Joseph Jankovic is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Jankovic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Torticollis, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Jankovic is currently accepting new patients.

Arjun Tarakad, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Arjun Tarakad specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at BCM Neurology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2273. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Tarakad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Tourette Syndrome, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Monika Ummat is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ummat is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Her top areas of expertise are Mal De Debarquement Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Memory Loss.

Yan Li is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Li is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemangioma, Cerebral Cavernous Malformation, Endoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Li is currently accepting new patients.

Olga Waln is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Waln is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Waln is currently accepting new patients.

Raja Mehanna is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mehanna is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Chorea, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Mehanna is currently accepting new patients.

William Ondo is a Neurologist in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Ondo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Restless Legs Syndrome, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Thalamotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Ondo is currently accepting new patients.

Jay Gavvala is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gavvala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

James Riviello is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Riviello is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Mary Vo is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Vo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, and Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis.

Samden Lhatoo is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lhatoo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Central Sleep Apnea, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Aziz Shaibani, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Aziz Shaibani specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at Houston Neurocare P. A.. To make an appointment, please call (713) 795-0033. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Shaibani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Myasthenia Gravis, Myositis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Thymectomy.

Steven Bellows, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Steven Bellows specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at Baylor McNair - Neurology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-6177. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Bellows is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Recent advances have made the discovery of genetic susceptibility loci for complex human phenotypes a reality, including nervous system disorders. The critical next step will be to definitively identify the responsible genes and understand their functions in both health and disease. Our research integrates genetic investigation in human subjects and model organisms, with the goal of understanding brain function and aging, and improving the treatment of neurologic disease. We focus on Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, two incurable neurodegenerative disorders and experimental paradigms for the age-dependent failure of brain cognitive and motor control in humans. Human Genetics: The clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative disease is the culmination of a multi-tiered pathogenic cascade that evolves over decades; understanding how genetic variants impact this causal chain is essential. Although 2 percent of the population over age 65 are clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the defining pathology of disease (alpha-synuclein Lewy bodies) is discovered in 20 percent of brains from population-based autopsy studies. We are, therefore, investigating the impact of genomic variation on directly measured Lewy pathology, neuronal loss in the midbrain substantia nigra, and progressive motor impairment, leveraging human subject cohorts with detailed clinical and pathological data. In complementary investigations, we are deploying biosensor devices to improve detection of Parkinson's-related motor impairment, including the development of quantitative biometric phenotypes for genetic analyses of disease subtypes. We are also performing whole exome sequencing of individuals with familial Parkinson's disease and related disorders, and exploring potential links between inherited pediatric lysosomal and late-onset, adult neurodegenerative diseases. Drosophila Genetics: Despite the promise of current human genetic methods, such as genome-wide association studies and next generation sequencing, they often fail to definitively identify disease susceptibility genes and variants. We are, therefore, taking advantage of the rapid and powerful genetics available in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster in order to accelerate the validation of responsible genes and an understanding of their functions in the nervous system, including for disease pathogenesis. Expression of human amyloid-beta, Tau, or alpha-synuclein proteins in the fly nervous system recapitulates many core features of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. We are testing candidate human susceptibility genes for functional genetic interactions in these fly models of neurodegeneration. Implicated molecular pathways are probed in greater depth, using both Drosophila and human genetic approaches. Current areas of interest include endolysosomal sorting, RNA metabolism/splicing, neuronal cell adhesion, and synaptic mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Dr. Shulman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia.

Toby Yaltho is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Bellaire, Texas. Dr. Yaltho is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Apoplexy. Dr. Yaltho is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Billnitzer is a Neurologist in Bellaire, Texas. Dr. Billnitzer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Friedreich Ataxia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Billnitzer is currently accepting new patients.

Pankaj Satija is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Satija is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Migraine. Dr. Satija is currently accepting new patients.

Mariam Hull is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hull is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Her top areas of expertise are Tourette Syndrome, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Opisthotonos, and Stereotypic Movement Disorder. Dr. Hull is currently accepting new patients.

Shannon Dicarlo is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Dicarlo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Her top areas of expertise are Focal Dystonia, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type. Dr. Dicarlo is currently accepting new patients.

Sruthi Thomas is a Physiatrist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Thomas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Rhizotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Thomas is currently accepting new patients.