Congratulations to Dr. Okun on the publication of “Muhammad Ali and Young-Onset Idiopathic Parkinson Disease—The Missing Evidence.” This paper was published in the October 24th edition of JAMA Neurology. Following Muhammad Ali’s death, there has been persistent dialogue about the degree to which Parkinson disease vs repetitive boxing-related head trauma…
Congratulations Drs. Armstrong and Okun on the publication of “Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson Disease: A Review,” in this month’s issue of JAMA. Abstract Importance Parkinson disease is the most common form of parkinsonism, a group of neurological disorders with Parkinson disease–like movement problems such as…
Accelerating Neurological Science and Advancing Neurological Medicine The University of Florida Department of Neurology strives to create, disseminate and clinically apply neurological knowledge to benefit regional, national and global populations. To provide compassionate, skilled and innovative healthcare of the highest quality To educate and train compassionate, dedicated, and skilled…
The College of Medicine was founded in 1956 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006. Neurology, originally a division of the Department of Medicine, became a department in 1974 with Dr. Melvin Greer as its first Chair. At that time, the department had only five full-time faculty neurologists, but nevertheless…
WELCOME TO UF'S NEUROLOGY RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM! The mission of our residency is to train compassionate and well-rounded neurologists who exhibit strengths in clinical care, professionalism, research, and the education…
