Several members of the Boston Medical Center/Boston University Neurology Associates Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders team will be participating in the Black Family Wellness Expo, taking place on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Team members will distribute information from the center about Parkinson’s symptoms, treatment, and more, as well as materials from the American Parkinson Disease […]
Faculty and staff from the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center will participate in the 2023 APDA Cape Cod Optimism Walk for Parkinson’s! This family friendly event will be taking place on October 1st at Falmouth High School. This annual fundraiser put on by the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Massachusetts Chapter supports programs and […]
The Parkinson’s 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. Participants will receive up-to-date information on PD diagnosis, its […]
The Parkinson’s 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. Participants will receive up-to-date information on PD diagnosis, its […]
Congratulations to the Huntington Disease Society of America’s Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter for receiving the HDSA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Board Development! BUMC PD & Movement Disorders Center Research Assistant Abigail Desrosiers, who serves as the HDSA RI & MA Chapter President, and Movement Disorder Specialist Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, who serves as […]
On Wednesday, May 11th at 7PM, Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, from the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at BUMC, will participate in “What Huntington’s Tells Us About Living,” a live storytelling showcase. This event, hosted by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) Northeast Region and Stellar Story Company, will feature individuals, including Dr. […]
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. […]
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 […]