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Matthew A. Brodsky, M.D.

Accepting new patients

  • Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Neurology

Clinical focus

  • Parkinson's and Movement Disorders

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

Dr. Brodsky joined the OHSU movement disorders faculty in 2002, and is currently an associate professor of neurology. He completed his medical degree, neurology residency and movement disorders fellowship at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Brodsky’s research interests focus on pre-clinical detection and neuroprotective interventions for Parkinson’s disease. He also directs annual courses on deep brain stimulation and the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Basal Ganglia Coterie, of which he is a co-founder. Dr. Brodsky oversees clinical trials in dystonia as well as fellowship training in botulinum toxin injection and DBS programming at OHSU. Dr. Brodsky has lectured on Parkinson’s disease around the world, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in the field of movement disorders. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends hiking and skiing the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest, or playing music for them on his guitar.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Residency

    • Neurology: Mount Sinai Hospital, 1996-2000

  • Fellowship

    • Movement disorders: Mount Sinai Hospital, 2000-02

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2002
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (86 Ratings, 29 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Dr Brodsky was attentive, asked questions, listened to my concerns, did some testing, explained options & gave me recommendations as to continued care in helping my situations. He is kind, caring & helpful.

  2. Have recommended many times!

  3. Dr. Brodsky is great, he discusses options and listens to my questions or concerns.

  4. Dr. Brodsky was great.

  5. I appreciate the time he took identifying options and determining a strategy for testing options.

  6. He was warm, concerned , treated me like a person, not a diagnosis

  7. Very empathetic, clear, and helpful.

  8. Dr Brodsky is always thorough. He listens when we talk, and explains things in a way we can understand.

  9. Dr Brodsky always listens to our concerns and gives appropriate recommendations.

  10. Dr. Brodsky and his team are very caring, sincere and make me feel heard. He always takes the time to listen and address my concerns. He always takes time to ask about my family and checks to make sure I have support, am exercising, and am as mentally fit as I can be. I feel like he takes care of the whole person. He is concerned about costs and other challenges his patients might face. He has treated me for nearly 13 years and I don't know what to do without him and his team standing beside me.

  11. Doctor Matthew Brodsky the my hero!!! He is the best Doctor to treat my cervical dystonia that I could ask for and I feel so grateful to have had him as my physician since 2011!!!

  12. Well informed, caring, friendly

  13. The best!!!

  14. Front desk, always friendly. My doctor is on time and extremely knowledgeable.

  15. He set a positive tone right away, saying that there were a few different options available that could help improve my symptoms.

  16. Excellent visit

  17. Dr. Brodsky is a very knowledgeable and caring MDS

  18. Dr. Broadski was kind knowledgeable & efficient

  19. I have recommended Dr. Brodsky to other Parkinson's patients. I will be always grateful to the local neurologist who recommended OHSU and Dr. Brodsky To me many years agoI I am extremely lucky to have him as my neurologist. He is pleasant, Thorough and KnowledgeableI'm connected with a local Parkinson's community and now the care I receive is much better than what other Patients receive locally. Part of this I attribute to Dr. Brodskys being involved in research as well as The time he spends a Clinician. The combination cannot be beat.Yes, my fingers are stiff this morning and so I've had to use Google voice. I apologize for that.

  20. Competent and friendly

  21. Dr Brodsky is an outstanding doctor and is very empathetic with the needs of people with Parkinson's disease. I already have referred several patients to Dr. Brodsky

  22. I have been a patient of Dr bronsky's for several years and have never ever had any bed interaction with Dr Brodsky or any of his staff. Actually his staff is always kind. Dr bronsky treats with compassion, understanding and honesty. When I have to ask him a question I always know I'll get a straight answer and I always know it'll be the right one. We have learned how to work together and it has meant the world to me in my treatment of both Parkinson's and blepharospasms.

  23. Dr Brodsky is a good listener, offers options to consider, is very patient with our concerns. We have confidence in his ability

  24. I've never been greeted by the doctor in a exam room waiting for me. Sure beats waiting to see a Dr after waiting for a half hr.

  25. Excellent overall

  26. I first began seeing Dr Brodsky in 2014, and after living in Florida for 7 years sought him out on my return to Portland in 2023 and wrote a letter to ask if I could be his patient again. Dr Brrodsky is the best!

  27. Dr. Brodsky is knowledgeable, a good communicator and extremely helpful in dealing with my Parkinson's.

  28. Dr. Brodsky is wonderful. He seems like a maverick who hates red tape and people listen to him like he's the head neurologist at OHSU. Maybe he is?!? He just seems like a good man.

  29. Dr. Brosky took the time and concern to make me feel comfortable and cared for.