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

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

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

Neurosurgery

Ron L. Alterman, MD

Ron L. Alterman, MD

Chief, Neurosurgery

Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD

Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD

Co-Director, Spine Center

Autonomic and Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Roy L. Freeman, MD

Neurology

Christopher Gibbons, MD

Christopher H. Gibbons, MD

Neurology

Cognitive Neurology

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Lisa Cohen, LICSW

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

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Lissa Kapust, LICSW

Program Coordinator, Parkinson's Wellness Programs; Social Work, Cognitive Neurology Unit

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George Lin, PhD

Clinical Neuropsychology

Alejandro Mendoza, MD

Alejandro Mendoza, MD

Director, Neuropsychiatry; Cognitive Neurology Unit, Neuropsychiatry

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

Jeremy Whyman, MD

Jeremy Whyman, MD

Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship; Geriatric Medicine; Primary Care; Inpatient Palliative Care

Parkinson's Research Faculty

Bruno Benitez, MD

Bruno Benitez, MD

Neuroscience Research

Mary Buss, MD

Mary Buss, MD, MPH

Palliative Care; Medical Oncology

Clinical and Research Coordinators

Hannah Babcock

Hannah Babcock

Research Coordinator

Michelle Guo

Michelle Guo

Clinical Research Assistant; Wellness Works Assistant Coordinator

Áine Russell

Áine Russell

Research Coordinator

BIDMC Parkinson's Disease Team

First Row, L-R: David K. Simon, MD, PhD; Linda DellaPorta, OTR/L, CHT; Veronique Vanderhorst, MD, PhD; Hannah Babcock, BA; Lissa Kapust, LICSW; Shabbir Merchant, MD

Second Row, L-R: Abhilasha Natarajan, BA; Bruno Benitez, MD; Samuel Frank, MD; Lan Luo, MD, MS; Áine Russell, MPH; Darlene Harrier, PT, NCS; Lisa Cohen, LICSW