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Burton Scott, MD, Neurology, Durham, NC

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Neurology Durham, NC

Movement Disorder

Professor, Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    932 Morreene Rd
    Durham, NC 27705
    Phone+1 919-668-2493
    Fax+1 919-681-4935

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 1991 - 1994
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1990, M.D.
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityAB, Chemistry/Zoology, 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1994 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Best Doctors in America 2007
  • Pharmacia and Upjohn Young Researcher�s Award in Neurology 1996
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Linkage of familial essential tremor to chromosome 5q35  
    Hicks JE, Konidari I, Scott BL, Stajich JM, Ashley-Koch AE, Gilbert JR, Scott WK, Mov. Disord, 1/1/2016
  • Pioglitazone in early Parkinson's disease: a phase 2, multicentre, double-blind randonised trial  
    NINDS Exploratory Trials in Parkinson Disease (NET-PD) FS-ZONE Investigators, Lancet Neurol, 1/1/2015
  • Measuring disease progression in early Parkinson disease: the National Institutes of Health Exploratory Trials in Parkinson Disease (NET-PD) experience  
    Parashos SA, Luo S, Biglan KM, Bodis-Wollner I, He B, Liang GS, Ross GW, Tilley BC, Shulman LM; NET-PD Investigators, JAMA Neurol, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Impulse control disorders arising in three patients treated with rotigotine. Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson�s Disease Abstract Supplement.
    Wingo TS, Evatt M, Scott B, Freeman A, Stacy M, Mov. Disord., 1/1/2008
  • Safety and Tolerability of Istradefylline (KW-6002) in Parkinson�s Disease With Motor Response Complications: Results of the KW-6002-US-018 Study.
    Pourcher E and the 6002-US-018 Clinical Investigator Group, Congress of Parkinson�s Disease and Movement Disorders, Kyoto, Japan, 1/1/2006
  • Safety and tolerability of ropinirole 24-hour prolonged release in patients with early and advanced Parkinson�s disease.
    Stocchi F, Hersh BP, Earl NL, Scott BL, Mov. Disord, 1/1/2006
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Lectures

  • Parkinson�s Disease: Clinical Features 
    1/1/2009
  • Movement Disorders Patients 
    1/5./2010
  • Making a Difference: Results of Studies in the Area 
    Marriott at RTP - 1/30/2011
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Other

  • Ph.D. Thesis: The Three Dimensional Structure of Visual Pigment from Bullfrog Disk Membranes. 

    1/1/1984

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