Movement Disorders | Ohio State Brain and Spine

Why choose Ohio State for treatment of movement disorders?

Our team is ready to diagnosis and treat any movement disorder that is impacting your life. At The Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, we offer a unique approach to your care. This includes experts from different medical specialties, so you receive the exact help you need for the greatest control of even your most complex symptoms.

Once you have an exact diagnosis, we’ll help you integrate care into your daily life and simplify scheduling by coordinating multiple doctor appointments in the same day, whenever possible. This means you might meet first with your Neurology team and then with other specialists who have experience treating individuals with movement disorders, such as a urologist for bladder problems or an ophthalmologist for vision issues.

Our goal is to help you spend less time focused on your disorder, so you have more time to do the things you love.

Featured areas of care

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s disease is caused when the body doesn’t produce enough of a brain chemical called dopamine, which affects body movements.

Tremor

Tremors are involuntary movements that affect one or more parts of the body. Find out more about tremors at OSU’s Wexner Medical Center.

We're experts in treatment of movement disorders

Our experienced team will partner with you to create a personalized treatment plan that provides the best care for all the years ahead, always adjusting as your symptoms and life plans change. While our core clinical team deals with movement disorders every day, we also work closely with other specialists at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center to address any related conditions that you may experience, such as sleep disturbances, urology concerns and depression. Whatever you face, we’ll face it with you!

Meet our specialists

Ariane Park, MD, MPH

Co-director of The Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders

Dr. Park manages care for patients with all types of movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, tremor and dystonia.

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Pietro Mazzoni, MD

Neurologist

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Zachary Jordan, MD

Neurologist

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Brian Dalm, MD

Dr. Dalm is a neurosurgeon specializing in pain and functional neurosurgical disorders. His work includes research into the benefits of neuromodulation therapy for a patient.

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Clarisse Goas, MS, CNP

Goas specializes in movement disorders and has experience in clinical trials, including new medication symptomatic interventions, deep brain stimulation and intestinal pump drug delivery systems.

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Rozena Davis, MS, CNP

Davis is part of the clinical trials team and has experience with advanced therapies, such as deep brain stimulation for a variety of movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and tremor disorders.

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Jessica Truelove, MS, CNP

Truelove has specialized training in both cognitive disorders and movement disorders and is part of the research team in both neurology divisions.

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Katherine Ambrogi, BSN, RN

Ambrogi serves as the clinical research manager movement disorders, specifically Parkinson's disease and other tremor disorders. In coordination with the Center for Clinical Research Management, she coordinates, plans, develops and implements clinical protocols in accordance with research parameters set by the principle investigator.

Victoria Miller

Clinical Research Coordinator

Jonathan Zins, DPT, PT

Dr. Zins is the Parkinson’s disease team coordinator in outpatient rehabilitation. He is a board-certified neurologic clinical specialist, treating patients with a variety of neurologic injury and disease.

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Sarah Grim, LISW

Grim, as a social worker, provides support for our patients and their caregivers. She shares information on community resources, long-term care and home health, Medicare and Medicaid, work-related issues and more.

Victoria Klee, LGC

As a genetic counselor, Klee helps patients understand their family medical history, identify the best genetic test for their movement disorder and help explain their treatment options, including gene-targeting therapies. Klee manages our Parkinson's disease GENEration study.

All movement disorders

Ataxia Ataxia is the inability to regulate movement of arms and legs.

Dystonia Dystonia causes uncontrolled movements of the muscles that result in painful contractions.

Huntington's disease Huntington’s disease is an inherited disease that can cause uncontrolled movements, clumsiness and balance problems.

Parkinson's disease Parkinson’s disease is caused when the body doesn’t produce enough of a brain chemical called dopamine, which affects body movements.

Tremor Tremors are involuntary movements that affect one or more parts of the body.

Movement disorders clinics

Functional Movement Disorders Clinic The Ohio State Functional Movement Disorders, or FMD, clinic's goal is to treat movement disorders or conversion disorders – are actually quite common. These can be treated or even reversed with proper treatment.

PD Multidisciplinary Clinic In this clinic, a we have a team of experts across the medical spectrum to best meet the various needs of our Parkinson’s disease patients.

Brain and Spine Conditions at Ohio State

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