Meet Our Parkinson's Disease Team

Movement Disorder Experts

Neurology

David K. Simon, MD, PhD

David K. Simon, MD, PhD

Director, Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders Center; Chief, Movement Disorders Division

Clifford Saper, MD, PhD

Clifford Saper, MD, PhD

Former Chair, Neurology

Bruno Benitez, MD

Bruno Benitez, MD

Neuroscience Research

Samuel A. Frank, MD

Samuel A. Frank, MD

Neurology

Laurie M. Gordon, MD

Laurie M. Gordon, MD

Neurology

Lan Luo, MD

Lan Luo, MD

Neurology; Medical Director, DBS Program

Shabbir Merchant, MD

Shabbir Merchant, MD

Neurology

Daniel Z. Press, MD

Daniel Z. Press, MD

Neurology; Chief, Behavioral Neurology Division

Veronique Vanderhorst, MD, PhD

Veronica Vanderhorst, MD, PhD

Director, Atypical Parkinsonism Program; Neurology

Wellness Programs

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Lissa Kapust, LICSW

Program Coordinator, Parkinson's Wellness Programs; Social Work, Wellness Programs

Michelle Guo

Michelle Guo

Clinical Research Assistant; Wellness Works Assistant Coordinator

Neurosurgery

Ron L. Alterman, MD

Ron L. Alterman, MD

Chief; Neurological Surgery

Joshua Aronson, MD

Joshua Aronson, MD

Director, Epilepsy Surgery; Neurological Surgery

Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD

Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD

Co-Director, Spine Center; Neurological Surgery

Autonomic and Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Roy L. Freeman, MD

Neurology

Christopher Gibbons, MD

Christopher H. Gibbons, MD

Clinical Neurophysiology; Neurology

Cognitive Neurology

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Lisa Cohen, LICSW

Team Leader, Social Work, Cognitive Neurology Unit; Clinical Social Work

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George Lin, PhD

Clinical Neuropsychology

Alejandro Mendoza, MD

Alejandro Mendoza, MD

Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry

Rehabilitation Services

Linda DellaPorta

Linda DellaPorta, OTR/L, CHT

Occupational Therapist IV

Darlene Harrier

Darlene Harrier, PT, NCS

 Physical Therapist IV

Alison Katz, PT, DPT, OCS

Alison Katz, PT, DPT, OCS

Physical Therapist

Barbara Wilson Arboleda, MS, CCC-SLP

Barbara Wilson-Arboleda, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Nutrition

Elisabeth Moore

Elisabeth Moore, RD, LDN

Nutrition Services

Palliative Care

Kathleen Lee, MD

Kathleen Lee, MD

Clinical Chief, Section of Palliative Care; Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Aaron Kuntz, MD

Aaron Kuntz, MD

Internal Medicine

Sleep Medicine

Robert Thomas, MD

Robert Thomas, MD

Pulmonary Disease; Sleep Medicine

Rena Holzer, FNP

Rena Holzer, FNP

Sleep Medicine

Urology

Heidi Rayala, MD, PhD

Heidi J. Rayala, MD, PhD

Urology

Gastroenterology

Johanna Moreda, MD

Johanna Iturrino Moreda, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical and Research Coordinators

Hannah Babcock

Hannah Babcock

Clinical Trials Specialist

Jacqueline Forbes

Jacqueline Forbes

Clinical Research Assistant

Michelle Guo

Michelle Guo

Clinical Research Assistant; Wellness Works Assistant Coordinator

Áine Russell

Áine Russell

PAINT Program Manager

COE Team Photo

First Row, L-R: David K. Simon, MD, PhD; Veronica Vanderhorst, MD, PhD; Joshua Aronson, MD; Lissa Kapust, LICSW; Shabbir Merchant, MD

Second Row, L-R: Aaron Kuntz, MD; Hannah Babcock, BA; Darlene Harrier, PT, NCS; Jacqueline Forbes, BS; Áine Russell, MPH; Samuel Frank, MD

COE Team Photo

From Top L to Bottom R: Samuel Frank, MD; David K. Simon, MD, PhD; Lisa Cohen, LICSW; Lissa Kapust, LICSW; Jacqueline Forbes, BS; Áine Russell, MPH; Alison Katz, PT, DPT, OCS; Darlene Harrier, PT, NCS; Hannah Babcock, BA; Doulovely Nazaire, BS; Anita Luck, FAFS, CPT; Abhilasha Natarajan, LCSW; Clementina Ullman, BA; Elisabeth Moore, RD, LDN; Kathleen Lee, MD; Veronica Vanderhorst, MD, PhD; Lan Luo, MD, MS; Aaron Kuntz, MD; Shabbir Merchant, MD; Michelle Guo, BA