Dr. Florence is the Director of Clinical Studies in Neuromuscular Diseases.

Clinical & research interests include neuromuscular disorders.

Medical Training

Originally from Velva, North Dakota, Ms. Florence attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and Washington University in St. Louis, receiving her BS in Physical Therapy from WU in 1975. She went on to earn a Master of Health Science with a concentration in physical therapy in 1985 and a DPT in 2002, both from Washington University. She has three children.

Selected Publications

Fenichel G, Pestronk A, Florence J, Robison V, Hemelt V.
A beneficial effect of oxandrolone in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot study.
Neurology. 1997 May;48(5):1225-6.

Escolar DM, Henricson EK, Mayhew J, Florence J, Leshner R, Patel KM, Clemens PR.
Clinical evaluator reliability for quantitative and manual muscle testing measures of strength in children.
Muscle Nerve. 2001;24:787-793.

Connolly AM, Schierbecker J, Renna R, Florence J.
High dose weekly oral prednisone improves strength in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Neuromuscul Disord. 2002;12:917-925.

Pestronk A, Florence J, Miller T, Choksi R, Al-Lozi MT, Levine TD
Treatment of IgM antibody associated polyneuropathies using rituximab.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003;74:485-489.