Katelyn Bird, MD, MS

Educational Background & Clinical Care

Dr. Katelyn Bird is a board-certified Neurologist and Movement Disorder Specialist at Boston Medical Center. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences with a Neuroscience Specialization at the University of Chicago before completing her Doctor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and neurology residency at Boston Medical Center, serving as chief resident in her final year. She completed a Movement Disorder Fellowship at Boston Medical Center.

She specializes in the diagnosis and management of individuals who have Parkinson’s disease (PD), atypical Parkinson’s disease, tremor, Huntington’s disease, dystonia, ataxia, and other movement disorders. She is experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders including patient selection, evaluation, and post-operative programming. She is skilled in the use of botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders and migraine.

Research Interest

Dr. Bird’s research interests include Quality Improvement (QI) to analyze practice performance and enhance the way care is delivered to patients. She was a co-investigator of the FIRE-UP PD project, studying Parkinson’s disease in patients from underserved populations.

Teaching and Mentoring

Dr. Bird serves as the Neurology clerkship director at the BU Chobanian Avedisian School of Medicine. She is the recipient of the Golden Brain Fellow Award for 2019-2020. This award is presented annually by the BU medical students on Neurology clerkship and is in recognition of Dr. Bird’s excellence in teaching and devotion to students.

Community Outreach

Dr. Bird has served as the Senior Resident Advisor and Coordinator for the Neurology Global Health Initiative in Haiti. She has lectured to community providers as part of the FIRE-UP PD project. She has participated in the APDA Parkinson’s Good Start Program and SAFRA Visiting Nurse Faculty Program.