Edward A. Burton
Advanced in Parkinson's Disease

Dr. Edward A. Burton

Neurology
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Edward Burton, MD, PhD, is a neurologist certified by the Joint Commission for Higher Specialist Training (U.K.). He is the UPMC Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders and is an associate professor of Neurology, Microbiology, and Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Birmingham and completed residencies at Central Oxford Teaching Hospitals and Central Birmingham Teaching Hospitals. He completed his fellowship at UPMC.

Dr. Burton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and Parkinson's Disease.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 40 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 13 articles in the study of Parkinson's Disease.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in PA
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Department of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-946-2708

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.


40 Total Publications

The pesticide chlorpyrifos increases the risk of Parkinson's disease.
The pesticide chlorpyrifos increases the risk of Parkinson's disease.
Journal: Molecular neurodegeneration
Published: May 14, 2025
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