Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders Center
The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PD&MDC) is
located at Pennsylvania Hospital and provides comprehensive care to patients
with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other parkinsonian syndromes, dystonia, Tourette’s
syndrome, Huntington’s disease and other movement disorders. Since its inception in
1982, it has been a regional and national leader in the care of patients with these
disorders. The Center is part of the Penn Medicine Neuroscience Center and
is committed to exceptional patient care, professional and community education,
social support services, and research.
Penn Doctor Featured on ABC News
Dr.
Gordon Baltuch, director of the Center for Functional
and Restorative Neurosurgeryat Penn, was interviewed in an
exclusive ABC News story.
Watch
the video to see Dr. Baltuch discuss a recent study showing
encouraging results for deep brain stimulation and its effect
on Parkinson's Disease. For more information, read the
related article.
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A Center of Regional and National Distinction
Recognized by the National Parkinson Foundation as one
of its 45 worldwide Centers of Excellence, the PD&MDC is
one of the largest of its kind in the country and the most
pre-eminent in the Philadelphia region, providing care to
approximately 2,000 patients each year.
The University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia
Veteran’s Administration Medical Center have been
honored to be the site of one of only six Parkinson’s
Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers or
“PADRECC” throughout the entire United States. The
Philadelphia PADRECC offers the same exceptional care
for veterans, as well as opportunities to participate in
clinical trials and other research initiatives.
The PD&MDC and the Center for Neurodegenerative
Disease Research at the University of Pennsylvania were
recently named the newest Morris K. Udall Center of
Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research by the
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS), joining 12 other distinguished academic
institutions in the U.S. with this designation. Clinicians
and basic scientists at the new Penn Udall Center are
conducting research to understand and develop better
treatments for the cognitive impairment and dementia
associated with PD. Penn is the only national Udall Center
to focus specifically on cognitive functions in PD.
We are located at:
Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
Penn Medicine Neuroscience Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
330 S. 9th Street
3rd Floor, Neurology
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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