Tetsuo Ashizawa, M.D. Chairman of Neurology The Melvin Greer Professor of Neurology Department of Neurology L3-100 McKnight Brain Institute 100 Newell Drive Gainesville, FL 32610 (352) 273-5550 Email Dr. Ashizawa

Dr. Ashizawa became the Chairman of the UF Department of Neurology in July 2009. He is also an expert on ataxia and Huntington’s Disease in the Movement Disorders Center.

Dr. Ashizawa completed his Neurology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine where he was appointed Chief Neurology Resident. He then completed fellowship training in Neuromuscular Studies and Neurochemistry with the Muscular Dystrophy Association at Baylor.

Research Interests
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Sub-type 10
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Huntington’s Disease
Friedreich’s Ataxia
Parkinson’s Disease
Myasthenia Gravis