Michael Okun, MD, Kelly Foote, MD, and Hubert Fernandez, MD, directors of the UF Movement Disorders Center, have been chosen to respond to questions posted to the "Ask the Doctor" email list provided by the National Parkinson Foundation.
These experts from the NPF Center of Excellence at the University of Florida in Gainesville will answer your questions according to their respective specialties. Patients, caretakers and other interested parties may post questions to the list.
Visit the National Parkinson Foundation website for more information and to sign up for the "Ask the Doctor" list.
Michael S. Okun, M.D., a neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders and movement disorders surgery. Dr. Okun is particularly involved in motor dysfunction (tremor, stiffness, slowness, wearing off of drugs, and dyskinesia), DBS surgery, DBS programming, benefits and complications of DBS, management of medications following DBS, new devices for the treatment of PD symptoms, stem cells and viral vectors.
Hubert H. Fernandez, M.D., a neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders and clinical trials. Dr. Fernandez is particularly involved in non-motor symptoms (cognition, mood, behavioral problems), clinical trials for movement disorders, new medical therapies, novel/non-conventional treatments, and botulinum toxin therapy.
Kelly D. Foote, M.D., a neurosurgeon with fellowship training in movement disorders and movement disorders surgery. Dr. Foote is particularly involved in deep-brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, patient selection for surgery, the surgical procedure itself, microelectrode recording, post-surgical complications, and new surgical therapies for Parkinson disease.
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