Emily Forbes, DO, MS (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director, HDSA Center of Excellence at the University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center
I am a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders. I attended medical school at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine. During my time in medical school, I was awarded an Academic Medicine Scholarship and earned a Master’s Degree in addition to a Medical Degree. I went on to complete an internship in medicine and a residency in neurology at the University of Colorado Hospital. I then completed a two-year fellowship at The University of Pennsylvania Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PDMDC) and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC).
During my fellowship training I developed clinical expertise in movement disorders, as well as expertise in performing procedures including botulinum toxin injections for dystonia and spasticity. My clinical interests include Parkinson’s disease, Atypical Parkinsonism, Ataxia, Balance Disorders, Chorea, Dystonia, and genetic causes of neurologic diseases. I also program deep brain stimulators for Parkinson’s disease, Essential tremor, and Dystonia.
My research interests include understanding factors that affect the progression of Parkinson’s disease, cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease, and understanding the genetic basis of neurologic diseases.
I am a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Movement Disorders Society.