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Dr. David J. Houghton

Neurology
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health Center - Covington
1000 Ochsner Blvd, 
Covington, LA 
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Distinguished in Movement Disorders
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health Center - Covington
1000 Ochsner Blvd, 
Covington, LA 
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David Houghton is a Neurologist in Covington, Louisiana. Dr. Houghton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Movement Disorders. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Essential Tremor, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Houghton is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 7 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Movement Disorders.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in KY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
St Tammany Parish Hospital
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ochsner Health Center - Covington
1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
Call: 985-338-5333
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Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

A Multicenter, Randomized, Active-controlled, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel-group Clinical Trial, Investigating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Continuous Subcutaneous ND0612 Infusion in Comparison to Oral IR-LD/CD in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease Experiencing Motor Fluctuations (BouNDless)
A Multicenter, Randomized, Active-controlled, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel-group Clinical Trial, Investigating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Continuous Subcutaneous ND0612 Infusion in Comparison to Oral IR-LD/CD in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease Experiencing Motor Fluctuations (BouNDless)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: May 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Combination product
Study Drugs: ND0612 Solution, Carbidopa, Levodopa
Study Phase: Phase 3

8 Total Publications

Effect of Urate-Elevating Inosine on Early Parkinson Disease Progression: The SURE-PD3 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Effect of Urate-Elevating Inosine on Early Parkinson Disease Progression: The SURE-PD3 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal: JAMA
Published: September 14, 2021
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