We welcome Steve C. Han, MD, MBA to the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center here at Boston University Medical Campus. Dr. Han will be actively engaged in patient care, clinical research and teaching. Dr. Steve Han is board-certified in Neurology and is fellowship trained in Movement Disorders. He completed his Neurology residency and movement […]
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. […]
On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, the Department of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) hosted the 8th Annual Carlos S. Kase Boston University Neurology Symposium. BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center team members, including PD Center Medical Director Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC; PD Center Movement Disorder Specialist Katelyn Bird, MD; PD […]
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. […]