The 20 Best Parkinson's Disease Doctors Near Me in Ypsilanti, MI

Roger L. Albin, M.D. (Residency 1986), is a professor of neurology, associate chair for research and co-director of the Movement Disorders Clinic in the Department of Neurology in the University of Michigan Medical School. In addition, he serves as chief of neuroscience research at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center.Dr. Albin joined the U-M faculty in 1988 as an instructor in the Department of Neurology. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1989; associate professor in 1994; and achieved his current rank of full professor in 2000.After completing his undergraduate degree at Oberlin College in Ohio, Dr. Albin earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1982, and completed his residency at the University of Michigan in 1986. He also completed a movement disorders fellowship in 1988 under Drs. Anne Young and John Penney.His clinical and research interests include the underlying neurobiologic causes of the clinical features of movement disorders, basal ganglia structure and function, Parkinson's disease, Tourette syndrome, dementias, dystonias and Huntington's disease. His laboratory is pursuing work on basic mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Huntington disease using mouse genetic models. Dr. Albin also has participated in neuroprotective clinical trials for both Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.The present focus of Dr. Albin's group is uncovering the basis for non-motor (sleep disorders, depression, dementia, autonomic dysfunction) problems in Parkinson's disease. He is very interested in applying positron emission tomography (PET) imaging methods to improve diagnosis of dementing disorders like Alzheimer's disease. The hope is that understanding how specific brain alterations cause specific clinical features will lead to improved treatments.Dr. Albin currently serves as a site investigator for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory Trials in Parkinson disease (NET-PD) initiative. His work is supported by grants from the NIH, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the High Q Foundation.A member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Neurologic Association, and the Society for Neuroscience, Dr. Albin currently serves on the editorial boards of Experimental Neurology, Neurology and Neurobiology of Disease. Dr. Albin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington Disease, Dementia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Albin is board certified in Neurology.

Kelvin L. Chou, M.D. is a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Michigan Medicine and was the inaugural Thomas H. and Susan C. Brown Early Career Professor in Neurology. Dr. Chou has been named to the Best Doctors of America list since 2011 and sees all patients with movement disorders (i.e. Parkinson’s disease, tremors, dystonia, Huntington disease), though he has a particular interest in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and deep brain stimulation (DBS). Dr. Chou serves as Co-Director of the STIM (Surgical Therapies Improving Movement) Program and his research focus is on improving the ability to treat movement disorders patients through DBS. He is also an experienced clinical trialist, conducting numerous clinical trials on new therapies for PD, essential tremor and Huntington disease. He directs the Neurology Clinical Trials Organization (NeCTO) and is Lead Medical Director of the Neuroscience and Sensory Clinical Trials Support Unit (CTSU) at Michigan Medicine. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, review articles or book chapters on PD and related movement disorders. A strong patient advocate, Dr. Chou is the Education and Outreach Core Director for the U-M Udall Center of Excellence for PD Research and serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Michigan Parkinson Foundation and the Medical Advisory Board of the International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF). He has also authored a book for patients and families called Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Life for People with Parkinson's, Dystonia and Essential Tremor. Dr. Chou is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Chou is board certified in Neurology.

Nicolaas Bohnen is a Neurologist and a Nuclear Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Bohnen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Osteopenia, Melorheostosis, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Kirk Frey is a Neurologist and a Nuclear Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Frey is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Osteopenia, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Charles Braun is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Braun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

Dr. Kotagal completed residency training and a post-residency fellowship in Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative diseases at the University of Michigan. He sees outpatients with Movement disorders including patients with Parkinson disease, atypical parkinsonian conditions, tremor, and gait impairments. He directs a subspecialty clinic for patients with suspected Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Dr. Kotagal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Kotagal is board certified in Neurology.

Kara J. Wyant, MD, is a clinical lecturer in the Department of Neurology. She received her bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and music from Ohio Northern University, and medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine. Dr. Wyant completed her neurology residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she served as chief resident from 2015-2016. She is currently pursuing a fellowship in movement disorders at the University of Michigan focusing on the medical and surgical management of patients with Parkinson disease and parkinsonism. Dr. Wyant also serves on the neurohospitalist service at University Hospital, and participates in teleneurology consults for MidMichigan Health. Dr. (md) is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. She is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. (md) is board certified in Neurology.

Anastasios Alexiou is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Alexiou is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dravet Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

Amanda Rabquer is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Rabquer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).

Robert Levy is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Levy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Headache, Myasthenia Gravis, Memory Loss, and Movement Disorders.

Dr. Bautista received her medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at St John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Bautista is board certified in Internal Medicine. Her clinical interests include sub-acute care for the elderly, assessment and management of congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, and chronic kidney disease in diabetes, and other chronic medical problems in the geriatric population. Dr. Bautista is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses High Potassium Level, Low Blood Pressure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Opioid Induced Constipation. Dr. Bautista is board certified in Internal Medicine.

Personal interest in caring for older adults in a nursing facility. Dr. Stier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her clinical expertise encompasses Opioid Induced Constipation, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Failure. Dr. Stier is board certified in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Praveen Dayalu is an Associate Professor and the Thomas H. and Susan C. Brown Early Career Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan. He graduated from medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, in 2002, and then completed neurology residency and movement disorders fellowship at Michigan, in 2006. His main focus is clinical management of movement disorders, especially Parkinson disease. His research interests are in Huntington disease and Multiple System Atrophy. He is the Director of the Movement Disorders Fellowship and trains fellows, residents, and medical students. Dr. Dayalu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Huntington Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Dayalu is board certified in Neurology.

After graduating from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1990, Dr. Sohrab spent time in Spinal Cord Injury Centers of Iran, in multiple capacities, organizing care and educating different levels of practitioners in providing care for veterans of war. He then spent a few years of general practice, in different parts of Iran, dedicated to providing medical care and organizing Public Health Services, in rural areas. Dr. Sohrab has been practicing, and teaching, general Neurology at the University of Michigan, since 2012. Dr. Sohrab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Vertigo, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Trigeminal Neuralgia.

Punithavathy Vijayakumar is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Vijayakumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. She is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Migraine. Dr. Vijayakumar is board certified in Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Vascular Neurology.

Jabeen Siddiqui is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Siddiqui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Prolidase Deficiency, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Idiopathic Edema.

Athar Siddiqui is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Siddiqui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Diskitis, Hypertension, and Tenosynovitis.

Hamidullah Halimi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Halimi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Malnutrition, Mastoiditis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Cheryl Huckins is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Huckins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her clinical expertise encompasses Anemia, Dementia, Mastoiditis, and Urinary Tract Infection in Children.

Aishah Raffee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Raffee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cerebellar Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).