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John Caviness, MD, Neurology, Scottsdale, AZ

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Neurology Scottsdale, AZ

Movement Disorder, Neurophysiology, Neurodegenerative

Professor, Neurology, Mayo Medical School

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  • Office

    13400 E Shea Blvd
    Scottsdale, AZ 85259
    Phone+1 480-301-8000

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Neurology, 1987 - 1990
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1986
  • Indiana University
    Indiana UniversityB.S., Chemistry, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1987 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2014 - 2023
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Research and Service award for Huntington’s disease Huntington’s Disease Society of America, 2014
  • Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
  • CME Director award MCA, 2001
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Longitudinal EEG changes correlate with cognitive measure deterioration in Parkinson's disease  
    Caviness JN, Hentz JG, Belden CM, Shill HA, Driver-Dunckley ED, Sabbagh MN, Powell JJ, Adler CH, Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 1/1/2015
  • Alpha-synuclein pathology in sensory nerve terminals of the upper aerodigestive tract of Parkinson's disease patients  
    Mu LC, Chen JM, Sobotka S, Nyirenda T, Benson B, Gupta F, Sanders I, Adler CH, Caviness JN, Shill HA, Sabbagh M, Samanta JE, Sue LI, Beach TG, Dysphagia, 1/1/2015
  • The Arizona Parkinson's Disease Consortium Concomitant pathologies among a spectrum of parkinsonian disorders  
    Dugger BN, Adler CH, Shill HA, Caviness JN, Jacobson S, Driver-Dunckley E, Beach TG, Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Elderly onset essential tremor and cognitive impairment
    Caviness JN, Movement Disorders Congress, San Diego, CA, 1/18/2015
  • Longitudinal EEG changes correlate with decreased cognitive performance in PD
    Caviness JN, Hentz J, Adler CH, Shill HA, Neurology, 1/1/2014
  • Co-existant PSP and PD pathology
    Rigby H, Duggar B, Adler CH, Shill HA, Beach TG, Caviness JN, Neurology, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Unawareness of hyposmia in elderly people with and without Parkinson's disease 
    San Diego, CA - 1/18/2015
  • Mechanism and therapeutics of myoclonus 
    Dallas, TX - 1/13/2015
  • REM sleep behavior disorder and neuropathology in Parkinson’s disease 
    1/1/2015
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