Movement Disorders
Intro/Program - Faculty - Research - Patient Information - Education
If you are a new patient, please refer to this New Patient Questionaire and fax it to us at 404.778.3745.
Clinical ActivitiesEmory University is one of the leading clinical and research centers for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders nationally. The Emory University Program serves as a major tertiary referral center for patients with the full spectrum of movement disorders for Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and for the Southeastern United States. Emory was designated as the nation's first American Parkinson Disease Association Center of Excellence and the first Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence. The faculty provide internationally recognized expertise in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, dystonia, tremor, tic disorders and other movement disorders. Clinical services include:
- Clinical evaluation and comprehensive care of patients with a wide range of movement disorders (5,000 patient visits per year)
- One of the largest Huntington's disease clinics in the world
- Functional neurosurgery for Parkinson's disease, tremor and dystonia
- A large Botulinum toxin injection program for dystonia, hemifacial spasm, and spasticity (1,000 injections annually).
If you would like to make a clinic appointment with one of the Movement Disorder Specialists, please call 404-778-3444 for the next available appointment.
If you would like more information about Parkinson's disease, please call the local American Parkinson Disease Assocation Information and Referral Center at 404-728-4982.
If you would like more information about Huntington's disease, please call the local Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence at 404-728-6364. (or click here)
For additional information on Movement Disorder diseases, please click on the following links and visit the websites mentioned.
www.apdaparkinson.org
www.pdtrials.org
www.tsaofga-sc.org
www.apdaatlanta.org
