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

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

Daniel Z. Press, MD

Daniel Z. Press, MD

Neurology; Chief, Behavioral Neurology Division

Daniel Tarsy, MD

Daniel Tarsy, MD

Former Director, Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Center

Veronique Vanderhorst, MD, PhD

Veronique 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 H. Gibbons, MD

Neurology

Cognitive Neurology

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Lisa Cohen, LICSW

Social Work Program Manager, Cognitive Neurology

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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

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Paulo Lizano, MD

Psychiatry

Nancy K. Madigan, PhD

Nancy K. Madigan, PhD

Clinical Neuropsychology

Bernardino Vaccaro, MD

Bernardino Vaccaro, MD

Psychiatry

Rehabilitation Services

Laura Bauman Castro

Laura Bauman Castro, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Linda DellaPorta

Linda DellaPorta, OTR/L, CHT

Occupational Therapist IV

Darlene Harrier

Darlene Harrier, PT, NCS

 Physical Therapist IV

Cynthia Wagner

Cynthia Wagner, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Palliative Care

Mary Buss, MD

Mary Buss, MD, MPH

Outpatient Palliative Care; Medical Oncology

Jeremy Whyman, MD

Jeremy Whyman, MD

Geriatric Medicine; Primary Care; Inpatient Palliative Care

Clinical and Research Coordinators

Sophia Antonioli

Sophia Antonioli

Research Assistant

Hannah Babcock

Hannah Babcock

Research Assistant

Mikayla Hyman

Mikayla Hyman

Wellness Works Assistant Coordinator

Michael Nguyen

Michael Nguyen

Clinical Research Assistant

Molly Ryan

Molly Ryan

Research Coordinator

BIDMC Neurology group

First row, L-R: Ron Alterman, MD; Lan Luo, MD; David Simon, MD, PhD; Vikram Karnik, MD

Second row, L-R: Lissa Kapust, LICSW; Samuel Frank, MD; Jason Crowell, MD

Third row, L-R: Veronique Vanderhorst, MD, PhD; Hannah Babcock, BA

Fourth row, L-R: Darlene Harrier, PT, NCS; Molly Ryan, BS