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Dr. Alberto J. Espay is Professor and Endowed Chair of the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson’s disease at the University of Cincinnati. He trained in Neurology at Indiana University, in clinical and electrophysiology of Movement Disorders at the University of Toronto (2001–2005), where he earned an MSc in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed research articles and 5 books, including Common Movement Disorders Pitfalls (Cambridge, Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award, 2013). Dr. Espay has received the Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research Award (2006–09), the Dystonia Coalition Career Development Award (2010–2012), and several NIH-funded awards. He has served as Chair of the Movement Disorders Section of the American Academy of Neurology, Associate Editor of Movement Disorders, and in the Executive Committee of the Parkinson Study Group (PSG). He currently serves as Chair of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Technology Task Force and as Secretary-Elect of the Pan-American Section of the MDS. He became honorary member of the Mexican Academy of Neurology in 2008, and received numerous awards including the Cincinnati Business Courier’s Health Care Hero Award and the Spanish Society of Neurology’s Cotzias Award. His research efforts have focused on the measurement of motor and behavioral phenomena in, and clinical trials for, Parkinson’s disease as well as in the understanding and management of functional movement disorders.
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Espay, A.J. (2019). ESPAY, Alberto: Ohio/USA. In: Schneider, S., Comella, C. (eds) Leadership in Movement Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12967-5_11
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