Movement Disorder Specialist and BUMC PD and Movement Disorders Center Medical Director Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC, and BUMC PD and Movement Disorders Center Program Director Cathi A. Thomas, MS, RN, CNRN, will present the most up-to-date information on Parkinson’s treatment to a national audience on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 1PM. The presentation, “What’s New […]
Do you want to stay up-to-date with the latest information about our center? Would you like to learn a little bit more about our providers? What about upcoming programming and research? We have great news! The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center is now on Twitter. You can visit the center at @BMCParkinsons and follow […]
The Good Start Program is a two-part series presented virtually by a team of Parkinson’s disease specialists from the Center for Neurorehabilitation, Sargent College at Boston University and the APDA Center for Advanced Research and APDA Information & Referral Center at Boston University Medical Center. Ludy Shih, MD, Sarah O’Shea, MD, MS, Katelyn Bird, MD, […]
Faculty and staff members of the BUMC Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Center participated in two local charitable walkathons to support research and support services for people with Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease. On May 31st, Center members participated in the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter Virtual Optimism Walk. This annual walk, which raises funds […]
The Boston University Medical Center Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center has been selected as a site for the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) 2.0 Study. PPMI 2.0 is a biomarker study supported by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. The PD & Movement Disorders Center has completed PPMI 1.0, and faculty and staff look forward […]
The physicians and staff of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Boston University Neurology Associates and Boston Medical Center would like to provide you with important information. COVID-19 has required adjustments in daily routines including the limitation of travel, and your health and wellbeing are our greatest concern. Telehealth Visits for New and Established […]
The Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center will participate in the 34th Annual American Parkinson Disease Association Massachusetts Chapter Optimism Walk for Parkinson’s on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The walk was founded by staff of the BUMC APDA Information & Referral Center 34 years ago, and the event has since […]
We welcome Dr. Ludy Shih to the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center here at Boston University Medical Campus. Dr. Shih has been named the director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at Boston Medical Center and will be actively engaged in teaching, patient care and clinical research. Dr. Ludy Shih is board-certified in Neurology […]
**As a precaution and in light of recent recommendations regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19), this program has been cancelled** The American Parkinson Disease Association Information & Referral Center, in collaboration with the Jenks Senior Center in Winchester, MA, and Assisting Hands Home Care, will be providing this free three-part informational series for people with Parkinson’s disease […]
Boston Magazine has named Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, from Boston University Medical Campus, a Boston Top Doctor for the second year in a row. Dr. Saint-Hilaire is the Medical Director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, as well as the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Information and Referral Center and the APDA […]