The Michael J. Fox Foundation has invited Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc, Director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at BUMC, to be a guest panelist at the upcoming Parkinson’s IQ+ You Boston educational event. Dr. Shih will join the panel to discuss the latest in Parkinson’s research. […]
In the service of spreading Parkinson’s Awareness during April (PD Awareness Month), Boston Medical Center highlighted the story of Fred Searcy, a patient and research participant at the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center. When Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire diagnosed Fred with the initial stages of Parkinson’s, he knew this would be a new chapter. Since […]
The Parkinson’s Partners program will continue through the spring semester in 2022! This innovative program pairs a person with Parkinson’s with a medical student partner. The aim is to provide a fun social experience in which the person with PD can educate their student partners about life with PD, and build lasting, mutually beneficial relationships. […]
Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, will present a webinar for the American Parkinson Disease Association on Thursday, March 31 at 3 PM. Dr. Bissonnette will be presenting “I Was Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, Now What?”, a primer on what to know shortly after being diagnosed with PD. Along with the presentation, Dr. Bissonnette will also be […]
Cathi Thomas MSN, RN, CNRN, from the Boston University Medical Campus Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, and Terrell Johnson, MD, from the Boston University Medical Campus Department of Internal Medicine, are currently serving on the Parkinson’s Disease Registry and Advisory Committee for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). The committee will advise and […]
Boston University Medical Campus Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center Study Coordinator Raymond James, BS, RN, will be joining an expert panel for a presentation on “PPMI: The Study that Could Change Everything.” This virtual program will take place on Thursday, December 16, at 1PM ET. The panel will discuss the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative, […]
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC, Director, APDA Center for Advanced Research at Boston University Medical Campus; and Terry Ellis, PhD, PT, Director, Center for Neurorehabilitation Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, presented “The Role of Research in Parkinson’s” for the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter’s ongoing […]
Special Thanks to Stoneham TV and the Porter Art Group for hosting their annual informational program on Parkinson’s. Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire, Movement Disorder Specialist and Director of the APDA Advanced Center of Research at BU Medical Center joined Dr. Terry Ellis, Chair of Physical Therapy and Director of BU Sargent College Center of Rehabilitation at […]
The Boston University Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training and the Parkinson’s Disease Movement Disorders Center at Boston University Medical Campus are excited to begin recruitment for the Study in Parkinson’s Disease of Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Trial (SPARX3). This NIH-funded study seeks to learn more about the effects of aerobic exercise on people […]
The BU Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center is currently enrolling participants for the Parkinson Progressive Marker Initiative (PPMI) study. The Center has been part of PPMI for the past decade and look forward to continuing this important multi-centered biomarker study sponsored by the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire serves as this sites […]