Susan Criswell
Distinguished in Movement Disorders

Dr. Susan Criswell

Neurology
CommonSpirit Health
Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center
240 West Thomas Road, Suite 301, 
Phoenix, AZ 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Distinguished in Movement Disorders
CommonSpirit Health
Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center
240 West Thomas Road, Suite 301, 
Phoenix, AZ 
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Susan Criswell is a Neurologist in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Criswell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Movement Disorders. Her top areas of expertise are Heavy Metal Poisoning, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Dr. Criswell is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 31 articles and participated in 4 clinical trials in the study of Movement Disorders.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MO
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center
240 West Thomas Road, Suite 301, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Call: 602-406-6262

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.


3 Clinical Trials

Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: February 28, 2024
A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of CX-8998 for Essential Tremor
A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of CX-8998 for Essential Tremor
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 23, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Effect of LY3154207 on Cognition in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia Due to Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Associated With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) or Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Effect of LY3154207 on Cognition in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia Due to Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Associated With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) or Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 23, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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42 Total Publications

Utilizing T1-weighted MRI intensity indices to evaluate in-vivo neurotoxicity in a South African cohort with environmental manganese exposure.
Utilizing T1-weighted MRI intensity indices to evaluate in-vivo neurotoxicity in a South African cohort with environmental manganese exposure.
Journal: Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)
Published: April 11, 2025
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