Leila Saadatpour, MD & Colleagues Presentation: CurePSP Centers of Care: Addressing Treatment, Research and Support Challenges of Atypical Parkinsonism – A Panel Discussion

Part of the Summer Internship Speaker Series

Panel Presenters: Leila Saadatpour, MD; Chi-Ying (Roy) Lin, MD; Angela Quiroz-Saenz, LCSW; Rory Mahabir, MBA, CCRP, & Jessica Shurer

Moderator: Judi Nudelman

Bios

Dr, Leila Saadatpour is an Assistant Professor of Neurology, UT Health San Antonio and Co Director of San Antonio CurePSP Center of Care who specializes in Movement Disorders with particular interests in deep brain-stimulation (DBS) and micro-electrode recording (MBR). As a fellow, she participated in multiple clinical research studies, mostly with a focus on Parkinson’s disease. She has published over 15 peer reviewed articles and chapters and remains active teaching medical students and residents.

Dr. Roy Lin is a movement and cognitive neurologist in Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX. He completed a 2-year movement disorders fellowship training at Columbia University Medical Center after neurology residency training at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in NYC. In Baylor, he directs CurePSP Center of Care and National Ataxia Foundation Ataxia Center of Excellence, and has served as the site principal investigator for multiple clinical trials, including PSP, MSA, and Alzheimer’s disease. His research has focused on studying the compensatory mechanism of neurodegenerative disorders, aiming to identify neuroimaging biomarker and novel neurostimulation therapeutics, funded by the NIH, Michael J. Fox Foundation, CurePSP, and Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium.

Angela Quinoz-Saenz Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the UT Health San Antonio Department of Neurology. She is a graduate with a Master’s of Social Work from UTSA. For the past 10 years, she has been a medical social worker, specifically in the area of neurology in both inpatient and outpatient setting. Her purpose as a medical social worker is to provide resources and support for those who are living with chronic conditions 

Rory Mahabir is a Clinical Research Manager at Baylor College of Medicine amd manages the day to day activities of clinical trials and research operations at the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders clinic, overseeing a team of 7 research coordinators.

Jessica Shurer, LCSW is the Director of Clinical Affairs and Advocacy at CurePSP. She leads the Centers of Care medical network and legislative advocacy efforts as well as overseeing CurePSP programs and resources aimed at care, support, education and awareness for people with PSP, CBD or MSA. In her prior role, she served as the Center Coordinator & Clinical Social Worker of the Movement Disorder

Time: 11am to n

Virtual

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