DavidJefferyHoughtonMDMPH

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics

System Vice-Chair, Dept of Neurology Section Head and Fellowship Director, Movement Disorders Medical Director, Huntington’s Disease Society Center of Excellence and Parkinson’s Foundation Comprehensive Care Center

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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone+1 504-842-3980

Fax+1 504-703-9150

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2006 - 2007
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2003 - 2006
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Preliminary Year, 2002 - 2003
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 2002
Emory University, Rollins School of Public HealthMPH, Epidemiology, 1996 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2024 - 2025
LA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2024 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2008 - 2014
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2008
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Study of Urate Elevation in Parkinson's Disease, Phase 3 Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

95 citations
Effect of Urate-Elevating Inosine on Early Parkinson Disease Progression: The SURE-PD3 Randomized Clinical Trial
Michael A. Schwarzschild, Alberto Ascherio, Cindy Casaceli, Gary C. Curhan, Rebecca Fitzgerald
JAMA. 2021-09-14
2 citations
Effects of Medical Comorbidities on the Surgical Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease: A Retrospective, Single-Institution Study.
Cassidy Werner, Mansour Mathkour, Tyler Scullen, David Houghton, Georgia Lea
World Neurosurgery. 2020-08-24
14 citations
Comparison of elderly and young patient populations treated with deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: long-term outcomes with up to 7 years of follow-up
Joshua Hanna, Tyler Scullen, Lora Kahn, Mansour Mathkour, Edna E. Gouveia
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019-09-01

Books/Book Chapters

http://www3.parkinson.org/site/DocServer/Medications.pdf?docID=185
Houghton et. al.

Press Mentions

Ochsner Neuroscience Institute Named a Comprehensive Care Center by the Parkinson’s FoundationAugust 12th, 2022
Parkinson’s Foundation Adds 10 Centers to Its Global Care NetworkJuly 6th, 2022
How $1 Million Grant Will Boost Ochsner’s Digital Health InnovationsFebruary 23rd, 2022
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