Articles by Robert Naismith, MD

CMSC Live: 2024 Annual Meeting Day 1
ByNeurologyLive® Staff,Jeffrey Wilken, PhD,Robert Naismith, MD,Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Anthony Traboulsee, MD, FRCPC Host Jeffrey Wilken, PhD, chats with Robert Naismith, MD; Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD; and Anthony Traboulsee, MD, about the first day of the 2024 CMSC Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.


The multiple sclerosis (MS) experts advise health care providers on how to impact the early onset of disease progression and prevent neurodegeneration in patients with MS.

The neurologists discuss strategies to improve the cognitive health of patients with multiple sclerosis through physical and mental health multidisciplinary care.

Dr Bruce Hughes and Dr Robert Naismith recommend assessments to aid physicians in evaluating and maintaining the cognitive health of patients with multiple sclerosis.

The MS experts share strategies to evaluate physical and cognitive disability progression and determine therapy changes in the clinical setting.

Dr Bruce Hughes and Dr Robert Naismith discuss how high-efficacy therapies have impacted the understanding of disease progression and multiple sclerosis care.

Dr Robert Naismith describes changes in the understanding of acquired disability in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) over the years, with a particular focus on relapse-associated worsening (RAW) and progression independent of relapse activity (PIRRA).

The professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis offered an overview of the State of the Science Summit that was held on November 3, 2022, featuring a panel of expert clinicians. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Impact of Results From the COVID-19 in MS Global Data-Sharing Initiative
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
COVID-19 in MS Global Data-Sharing Initiative Anti-CD20 Therapy Results
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
CLARITY Extension Trial: Disability Improvement With Cladribine
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Chief Endpoints and Potential Significance: Phase 3b OLIKOS Trial
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Ofatumumab vs Teriflunomide: Phase 3 ASCLEPIOS I/II Open-Label Extension Study
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Key Takeaways from the 8th ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS 2020 Meeting
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Ozanimod Compared to Teriflunomide Utilizing Statistical Matching
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
OPTIMUM Phase 3 Trial: Ponesimod’s Cardiac Safety Data
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
OLKIOS Phase 3b Trial: Pivotal Endpoints and Potential Significance
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Phase 3 ASCLEPIOS I/II Open-Label Extension Study: Ofatumumab vs Teriflunomide
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Takeaways From ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS 2020 Meeting
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Rationale for Selected Dosing Regimen of Evobrutinib in Phase 3 Studies
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
OPTIMUM: Ponesimod Superiority in MRI-based Outcomes in RRMS
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
OLKIOS: Looking at Ofatumumab’s Continued Efficacy
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD 
Ofatumumab vs Teriflunomide: ASCLEPIOS I/II RMS Trials
ByMark Freedman, MD, MSc, HBSc, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC,Robert Naismith, MD,Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD