Caroline M. Tanner, MD, PhD Presents at Boston University Medical Campus Caroline M. Tanner, MD, PhD, Director of the Parkinson’s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center at San Francisco Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, presented this year’s J. Stephen Fink Memorial lecture entitled “Parkinson’s Disease Etiology: Genes, Environment & Their Interactions.” Dr. Tanner, a Professor of […]
16th Annual J. Stephen Fink, MD, PhD Memorial Lecture Caroline M. Tanner, MD, PhD, Director of the Parkinson’s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center at San Francisco Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, will present this year’s lecture entitled “Parkinson’s Disease Etiology: Genes, Environment & Their Interactions.” Date & Time: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 8:00 am. […]
BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center Hosts Video Rounds The Boston University Medical Campus Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center hosted video rounds for Movement Disorder Specialists across New England on Friday, November 16th. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s program!
Members of the BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Group presented two posters at this year’s International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Hong Kong. Team members contributing to the posters included Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH; Raymond James, BS, RN; Marie-Helene Saint Hilaire, MD, FRCPC; Cathi A. Thomas, MS, RN; and Okeanis Vaou, […]
The 13th Biannual American Parkinson Disease Association New England Regional Conference was held this past Sunday and Monday (October 14 & 15) in Mansfield, MA. Over 400 individuals with Parkinson’s, their family members, and interested community members participated in this educational symposium. Doctors Samuel Ellias, MD, PhD; and Okeanis Vaou, MD participated in a panel […]
Members of the Boston University Community hosted a national panel on exercise. This program supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) included an inter-professional group of PD experts from across the US and was led by Terry Ellis, PT, PhD, NCS, Director of the Center of Neurorehabilitation at Sargent College. Boston University, and Lee […]
The Parkinson’s Partners program is designed by medical students and faculty of the Department of Neurology Movement Disorder Section. Activities include a combination of group and one-on-one meetings to create relationships between future physicians and people living with Parkinson’s. This unique program provides opportunities to improve student empathy and understanding of the issues specifically affecting […]
The APDA Information and Referral Center at Boston University Medical Campus will host the 15th biannual Parkinson’s disease patient and family symposium on Sunday, October 14 & Monday, October 15 in Mansfield, MA. To learn more, visit the APDA MA website.
Join our Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorder staff at our Parkinson’s Good Start Program on October 23 and 30. This program, developed at BUMC, provides education for recently diagnosed patients and family members. All are welcome, regardless of where one receives care. To learn more, click here.