Neurology

• B.A., University of Rochester, 1974
• M.D., Washington University Medical Center, 1978
• Internship, The Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, 1978-1979
• Residency, Washington University Medical Center, The Jewish Hospital, Medicine, 1979-1980; Strong Memorial Hospital, Neurology, 1980-1983
• Fellowship, Strong Memorial Hospital, Clinical Neuropharmacology and Movement Disorders, 1983-1984
• Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1984

1992-Present, Professor of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y.

1996-99, Associate Chair for Clinical Activities, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y.

1999-2004, Chief, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y.

1999, Acting Chair (January - June), Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine,
Rochester, N.Y.

2002-Present, Professor, Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y.

Clinical Specialties

Movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, ADHD, Dementia, clinical neuropharmacology, neuropsychiatry

Highlights

Societies:

• American Academy of Neurology
• Member, Geriatrics in Neurology Section and Movement Disorders Section
• American Neurological Association
• American Neuropsychiatric Association
• Movement Disorder Society
• Parkinson Study Group
• Tourette's Syndrome Study Group (Principal Investigator)
• Essential Tremor Study Group

National and International Presentations:

• Dementia with Lewy bodies. Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Meeting, San Diego, CA, May, 2000.
  
• Genetics of Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome. Course on the Genetics of Movement Disorders, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego, CA, May 2000.
  
• Behavioral aspects of Tourette’s syndrome, Tourette’s syndrome and PANDAS, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences, Ottawa, Canada, June, 2000.
  
• Participant, TSA Genetics Consortium Meeting, Glen Cove, NY, September, 2000.
  
• Tourette’s Syndrome Study Group (TSSG). Treatment of ADHD in Children with Tourette’s Syndrome (TACT Trial). Works in Progress, Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, Boston, October, 2000.
  
• Genetics of Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome. Course on the Genetics of Movement Disorders, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2001.
  
• Chair, Scientific Session of Sleep and Movement Disorders, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2001.
  
• Treatment of ADHD in Children with Tourette’s Syndrome, Diagnosis of ADHD, Symposium of the Tourette’s Syndrome Congress of Canada, Toronto, June, 2001.
  
• Treatment of ADHD in Children with Tic Disorders. TSA Symposium on Cutting Edge Issues in Tourette’s Syndrome and Associated Disorders, North Shore, NY, March, 2003.
  
• Participant, Tourette's Syndrome Association International Genetics Consortium Meeting, New York City, July, 2003.

Research Activities

• Experimental treatment studies aimed at slowing the progression of and treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
• Experimental treatment studies involving Tourette’s syndrome.
• A study evaluating a possible relationship between strep infections and tics.
• Genetic studies in Tourette’s syndrome and Parkinson’s disease.

Academic Activity

• Professor’s rounds for the department about once per month
• Resident Morning Report about twice each month
• Conferences throughout the year in the areas of movement disorders and dementia

Comments

My patient care and research work focuses on neurological movement disorders, including thinking and behavior aspects. We use a multidiscipline team approach to provide the highest quality of care.