Scientific Advisory Boards

PDF's work as a leader in Parkinson's disease research, education and public advocacy would not be possible without the guidance of our Scientific Advisory Boards, including our Scientific Advisory Committee, Medical Policy Subcommittee and Extramural Grants Review Subcommittee. 

• Scientific Advisory Committee
• Medical Policy Subcommittee
• Extramural Grants Review Subcommittee

Scientific Advisory Committee 

The PDF Scientific Advisory Community is a group of leading international Parkinson's researchers. These scientists conduct periodic reviews of PDF-supported research programs for recommendation to the Board for funding. Their work ensures that PDF funds the most promising research that will bring us closer to finding a cure for the disease.

J. Timothy Greenamyre, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chief of the Movement Disorders
Division of the Department of Neurology
University of Pittsburgh

Oleh Hornykiewicz, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemical Pharmacology
University of Vienna

J. William Langston, M.D.
Founder, CEO and Scientific Director
The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center

G. Frederick Wooten, M.D.
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology
University of Virginia

Anne B. Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Chief of the Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital

Medical Policy Subcommittee 

The PDF Medical Policy Subcommittee is a group of leading Parkinson's researchers and clinicians who are responsible for guiding our efforts to provide accurate, accessible information to the PD community. 

Christopher Goetz, M.D., Chair
Rush University Medical Center

Roy N. Alcalay, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center

Robert Burke, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center

Stanley Fahn, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center

Blair Ford, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center

Jennifer Goldman, M.D.
Rush University Medical Center

Katie Kompoliti, M.D.
Rush University Medical Center

Kathleen Shannon, M.D.
Rush University Medical Center

Leo Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D.
Rush University Medical Center

Cheryl Waters, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center                                            

Extramural Grants Review Subcommittee

The PDF Extramural Grants Review Subcommittee comprises leading scientists who are experts in the field of Parkinson’s disease clinical and/or basic science research.  These scientists meet regularly to review proposals for PDF’s extramural research programs such as PDF’s International Research Grants Program or PDF’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Neurologists and Basic Scientists.

Robert E. Burke, M.D., Chair
Alfred and Minnie Bressler Professor of Neurology and Pathology
Director of Research Laboratories for Parkinson's Disease
Director of the Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Center at Columbia University
Departments of Neurology and Pathology
Columbia University Medical Center

M. Flint Beal, M.D.
The Anne Parrish Titzell Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Lorraine Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology
Department of Pathology
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain
Center for Human Genetics
Columbia University Medical Center

William Dauer, M.D.
Elinore Levine Associate Professor of Neurology
Departments of Neurology and Department Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Michigan Medical School

Sue Dubman, Ph.D.
Massachusetts State Coordinator
Parkinson's Action Network
Research Advocate
Parkinson's Disease Foundation

David Eidelberg, M.D.
Head, Susan and Leonard Feinstein Center for Neurosciences
Vice Chairman for Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, North Shore- LIJ Health System
Director, Movement Disorders Center, North Shore-LIJ Health System
Susan and Leonard Feinstein Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
New York University School of Medicine

Stanley Fahn, M.D., Scientific Director, Parkinson Disease Foundation
Movement Disorders Division Chief
H. Houston Merritt Professor of Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders
Columbia University Medical Center

Jian Feng, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
State University of New York at Buffalo

Blair Ford, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Associate Chair for Education
Medical Director, Movement Disorders Surgery
Division of Movement Disorders
Columbia University Medical Center

Steven Frucht, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Christopher Goetz, M.D.
United Parkinson Foundation Professor of Neurology
Departments of Neurological Sciences and Pharmacology
Head, Section of the Movement Disorders
Rush University Medical Center

Paul Greene, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders
Columbia University Medical Center

Lloyd Greene, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
Columbia University Medical Center

Rebecca Houde, J.D.
Corporate Attorney
PerkinElmer
Research Advocate
Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Claire Henchcliffe, M.D., D.Phil.
Daisy and Paul Soros Clinical Scholar in Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Danna Jennings, M.D.
Clinical Research Director
The Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Jeffrey H. Kordower, Ph.D.
The Jean Schweppe-Armour Professor of Neurological Sciences
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, Research Center for Brain Repair
Section Head, Neuroscience
Rush University Medical Center

Matthew J. LaVoie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Center for Neurologic Diseases
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Elan Louis, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology
Associate Chairman for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, Epidemiology and the Sergievsky Center
Department of Neurology (Sergievsky Center)
Columbia University Medical Center

Karen Marder, M.D., M.P.H.
Sally Kerlin Professor of Neurology
Chief of the Division of Aging and Dementia
Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry
Sergievsky Center and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain
Columbia University Medical Center

Pietro Mazzoni, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders
Co-Director Motor Performance Laboratory
Columbia University Medical Center

Eugene Mosharov, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Sulzer Laboratory
Columbia University Medical Center

Melissa J. Nirenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Associate Director of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Institute
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Serge Przedborski, M.D., Ph.D.
Page and William Black Professor of Neurology
Co-Director, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease
Departments of Neurology, Pathology and Cell Biology
Columbia University Medical Center

Seth Pullman, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders
Director of the Clinical Motor Control Physiology Laboratory
Co-Director of the Center for Movement Disorders Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center

Margaret Rice, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery, Physiology and Neuroscience
Departments of Neurosurgery and Physiology and Neuroscience
New York University Langone Medical Center

Thomas Shiftan, M.D.
Physician and Medical Director of Oncology
Sharp Healthcare
Research Advocate
Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Yaakov Stern, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology
Division Leader of the Cognitive Neuroscience Division of the Sergievsky Center
Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychology
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain
Columbia University Medical Center

David Sulzer, M.D.
Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Pharmacology
Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Pharmacology
Columbia University Medical Center

Ai Yamamoto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Pathology and Cell Biology
Division of Movement Disorders
Departments of Neurology, Pathology and Cell Biology
Columbia University Medical Center