Movement
Providing a comprehensive spectrum if medical and neurosurgical evaluation and treatments for adult patients with movement disorders, including evaluation for deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Integrated and comprehensive treatment plan and opinion from a team involving: allied health services, neurosurgery, neurology, and neuroscience researchers.
Neurological treatment for:
- Parkinson disease
- Essential tremor
- Dystonia
- Spasticity
- Other Movement Disorders
Neurosurgical interventions available are:
- Deep brain stimulation (thalamus, subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus)
- Pallidotomy
- Thalamotomy
- Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy for severe spasticity
For referring physicians
No more than a 2-week lag between an initial call to us and a scheduled appointment.
We provide:
- long term followup and programming of deep brain stimulators, and if desired
- a willingness to work on developing your capability and skills in programming of deep brain stimulators.
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Clinical Team
Kim Burchiel, M.D., Professor and Chairman
Marty Caudle, P.A.-C, P.T, Physician Assistant
David Gostnell, PhD., Assistant Clinical Professor
Richard Kolbell, PhD., Clinical Instructor
Gregory Anderson, Ph.D, Clinical Instructor
Support Team
503-494-4314
Todd Ellingson - Patient Care Coordinator
Jodi Phillips - Surgical Care Coordinator
