Okeanis E. Vaou, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Vaou completed her undergraduate and medical school training at the Semmelweis University of Medicine in Budapest, Hungary. She completed her neurological residency at New York Medical College and did a Fellowship in Movement Disorders and Sleep at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Vaou is board-certified in Neurology and is fellowship trained in Movement Disorders and Sleep. She specializes in the management of Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders. Dr. Vaou follows patients who have undergone Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Vaou participates in clinical research evaluating novel pharmacological agents in Parkinson’s Disease.

Publications

  • Published 2/2/2026

    Tran N, Wang CP, Seshadri S, Coss P, Vaou OE, Saadatpour L, Paiz C, Solis D, Grimaldo J, Erskine S, Horn S. Pragmatic trial design enhances diversity and retention among research participants with Lewy body diseases. NPJ Dement. 2026; 2(1):10. PMID: 41640857.

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  • Published 1/3/2026

    Safarpour D, Spindler M, Turner TH, Patel N, Vaou O, Cabrera LY, Tolleson C, Tipton PW, Aquino C, Herrington TM, Sidiropoulos C, Hantke N, Lotia M, Miocinovic S, Sharma VD, Mills KA, Wyman-Chick K, Kilbane C, Luca C, Almeida L, Rosenow J, Ooi HY, Mari Z, Luo L, Munhoz RP, Jesus S, Sarva H, Arena M, Revuelta G, Chou KL, Fasano A, Siddiqui MS, Jimenez-Shahed J. Consensus expert recommendations for referral of Parkinson's disease patients for deep brain stimulation surgery. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2026 Jan 03; 12(1):30. PMID: 41484162.

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  • Published 7/15/2025

    Irvine RE, Kruger AP, Quaicoe A, Kotwani R, Hohler AD, Vaou O. Parkinson's disease and routine traffic stops: An exploration of patient experiences and perceptions. J Parkinsons Dis. 2025 Sep; 15(6):1116-1118. PMID: 40660821.

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  • Published 6/5/2025

    Aldred JL, Zesiewicz T, Okun MS, Ramirez-Zamora A, Vaou OE, Verhagen Metman L, Luca CC, Ramdhani R, Durphy J, Bezchlibnyk YB, Carlson JD, Foote KD, Sani SB, Papanastassiou AM, Jagid JR, Weintraub DB, Pilitsis J, Hurtado A, Shivacharan RS, Reese B, Goldberg E. Sustained Therapeutic Benefits Using Image-Guided Programming at Activation of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 Nov; 12(11):1821-1830. PMID: 40474569.

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  • Published 8/23/2024

    Balachandar A, Hashim Y, Vaou O, Fasano A. Automated Sleep Detection in Movement Disorders Using Deep Brain Stimulation and Machine Learning. Mov Disord. 2024 Nov; 39(11):2097-2102. PMID: 39175366.

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Education

  • Semmelweis University of Medicine, MD

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