Our calendars are filling up for 2024! Be sure to check out the list of exciting events below! We look forward to seeing you at many of these events. We’d also like to say congratulations to Dr. Emily Forbes on her continued funding from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America for the University of Colorado … Read more
We’re looking forward to lots of exciting things in 2024! Happy New Year! We’re excited to share another year with you through our monthly e-newsletters! We hope that you had a lovely holiday season and a happy start ot 2024. Congratulations! We would like to say congratulations to Dr. Alexander Baumgartner who was offered and … Read more
One of the best things about July is welcoming the newest Movement Disorders Fellows. Dr. Ondrea Timmermann and Dr. Bridget Ollesch started their training at the beginning of the month. Dr. Timmermann was born and grew up in West Virginia. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Alderson Broaddus University and her medical degree … Read more
Congratulations to our 2023 Movement Disorders Fellowship Graduates! Congratulations to Dr. Heather Heiser and Dr. Antonia Pusso for completing their Movement Disorders Fellowship. Dr. Heiser will be starting practice as a movement disorder and general neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Pusso will be continuing her training with a Palliative Fellowship at the University of Colorado. … Read more
May is Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month! The University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center will host its annual Huntington’s Disease Education Day on October 7, 2023. More details will come soon. Follow our Facebook page to learn more. On May 17, the MDC hosted its annual Research Retreat. Each year, the Movement Disorders Center brings together … Read more
Our e-newsletter is back! You can subscribe here and you can read the April 2023 newsletter now. In April, the Movement Disorders Center hosted Beatriz Nielsen, PhD for an Interdisciplinary talk to our faculty and staff. Dr. Nielsen received the Parkinson’s Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Basic Scientists. The Movement disorders neurologist attended the American Academy … Read more
April 11 is World Parkinson Day. While patient care is a large part of our faculty’s care for the Parkinson’s community, there is a lot more that they do.
Congratulations to Dr. Jeanne Feuerstein and Dr. Emily Forbes who received the 2022-23 Neurology Intradepartmental Grant Award this year. Since 2016, the University of Colorado Department of Neurology has provided funding to junior faculty to protect their time to develop new research concepts. This award funding lasts for one year. Previous winners from the movement … Read more
The Movement Disorders Center is growing again! A handful of providers have moved on from our center for various personal reasons, including retirement and spouses being transferred to new positions. But we are excited to welcome new faculty to our group. The faculty and staff at the center continue to be dedicated to improving the … Read more
The University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center received an award from the Parkinson’s Foundation for the Highest Team Participation for the Parkinson’s Foundation Palliative Care Education Course. The award was presented at this year’s COE Leadership Conference and was accepted by Ryan Khan, a chaplain who works closely with our Palliative Care team. In 2020, … Read more