Enrico Fazzini, D.O., Ph.D. is a

neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

. He is considered an expert on

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

and has published numerous research publications on the subject. He has been involved in a number of clinical trials for new pharmaceutical treatments for Parkinson's disease. He attended the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in

Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moine ...

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. He is board certified in

neurology Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

by both the

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and D.O. medical boards. He began his practice in 1989. Dr. Enrico Fazzini completed his neurology training at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original c ...

in 1987 and his fellowship in Movement Disorders at Columbia Presbyterian in 1989. In addition to being a neurologist, Dr. Fazzini has a Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from

and is an expert on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with traumatic brain injuries.

Publications

Dr. Fazzini's publications are listed on

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. Dr. Fazzini is credited with reintroducing surgical therapies utilized in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

References

External links

The Parkinson's Doctor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fazzini, Enrico Living people American osteopathic physicians American people of Italian descent American neurologists Boston University alumni Des Moines University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)