David Jeffery Houghton MD MPH
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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1514 Jefferson HwyNew Orleans, LA 70121
Phone+1 504-842-3980
Fax+1 504-703-9150
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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
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 100 citationsEffect of Urate-Elevating Inosine on Early Parkinson Disease Progression: The SURE-PD3 Randomized Clinical TrialMichael A. Schwarzschild, Alberto Ascherio, Cindy Casaceli, Gary C. Curhan, Rebecca Fitzgerald
JAMA. 2021-09-14 - 2 citationsEffects 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 citationsComparison 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-upJoshua Hanna, Tyler Scullen, Lora Kahn, Mansour Mathkour, Edna E. Gouveia
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019-09-01
Books/Book Chapters
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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