Movement Disorder Fellowship

The Houston Methodist Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology is proud to offer a one-year fellowship in Movement Disorders. Fellows will be trained clinically through direct patient contact with inpatient consultations and in the department outpatient Movement Disorders Clinic.

Fellows will learn to evaluate and manage disorders including but not limited to Parkinson's disease, dystonia, spasticity, tremor, restless legs syndrome, atypical parkinsonian disorders, Huntington’s disease, chorea, Tourette's syndrome, ataxias, hemi-facial spasm, Wilson’s disease, stiff person syndrome, stereotype, paroxysmal dyskinesia, myoclonus, and functional movement disorders; also, learn to treat other conditions associated with movement disorders including dementia, depression, anxiety, impulse control disorder, psychosis, emotional lability (pseudobulbar affect), orthostatic hypotension, constipation, urinary difficulties (urgency, nocturia, incontinence), sleep disturbances (REM-behavior disorder, hypersomnolence, interrupted sleep), among others.

In addition to learning medical evaluation and management of movement disorders, fellows will be expected to become proficient in:

• The administration of botulinum toxin, including patient selection, dose and drug determination, and muscle selection
• Deep brain stimulation interrogation, adjustment and management, including patient selection and concurrent medical management, and spend time in the operating room during the implantation of deep brain stimulation
• Adjustment and management of baclofen pumps, including patient selection and concurrent medical management

Movement disorders

• William G. Ondo, MD, Program Director | Faculty profile | Clinical profile
• Andrew Billnitzer, MD, MPH | Clinical profile
• Joseph F. Imbs, DO | Clinical profile
• Eugene C. Lai, MD, PhD  | Faculty profile | Clinical profile
• Olga Waln, MD | Faculty profile | Clinical profile
  
  

Cognitive neurology / Neuroimaging

• Joseph C. Masdeu, MD, PhD | Faculty profile | Clinical profile
• Gustavo C. Román, MD, DrHC | Faculty profile | Clinical profile
• Alireza Faridar, MD | Faculty profile  | Clinical profile
• M. Obadah Nakawah, MD | Faculty profile | Clinical profile