Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders Specialty Clinics

A critical mission of the Neurology department at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is to provide highly skilled diagnostic services and personalized, comprehensive care for neurological disorders, at a level of expertise typically only available at academic tertiary medical centers. The following list of clinics were developed to support those living with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, and their caregivers.

Functional Movement Disorder Clinic

• Clinic focus: Provide accurate assessment and diagnosis of functional movement disorders, symptom monitoring over time, evidence-based psychotherapy and coordination with outpatient physical therapy to treat functional movement symptoms. 

Lead Physician: Zachary Jordan, MD
Lead Social Worker: Sarah Grim, LISW

Parkinson’s Disease Multidisciplinary Clinic

• Clinic focus: Enhance the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease through comprehensive, coordinated multidisciplinary care that supports and extends management by their primary neurologist. 
• National organizations and affiliations: Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence 

Lead Physician: Ariane Park, MD, MPH
Lead Advanced Practice Provider: Clarisse Goas, APRN-CNP
Additional providers in this clinic: Sarah Grim, LISW, Sara Rismiller, PT, MPT, Jared Braden, PT, DPT, Anna Tipton, OTR/L, McKenna Mizer, Rochelle O’Neil, PhD, Veronica Thornton, PhD, Kristine Dilley, RDN, CSOWM

Surgical Treatments in Movement Disorders (STIM) Evaluation Clinic 

• Clinic focus: Facilitate and expedite surgical evaluation for movement disorders through multidisciplinary assessments. 
• National organizations and affiliations: Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence