Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program Referrals

Deborah Hall, MD working with a patient

The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program at Rush evaluates patients affected by abnormal, delayed, excessive or involuntary changes in movement, as well as the mental and emotional challenges those changes can bring, and provides them with comprehensive, individualized treatment plans.

Our nationally recognized care incorporates the most advanced surgical and non-surgical treatments in its care for patients. Rush is the only center in the Midwest to offer MR- guided focused ultrasound, an incisionless, non-invasive approach for treating essential and parkinsonian tremor. We are also the only facility in Chicago to perform asleep deep brain stimulation, where patients receive DBS surgery under anesthesia, ensuring their greater comfort.

Why refer your patients here?

Rush has been designated as one of the world’s 47 Parkinson’s Foundation Centers of Excellence, the most respected and sought-after designation in the movement disorders field. Each center is required to meet rigorous clinical, research, professional education and patient care criteria, while also setting the highest standards of care worldwide for people with Parkinson’s disease.

Since 2005, Rush has been a Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) Center of Excellence, which signifies an elite team approach to Huntington’s disease care and research. Rush was the first program in Illinois to receive this honor and is currently one of only 46 HDSA Centers of Excellence nationwide.

Rush is a Tourette Association of America Center of Excellence, which is given to institutions that offer the highest level of care, are undertaking groundbreaking research, are leaders in training and education, and/or provide exceptional community outreach and advocacy for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders.

Rush has the only Research Center of Excellence for Lewy body dementia in Illinois. As part of a national Lewy body dementia consortium, Rush can offer clinical trials and other research opportunities for LBD that are not widely available.

Conditions We Treat

  • Ataxia
  • Atypical parkinsonism
  • Chorea
  • Corticobasal degeneration
  • Dystonia
  • Essential tremor
  • FXTAS
  • Huntington’s disease
  • Lewy body disease
  • Multiple system atrophy
  • Myoclonus
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Parkinsonism
  • Progressive supranuclear palsy
  • Restless legs syndrome
  • Spasticity
  • Tourette syndrome
  • Tremor

Tests and Treatments

  • Botulinum toxin injections
  • Deep brain stimulation
  • MR-guided functional ultrasound
  • Psychotherapy

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Meet Our Team

Bryan Bernard, PhD

Bryan Bernard, PhD

Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology Request an Appointment
Brandon Barton, MD

Brandon Barton, MD

Neurology Request an Appointment
Jori Fleisher, MD, MS

Jori Fleisher, MD, MS

Neurology Request an Appointment
Chandler Gill, MD

Chandler Gill, MD

Neurology Request an Appointment
Christopher Goetz, MD

Christopher Goetz, MD

Neurology Request an Appointment
Deborah Hall, MD, PhD

Deborah Hall, MD, PhD

Neurology Request an Appointment
Aikaterini Kompoliti, MD

Katie Kompoliti, MD

Neurology Request an Appointment
Matthew Wodziak, MD

Matthew Wodziak, MD

Neurology Request an Appointment

Locations

Rush University Medical Center

1725 W. Harrison St., Suite 755
Chicago, IL 60612

Rush Oak Park

610 S. Maple Ave., Suite 5500
Oak Park, IL 60304

Rush Oak Brook

2011 York Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523

Rush Copley

2040 Ogden Ave., Suite 303
Aurora, IL 60504