The Movement Disorders Division provides comprehensive care for movement disorders of all types. Our Department is designated as both a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence and a Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence.

In addition to the General Movement Disorders Clinic, we have the following specialty clinics within our Division:

Specialty Clinics

Ataxia Clinic

Evaluation and management of patients with ataxia. Director Annie Killoran.

Botulinum toxin Clinic

Treatment of patients with dystonia, spasticity and other movement disorders. Director Christopher Groth.

DBS Clinic

Evaluation of patients with movement disorders for possible placement of deep brain stimulator and continuing programming of DBS. Director Qiang (Johnson) Zhang.

DLB Clinic

Multi-disciplinary clinic for the evaluation and management of patient with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Directors Georgina Aldridge and Qiang (Johnson) Zhang.

Huntington’s Disease Clinic

Multi-disciplinary clinic for the evaluation and management of patients with HD. HD Neurologist Annie Killoran. Director Peg Nopoulos.

Educational Opportunities

  • In addition to clinical training, movement fellows participate in a variety of educational experiences to foster skills in teaching, leadership, and academic involvement.
  • Fellows regularly work with rotating medical students, residents, and fellows from other medical disciplines.

Lectures and Conferences

  1. Tuesday at noon: Neurology Grand Rounds.
  2. Fourth Monday of every month at noon: Movement Disorders teaching conference. Different movement disorders topics are presented by fellows, faculty, and residents. Colleagues from other departments are invited to present at this conference.
  3. Second Wednesday of every month at noon: Movement Disorders teaching conference. Different movement disorders topics are presented by fellows, faculty, and residents. Colleagues from other departments are invited to present at this conference.