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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center Treatment Team

At our Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Centers, named a Center of Excellence by the National Parkinson Foundation, we are proud to be in the forefront of comprehensive, integrated care delivery. Our program is made up of a multidisciplinary team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, physical and occupational therapist, speech and language pathologists, social workers, and educators to provide comprehensive care.

Neurologists

• Onur Melen, MD
• Tanya Simuni, MD (Director, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center)
• Alex Videnovic, MD
• Cindy Zadikoff, MD

Neurosurgeons

• Joshua Rosenow, MD (Director of Functional Neurosurgery, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine)

Neurogeneticist

• Puneet Opal, MD, PhD

Nurses and Clinical Coordinators

• Christine Giblin, RN, BSN
• David Kettley, RN, BSN

Center Coordinator and Clinical Social Worker

• Diane B. Breslow, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Research Coordinators

• Karen Williams, BA (Senior Clinical Research Coordinator)
• Lauren Vainio, BS

Rehabilitation Medicine

• Santiago D. Toledo, MD
• James A. Sliwa, DO

Physical Therapist

• Erin Finnegan, PT

Speech-Language Pathologists

• Kristin A. Larsen, MA, SLP
• Cory L. Atkinson, MA, CCC-SLP

Music Therapist

• Elizabeth Stegemöller, MT-BC

Clinical Neurophysiologist

• Colum Mackinnon, PhD

Neuropsychologist

• Eric Larson, PhD, ABPP-CN

Neuroradiologist

• Matthew T. Walker, MD