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Michelle Allen-Sharpley

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics

Orcid identifier0009-0002-7263-5593
  • Assistant Professor
    Pediatrics
  • Director, Pediatric Neuromuscular Program
    Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Neurologist
    Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor
    Neurology
  • Staff Physician
    Regenerative Medicine Institute
  • Staff Physician
    Guerin Children's
  • (310) 423-4441 (Work)
  • (310) 423-1244 (Fax)
  • Cedars-Sinai, Maxine Dunitz Children's Health Center, 8723 Alden Dr #240, Los Angeles, CA, 90048

BIO

Dr. Allen-Sharpley is a clinician scientist specializing in pediatric neuromuscular conditions.

CURRENT CEDARS-SINAI APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    Cedars-Sinai, Pediatrics1 Jul 2023 - present
  • Director, Pediatric Neuromuscular Program
    Cedars-Sinai, Pediatrics8 Mar 2026 - present
  • Pediatric Neurologist
    Cedars-Sinai, Pediatrics15 Jul 2021 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    Cedars-Sinai, Neurology1 Jul 2023 - present
  • Staff Physician
    Cedars-Sinai, Regenerative Medicine Institute15 Jul 2021 - present
  • Staff Physician
    Cedars-Sinai, Guerin Children's1 Apr 2022 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Instructor
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States1 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Quality improvement course in Pediatric Neurology
    UCLA Health Lean Academy, United StatesAug 2016 - Jun 2017
  • Graduate Student Researcher/Supervisor
    UC Irvine Health, Orange, United StatesAug 2007 - Jun 2013
  • Teaching Assistant: Developmental Neurology
    UC Irvine Health, Orange, United StatesJan 2012 - Apr 2012
  • Docent
    Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) at UC Irvine, Orange, United StatesAug 2011 - Jun 2013
  • Student Advisor
    American Indian Student Association (AISA) at UCI, Orange, United StatesAug 2008 - Jun 2017

DEGREES

  • MD
    University of California, Irvine, United States2015
  • PhD, Neurobiology and Behavior
    University of California, Irvine, United States2013
  • BS, Systems Physiology
    San Jose State University, San Jose, United States2006
  • AA, Liberal Arts
    De Anza College, Cupertino, United States2002

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Board Certification in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
    American Board of Medical Specialties, United States25 Mar 2015 - present
    ABPN Child Neurology
  • Board Eligible in Neuromuscular Medicine
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)1 Jun 2021 - present
    (210933)

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
    University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States2020 - 2021
  • Child Neurology Residency and Fellowship
    University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States2015 - 2020

LANGUAGES

  • English

TAGS

  • Pediatrics
  • Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
  • Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine
  • Neurology Residency
  • Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship