Neuro SIG: Deep Brain Stimulation and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for treatment of Tremor and Parkinson’s disease
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12/14/20226:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Presenter:
Umer Akbar, MD is a neurologist with expertise in the medical and surgical management of movement disorders. He is the director of the movement disorders program at Rhode Island Hospital, and an Associate Professor of Neurology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
As the director of the movement disorders program, Dr. Akbar has worked to develop interdisciplinary clinics for evaluation and treatment for patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. These clinics include providers from neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, physical therapy, and speech and language pathology.
Dr. Akbar’s research interests include diagnosis and management of movement disorders. He is proficient in botulinum toxin injections, deep brain stimulation patient evaluation and selection, intra-operative micro-electrode recording, and post-operative deep brain stimulation programming. He was awarded the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation fellowship grant to study diffusion tensor imaging in dystonia patients undergoing deep brain stimulation.
