Our Team
Neurology faculty specializing in Parkinson's disease participate in medical education, research programs and clinical practice Feinberg-affiliated clinical sites. They are supported by a team of professionals who provide critical expertise to the Northwestern Medicine clinical research.
Faculty
- Dimitri Kranic, MD, PhD, Department Chair of Neurology
- Tanya Simuni, MD, Director, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
- Danny Bega, MD, MSCI, Movement Disorder Specialist
- Eric D. Gausche, MD, Psychiatrist
- Onur Melen, MD, Movement Disorder Specialist, Ophthalmology
- Niccolo E. Mencacci, MD, PhD, Geneticist
- Joshua Rosenow, MD, Neurosurgery
- Michael Schrift, DO, Psychiatrist
- Cindy Zadikoff, MD, MSC, Movement Disorder Specialist
Specialist Team
- Chrissy Conrad, RN, Clinical Nurse
- Daniel Corcos, PhD, Exercise Physiologist
- Michael Hall, RN, Clinical Nurse
- Lisa Kinsley, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor
- Eric Larson, PhD, ABPP-CN, Neuropsychologist
- Kristin A. Larsen, MA, SLP, Speech-language Pathologist
- Bethany LeBron, RN,BSN, MBA, Practice Manager
- Danielle Marino, LCSW ,Social Worker
- Catherine O’Connell, RN, Clinical Nurse
- Pamela R. Palmentera, LCSW, Social Worker
- Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD, Physical Therapy
- Anny R. Sandoval, Director of Operations
- Carolyn Taylor, APN, Advanced Practice Nurse
- Karen Williams, Clinical Research Manager
- Emily Zivin, LCSW, Social Worker