Faculty & Staff

Faculty and staff of the BU Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center are a diverse, interdisciplinary group of professionals who share a common goal to provide the best possible clinical care to patients and families.

They participate in research to find new treatments that will improve quality of life. The team is highly trained in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. The Center’s Medical Director is Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC, FAAN and the Program Director is Cathi A. Thomas, RN, MS.

Movement Disorder Specialists

Katelyn Bird, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Steve C. Han, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Pratik Rohatgi, MD

DBS Neurosurgeon
Marie-Hélène Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCP(C), FAAN

Professor of Neurology, Medical Director

Nurse Specialists

Raymond C. James, RN, BS
Cathi A. Thomas, MS, RN, CNRN

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Program Director

Research and Project Coordinators

Abigail Desrosiers, BS

Research Assistant

Team Members & Collaborators

Alice Cronin-Golomb, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, BU
Terry Ellis, PhD, PT, NCS

Professor and Chair, Physical Therapy Dept, Director, Center for Neurorehabilitation, BU
Maxine Krengel, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology, BU
Linda Ng, MD

Assistant Professor of Urology, BUMC