Juan Jose Figueroa, MD

Assistant Professor

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Location

Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics
900 N. 92nd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Neurophysiology
Neurology

Neurology-Appointment by Referral Only

(414) 955-6688

My goal is to improve the quality of life of patients with neuromuscular disorders.

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

Myasthenia Gravis
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Muscular Dystrophy
Guillain-Barre

Treatments and Services

Electromyography (EMG)
Skin Biopsies
Muscle Biopsies
Autonomic Testing
Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

Adult
Senior

Languages

English
Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology

Clinic Locations

Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics

900 N. 92nd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-5400
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Biography

Dr. Figueroa is a specialist in Peripheral Nerve Disorders.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Lima (1998)
Internship - Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit, MI (2001-2003)
Residency in Neurology - Georgetown University Hospital - Washington, DC (2003-2004)
Residency in Neurology - University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM (2004-2006)
Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology - University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM (2006-2007)
Fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine - University of Rochester Medical Center - Rochester, NY (2007-2008)
Fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Disorders - Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN (2008-2009)
Research Fellowship in Autonomic Disorders - Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN (2009-2011)

Autonomic function testing in the COVID-19 pandemic: an American Autonomic Society position statement.

(Figueroa JJ, Cheshire WP, Claydon VE, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Peltier A, Singer W, Snapper H, Vernino S, Raj SR, American Autonomic Society.) Clin Auton Res. 2020 Aug;30(4):295-297 PMID: 32529405 PMCID: PMC7287407 06/13/2020
An Unusual Postoperative Neuropathy: Foot Drop Contralateral to the Lateral Decubitus Position.

(Morgan KJ, Figueroa JJ.) A A Case Rep. 2016 Sep 01;7(5):115-7 PMID: 27580410 09/01/2016
Effects of patient-controlled abdominal compression on standing systolic blood pressure in adults with orthostatic hypotension.

(Figueroa JJ, Singer W, Sandroni P, Sletten DM, Gehrking TL, Gehrking JA, Low P, Basford JR.) Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Mar;96(3):505-10 PMID: 25448247 PMCID: PMC4339489 12/03/2014
Decreased orthostatic adrenergic reactivity in non-dipping postural tachycardia syndrome.

(Figueroa JJ, Bott-Kitslaar DM, Mercado JA, Basford JR, Sandroni P, Shen WK, Sletten DM, Gehrking TL, Gehrking JA, Low PA, Singer W.) Auton Neurosci. 2014 Oct;185:107-11 PMID: 25033770 PMCID: PMC4165658 07/19/2014
Multiple system atrophy: prognostic indicators of survival.

(Figueroa JJ, Singer W, Parsaik A, Benarroch EE, Ahlskog JE, Fealey RD, Parisi JE, Sandroni P, Mandrekar J, Iodice V, Low PA, Bower JH.) Mov Disord. 2014 Aug;29(9):1151-7 PMID: 24909319 PMCID: PMC4139446 06/10/2014
Autoimmunoreactive IgGs against cardiac lipid raft-associated proteins in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

(Wang XL, Ling TY, Charlesworth MC, Figueroa JJ, Low P, Shen WK, Lee HC.) Transl Res. 2013 Jul;162(1):34-44 PMID: 23562385 PMCID: PMC3691285 04/09/2013
Peripheral neuropathy incidence in inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based study.

(Figueroa JJ, Loftus EV Jr, Harmsen WS, Dyck PJ, Klein CJ.) Neurology. 2013 Apr 30;80(18):1693-7 PMID: 23576624 PMCID: PMC3716471 04/12/2013
Autoimmunoreactive IgGs from patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

(Wang XL, Chai Q, Charlesworth MC, Figueroa JJ, Low P, Shen WK, Lee HC.) Proteomics Clin Appl. 2012 Dec;6(11-12):615-25 PMID: 23002038 PMCID: PMC3786406 09/25/2012
A prospective, 1-year follow-up study of postural tachycardia syndrome.

(Kimpinski K, Figueroa JJ, Singer W, Sletten DM, Iodice V, Sandroni P, Fischer PR, Opfer-Gehrking TL, Gehrking JA, Low PA.) Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Aug;87(8):746-52 PMID: 22795533 PMCID: PMC3538485 07/17/2012
Amyloid-like IgM deposition neuropathy: a distinct clinico-pathologic and proteomic profiled disorder.

(Figueroa JJ, Bosch EP, Dyck PJ, Singer W, Vrana JA, Theis JD, Dogan A, Klein CJ.) J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2012 Jun;17(2):182-90 PMID: 22734903 PMCID: PMC3895329 06/28/2012
Unexpected neuroimaging abnormalities in patients with apparent C8 radiculopathy: broadening the clinical spectrum.

(Hehir MK, Figueroa JJ, Zynda-Weiss AM, Stanton M, Logigian EL.) Muscle Nerve. 2012 Jun;45(6):859-65 PMID: 22581540 05/15/2012
Autonomic dysfunction in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

(Figueroa JJ, Dyck PJ, Laughlin RS, Mercado JA, Massie R, Sandroni P, Dyck PJ, Low PA.) Neurology. 2012 Mar 06;78(10):702-8 PMID: 22357716 PMCID: PMC3306161 02/24/2012