Dr. Christopher C. Spears

Christopher Chauncey Spears, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan. His time is shared between seeing patients in the movement disorders neurology clinic, assisting in clinical trials, and teaching at the medical school.Dr. Spears sees all patients with movement disorders (i.e. Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, Huntington’s Disease) but he has a particular interest in those affected by Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS/CBD), and Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). He serves as the Director of the Atypical Parkinson’s Clinic, as well as the institution’s CurePSP Center of Care and Mission MSA Center of Excellence.He additionally sees patients with Functional Movement Disorders (FMD) and serves as the faculty lead for the motor FND-FMD Physiotherapy Program. More than anything, Dr. Spears is a clinician-educator, directing the Movement Disorders Fellowship Training Program, supervising neurology residents in their continuity clinics, teaching in the medical schools ‘Doctoring’ program, and educating his patients. He is a frequent contributor to the ‘Ask the Doctor’ series for the Ann Arbor PD Support Group and has served as a content editor for the National Parkinson’s Foundation website, a patient and care partner resource with over 5 million views annually.

Dr. Spears is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia, and Supranuclear Ocular Palsy.

Dr. Spears is board certified in Neurology. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles.