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Gregory M Pontone

Gregory M Pontone, MD, MHS

Division Chief And Professor Of Aging, Behavioral, and Cognitive Neurology; Co-Director of The Fixel Neuropsychiatry Program; The Louis and Roberta Fixel Endowed Chair

Department: MD-BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 294-5000
Business Email: gpontone@ufl.edu

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About Gregory M Pontone

My name is Gregory Pontone, MD, MHS, and I am chief of the University of Florida Aging, Behavioral and Cognitive (ABC) Neurology Division. I earned my medical degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa. After medical school, I completed a medical internship at Johns Hopkins Bayview followed by a residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry and movement disorders research at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Prior to joining UF Health, I was an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where I co-founded and directed a movement disorder clinic that provided comprehensive psychiatric care for patients with Parkinsons disease and related neurological disorders. I also co-founded a mental health counseling program that extended care to spouses, families and caregivers of patients with neurological disorders.

My clinical interests surround caring for patients with Parkinsons disease who also suffer from cognitive impairment and psychiatric disorders.

As a physician, my goal is to provide the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatments for cognitive and psychiatric disorders that occur in patients with Parkinsons disease. In order to improve care for the future, I provide access to clinical trials and research that advances knowledge regarding the diagnosis, treatment and mechanistic causes of cognitive impairment and psychiatric disorders in Parkinsons disease. Lastly, I am dedicated to reducing the stigma associated with psychiatric diagnoses by providing education to combat misunderstanding and fear.

In my free time, I enjoy playing basketball and tennis, bicycling and reading.

Accomplishments

  1. Mentoring Award for supporting the research career of a junior faculty member

    Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  2. Parkinson Study Group, Visiting Mentorship Award

    Sunovion Pharmaceuticals

  3. Highest Score on Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation Comprehensive Exam

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  4. NEMA Clinical Researcher Awards

    National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Board Certifications

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry

Subspecialties

  • Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry

Areas of Interest

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson Disease

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Anxiety in Parkinsons disease: using fMRI to evaluate amygdala networks in the on and off dopamine state

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  2. Basal Ganglia Network Neurophysiology of Depression in Parkinsons Disease

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS

  3. Biomarkers of Cognitive Decline Among Normal Individuals: The BIOCARD Cohort

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY via NATL INST OF HLTH NIA

  4. Visual hallucinations and memory impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: The role of hippocampal networks

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY via NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  5. Biomarkers of Cognitive Decline Among Normal Individuals: The Biocard Cohort

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY via NATL INST OF HLTH NIA

  6. Defining Targets for Tic Detection and Suppression in Tourette Syndrome Deep Brain Stimulation

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS

Education

  1. MHS, Graduate Training Programs in Clinical Investigation

    Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

  2. Geriatric Psychiatry and Movement Disorders Research Fellow

    Johns Hopkins University

  3. Residency, Medicine/Psychiatry

    Johns Hopkins University

  4. Intern in Medicine/Psychiatry

    Johns Hopkins Bayview

  5. MD

    University of South Florida

  6. BA, Chemistry/Psychology

    University of South Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5000
Emails:
Business:
gpontone@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
3009 SW WILLISTON RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32608