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Ronald B Postuma, MD

Ronald B Postuma, MD
Hospital title: 
Director of the Division of Neurology, MUHC
Location: 
Movement Disorders Programme
Biography: 

Ronald B. Postuma, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Manitoba (1995). He then completed a clinical research fellowship with internal medicine training at the University of Manitoba and the University of Melbourne (1995-1999), a neurology fellowship at 91社区 (1999-2002), a movement disorders research fellowship at the University of Toronto (2002-2004), and a masters in epidemiology at 91社区 (2004-2006).

Currently, he is a clinical researcher and movement disorders neurologist treating patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders. His research interest focuses upon Parkinson's disease, particularly on detecting early stages of disease, examining the impact of non-motor symptoms on disease subtype and prognosis, and testing new treatments for non-motor manifestations such as sleep disorders. He co-directs the National Residents Course in movement disorders, serves on the executive of the educational committee of the Movement Disorders Society, and (with Daniela Berg) is co-chair of the MDS task force on the definition of Parkinson鈥檚.听Dr. Postuma is the Director of the Division of Neurology at the MUHC

Research areas: 
Neurodegenerative Disorders

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