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Directors
Michael Okun, M.D.
Co-Director, Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration
Professor of Neurology

- Movement Disorders Neurology
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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Kelly Foote, M.D.
Co-Director, Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

- Movement Disorders Neurosurgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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Ramon Rodriguez, M.D.
Director UF Movement Disorders Clinic
Associate Professor of Neurology

- Dystonia
- Huntington's Disease
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Irene Malaty, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical Director NPF Center of Excellence

- Parkinson Disease
- Tourette Syndrome
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Danielle McGee, MBA, MHA, MPH
Assistant Director
Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration

- Health Administration
- Movement Disorders
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Stacy Merritt, M.A.
Assistant Director of Clinical Trials Center for Neurological Disorders

- Clinical Trials
- Movement Disorders
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Faculty & Fellows
Tetsuo Ashizawa, MD
Director, McKnight Brain Institute
Chairman of Neurology

- Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
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Frank Bova, Ph.D., F.A.C.R., F.A.A.P.M.
Professor & Staff Physicist
Neurosurgery, Nuclear Engineering

- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Computer guided neurosurgery
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Dawn Bowers, Ph.D.
Professor, Clinical & Health Psychology, Neurology
Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory

- Emotional Disorders
- Neuropsychology
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Evangelos Christou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Applied Physiology and Kinesiology

- Neural Control of Movement
- Aging
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Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, OTR/L
Director of Institute for Mobility, Activity and Participation

- Occupational Therapy
- Driving
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Meredith DeFranco, DPT
Physical Therapist
Movement Disorders Center

- Physical Therapy
- Parkinson Disease
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Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, CTRND
Professor, Neuroscience

- Parkinson Disease
- Alzheimer disease
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Chris Hass, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Applied Physiology and Kinesiology

- PD Disease Progression
- Locomotion and Balance
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Kenneth Heilman, M.D.
Distinguished Professor of Neurology & Health Psychology

- Memory
- Cognitive Disorders
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Yuqing Li, Ph.D.
Professor
Tyler's Hope Center for Dystonia Research

- Translational Neuroscience
- Dystonia
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Nikolaus McFarland, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

- Atypical Parkinsonisms
- Pathological Mechanisms
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Catherine Price, PhD
Assistant Professor
Clinical and Health Psychology

- Parkinsonisms
- Dementia
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Laura Ranum, PhD
Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

- Genetics
- Ataxia
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Steven Robicsek, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Assistant Director, Medical Student Anesthesia Electives

- Neuroanesthesiology
- Medical Education
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John Rosenbek, Ph.D.
Professor
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

- Speech Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
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Rosalind Sadleir, PhD
Research Assistant Scientist
Department of Biomedical Engineering

- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Biomedical Engineering
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Christine Sapienza, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences

- Speech Pathology
- Language Pathology
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Dennis Steindler, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Research, Neuroscience & Neurosurgery

- Stem Cell Therapy
- Neuroscience
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S. H. Subramony, MD
Professor, Department of Neurology
Director, Neuromuscular Division

- Ataxia
- Neuromuscular Disease
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Michelle Troche, PhD, CCC-SLP
Research Assistant Professor
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

- Swallowing
- Speech
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Daniel Tucker, M.D.
Chief, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

- Tourette Syndrome
- Psychiatry
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David Vaillancourt, PhD
Associate Professor
Departments of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, Neurology, Biomedical Engineering

- Imaging Techniques
- PD Progression
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Aparna Wagle Shukla, MBBS, DNB, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology

- Movement Disorders
- Electrophysiology
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Herbert Ward, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry

- PD Depression
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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Lisa Warren, MHS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Movement Disorders Center

- Movement Disorders
- Occupational Therapy
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Keith White, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology, Opthamology, MBI

- Brain Imaging
- Psychology
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Staff
Fran Anderson
Secretary, Department of Neurosurgery

- Patient Communication
- DBS Surgery Scheduling
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Amanda Eilers, B.S.
NPF Coordinator
Clinical Research Study Coordinator

- Parkinson Disease
- Clinical Trials
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Chuck Jacobson, B.S.
Data Manager
Webmaster

- Data Management
- Website Design
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Pam Martin, RN
Nurse, Department of Neurosurgery

- Patient Care
- Assist in DBS Surgery
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Erin Monari, PhD
Clinical Research Study Coordinator

- Clinical Trials
- Parkinson's Disease
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Kyle Rizer, BA
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration

- Tourette Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
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Janet Romrell, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Movement Disorders Center

- Movement Disorders Neurology
- Patient Care
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Cami Swartz, B.S.
Clinical Research Study Coordinator
Movement Disorders Center

- Clinical Trials
- Early PD
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Pam Zeilman, ARNP
DBS Clinical and Study Coordinator
Movement Disorders Center

- DBS Programming
- Patient Care
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