HowardHurtigMD

Neurology • Philadelphia, PA

Movement Disorder

Professor of Neurology, University Pennsylvania

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Office
800 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-829-3000

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1970 - 1973
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
New York Presbyterian HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1966 - 1967
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1966

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License Current
PA State Medical License Active through 2024
LA State Medical License 1966 - 1975
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4211 citations
Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): scale presentation and clinimetric testing results.
Christopher G. Goetz, Barbara C. Tilley, Stephanie R. Shaftman, Glenn T. Stebbins, Stanley Fahn
Movement Disorders. 2008-11-15
3667 citations
MR signal abnormalities at 1.5 T in Alzheimer's dementia and normal aging
Franz Fazekas, J. Chawluk, Abass Alavi, Howard I. Hurtig, Robert A. Zimmerman
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1987-08-01
381 citations
DLB and PDD boundary issues: Diagnosis, treatment, molecular pathology, and biomarkers
Carol F. Lippa, John E. Duda, Murray Grossman, Howard I. Hurtig, Dag Aarsland
Neurology. 2007-03-13

Journal Articles

Neurodegenerative Disease Concomitant Proteinopathies Are Prevalent, Age-Related and APOE4-Associated
David Wolk, Steven E Arnold, Edward B Lee, David J Irwin, Leo McCluskey, Howard I Hurtig, Lauren Elman, Bruce Miller, Murray Grossman, John E Duda, John Q Trojanowski,..., Brain

Press Mentions

RimabotulinumtoxinB Found Effective for SialorrheaMarch 5th, 2020
Lewis P. Rowland, MD, FAAN Renowned Neurology Editor, Mentor and Former AAN President DiesApril 6th, 2017
How to Diagnose Functional Movement Disorders? First Impressions of Patients Play a Major Role, Surveyed Experts RevealDecember 22nd, 2016
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