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 […]
At the end of November, researchers from the Boston University Medical Center Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders section attended the Parkinson Study Group meeting in Austin, TX. The purpose of this annual event is to educate PD care providers on the latest advances and practices, with the end goal of improving the lives of people […]
The Michael J Fox Foundation’s Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) is an ongoing observational study in which the BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center has participated for over ten years! Are you curious to learn more about PPMI? Check out this video, recorded at the PPMI Annual Meeting. It features the perspectives of participants, […]
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 […]