Events

Updates in Movement Disorders/Parkinson’s Disease Research at MUSC Our main speaker will be Dr. Christine Cooper. Dr. Cooper is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Movement Disorders specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). At MUSC, she is the director of the department’s Clinical Trials Unit, which focuses on bringing the latest, cutting-edge industry-sponsored research to South Carolina patients. Her own investigator-initiated research focuses on using neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation devices to better understand and investigate Movement Disorders.  Dr. Cooper received her medical degree from the University of Florida with honors in Clinical Research. She went on to complete her neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard University, followed by a fellowship in movement disorders at Pennsylvania Hospital/University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Cooper treats adult patients with Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, dyskinesia, ataxia, tics, and chorea. As part of the treatments offered, Dr. Cooper performs botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders patients with dystonia and hemifacial spasm. She provides pre-surgical evaluations for deep brain stimulation and post-surgical programming for Parkinson's disease, tremor, and dystonia. We will discuss ongoing and upcoming research for Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders at MUSC and nationally. Research participation can vary from observational […]