-151.

Clinical characterization of Collagen XII-related disease caused by biallelic COL12A1 variants. McCarty, RM; Saade, D; Munot, P; Laverty, CG; Pinz, H; Zou, Y; McAnally, M; Yun, P; Tian, C; Hu, Y; Muntoni, F; Straub, V; Donkervoort, S; Bönnemann, CG. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2025; 12:602-614.

A Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy-sponsored International Workshop Report on Endocrine and Bone Issues in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: An Ever-changing Landscape. Ward, LM; Weber, DR; Wong, SC; Apkon, S; Clemens, PR; Cripe, LH; McMillan, HJ; Mercuri, E; Nasomyont, N; Phung, K; Zeitler, PS; Buccella, F; Kinnett, K; Furlong, P. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2025; 12:22143602241303370.

Cardiac Histopathology in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Demonstrates Diffuse Fibrofatty Replacement of the Myocardium. Breaux, A; Lang, SM; Wittekind, S; Ryan, TD; Taylor, M; Greiner, E; Tian, C; Kasten, J; Sawnani, H; Villa, CR. Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2024; 13:e033862.

The impact of genotype on age at loss of ambulation in individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy treated with corticosteroids: A single-center study of 555 patients. Zygmunt, A; Wong, B; Moon, D; Horn, P; Rathbun, R; Lambert, J; Bange, J; Rybalsky, I; Reebals, L; Tian, C. Muscle and Nerve. 2024; 70:1053-1061.

330P Trends in creatine kinase levels and 10-meter walk-run velocity in pediatric Becker muscular dystrophy treated with glucocorticoid steroids. Zygmunt, A; Vilaisaktipakorn, P; Sharaf, T; Shiuan, Y; Horn, P; Bange, J; Reebals, L; Rybalsky, I; Tian, C. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2024; 43:104441.661.

328P Navigating dystrophinopathies: dual diagnosis and their implications. Bhimarao Nagaraj, C; Reebals, L; Zygmunt, A; Tian, C. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2024; 43:104441.659.

329P Siblings with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a chart review to explore associations between age of diagnosis and clinical disease outcomes. Bhimarao Nagaraj, C; Brahmamdam, V; Pilipenko, V; Armstrong, N; Zygmunt, A; Rybalsky, I; Reebals, L; Tian, C. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2024; 43:104441.660.

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