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Office
240 W. Thomas Road
Suite 301
Phoenix, AZ 85013Phone+1 602-406-3138
Summary
- Brad A. Racette, MD, FAAN, is a neurologist in the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, the Kemper and Ethel Marley Professor, and Chair of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Racette’s clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and management of all types of movement disorders, and he has a special expertise in the use of botulinum toxin for limb disorders. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association. He is the past chairman of the Neurological, Aging, and Musculoskeletal Epidemiology Study Section at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a current member of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. He has served as an advisor for numerous international regulatory agencies. He is an honorary professor of public health at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a professor emeritus at Washington University.
Dr. Racette earned his medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and his bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Princeton University in New Jersey. He completed his neurology residency and a fellowship in movement disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He then joined the faculty at Washington University, where he held the roles of Robert Allan Finke professor of neurology and executive vice-chairman of neurology.
Dr. Racette’s research focuses on manganese neurotoxicity, environmental risk factors for Parkinson’s disease, and administrative data studies of Parkinson’s disease and other neurologic diseases. He has authored over 160 peer-reviewed publications. He is supported by the NIH, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Department of Defense, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Northeast ALS Consortium, and American Parkinson Disease Association.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurology, 1993 - 1996
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1992
- Princeton UniversityAB, Molecular Biology, Cum Laude, 1984 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- MO State Medical License 1996 - 2023
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Creatine Safety, Tolerability, & Efficacy in Huntington's Disease (CREST-E) Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 139 citationsPathologic Accumulation of α-Synuclein and Aβ in Parkinson Disease Patients With DementiaPaul T. Kotzbauer, Nigel J. Cairns, Meghan C. Campbell, Allison W. Willis, Brad A. Racette
Archives of Neurology. 2012-10-01 - 175 citationsNatural history of multiple system atrophy in the USA: a prospective cohort studyPhillip A. Low, Stephen G. Reich, Joseph Jankovic, Clifford W. Shults, Matthew B. Stern
The Lancet. Neurology. 2015-07-01 - 1468 citationsGenome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's diseaseJavier Simón-Sánchez, Claudia Schulte, Jose Bras, Manu Sharma, J. Raphael Gibbs
Nature Genetics. 2009-12-01
Press Mentions
- List of Temporary Practice Permits Granted May 5, 2020May 5th, 2020
- Litigation Science – in Re Zambelli-WeinerApril 8th, 2019
- Rineys Give $15 Million to Develop, Test Therapies for Neurodegenerative DiseasesMarch 26th, 2019
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