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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-322-0262
Summary
- Dr. David Charles is Professor and Vice-Chair of Neurology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He is experienced in deep brain stimulation, movement disorders, parkinson's disease, spasticity, tremor, cervical dystonia, and hemifacial spasm.
Education & Training
Fulbright Senior ScholarFellow, Deep Brain Stimulation, 1998 - 1999- United States SenateHealth Policy, 1997 - 1998
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 1994 - 1995- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1991 - 1994
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1992 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2022 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Tau Beta Pi
- Alpha Omega Alpha
Clinical Trials
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Early Stage Parkinson's Disease (PD) Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
- Prevalence of Comorbid Spasticity and Urinary Incontinence in Residents of a Long-Term Care Facility Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 30
- Telemedicine Follow-up for Patients With Cervical Dystonia Treated With Neurotoxin Injections Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 45 citationsEfficacy, tolerability, and immunogenicity of onabotulinumtoxina in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for cervical dystonia.David Charles, Allison Brashear, Robert A. Hauser, Hung-Ir Li, Lee-Ming Boo
Clinical Neuropharmacology. 2012-09-01 - 7 citationsConnectivity Profile for Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson Disease.Mallory L Hacker, Nanditha Rajamani, Clemens Neudorfer, Barbara Hollunder, Simon Oxenford
Annals of Neurology. 2023-08-01 - 30 citationsOnabotulinumtoxinA for Lower Limb Spasticity: Guidance From a Delphi Panel Approach.Alberto Esquenazi, Abraham Alfaro, Ziyad Ayyoub, David Charles, Khashayar Dashtipour
PM & R. 2017-10-01
Press Mentions
Local Family Shines in Campaign to Establish ALS Research ProgramSeptember 23rd, 2021- Vanderbilt CTTC Commercialized 25 COVID-19-Related Discoveries, Facilitated Nine Startups During Record-Setting YearMay 12th, 2021
- DBS Eases Symptoms and May Slow Progression in Early Stage Patients, Study SaysJuly 7th, 2020
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- American Neurological AssociationFellow
External Links
- Vanderbilt Faculty Pagehttps://www.vumc.org/neurology/person/david-charles-md-professor-and-vice-chair
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