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Joseph Jankovic, MD, Neurology, Houston, TX

JosephJankovicMD

Neurology Houston, TX

Movement Disorder

Professor of Neurology, Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders Director, Parkinson's Disease Cent Baylor College of Medicine

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  • Office

    6550 Fannin St
    Ste 1801
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-798-5975
    Fax+1 713-798-1898

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1974 - 1977
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine
    University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1973
  • Arizona State University
    Arizona State UniversityBachelor, 1967 - 1969

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1975 - Present
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1977 - 2026
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1975 - 1996
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lifetime Achievement Award Texas Neurological Society, 2017
  • Listed in Houston’s Toc Docs Houston Chronicle, 2016
  • Recipient of the the 35th Anniversary Award Benign Essential Blepharospasm Reseach Foundation (BEBRF), 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Local Field Potentials of Subthalamic Nucleus Contain Electrophysiological Footprints of Motor Subtypes of Parkinson’s Disease  
    Joseph Jankovic, Ashwin Viswanathan, Akshay Gupte, Aviva Abosch, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Dystonia treatment: Patterns of medication use in an international cohort  
    Pirio Richardson S, Wegele AR, Skipper B, Deligtisch A, Jinnah HA; Dystonia Coalition Investigators (including Jankovic J), Neurology, 1/1/2017
  • Treatment of blepharospasm with apraclonidine  
    Vijayakumar D, Wijemanne S, Jankovic J, J Neurol Sci, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • A pilot study of deutetrabenazine in tics associated with Tourette syndrome.
    Jankovic J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Budman C, Coffey B, Murphy T, Shprecher D, Stamler D, American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Miami Beach, FL, 1/29/2017
  • Results from a phase 1b multiple ascending-dose study of PRX002, an anti–alpha-synuclein monoclonal antibody, in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
    Jankovic J, Goodman I, Safirstein B, Schenk D, Kinney GG, Koller M, Ness DK, Griffith SG, Grundman M, Soto J, Ostrowitzki S, Boess FG, Martin-Facklam M, Quinn JF, Isaa..., 3rd EAN Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/27/2017
  • A phase 2, openlabel, dose-escalating study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of daxibotulinumtoxinA for injection (RT002) in isolated cervical dystonia.
    Comella CL, Brashear A, Jankovic J, Patel AT, Truong DD, Chung CY, Rubio RG, 69th Annual Meeting of the AAN, Boston, MA, 1/22/2017
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Lectures

  • New Uses of Botulinum Toxin in Movement Disorders 
    Madrid, Spain - 1/18/2017
  • Dyskinesia: What to do about moving too much? 
    1/21/2016
  • Cannabis in Parkinson’s disease 
    Charlotte, NC - 1/5/2016
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Other

  • Skin in Parkinson’s disease. 
    Jankovic J, HAPS Newsletter
    1/1/2017
  • Hypokinetic movement disorders. 
    Jankovic J, UpToDate in Pediatrics
    http://www.uptodateonline.com
    Wellesley, MA - 1/1/2017
  • Hyperkinetic movement disorders. 
    Jankovic J, UpToDate in Pediatrics
    http://www.uptodateonline.com
    Wellesley, MA - 1/1/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Syn-One Test Can Diagnose Parkinson’s via Skin Biopsy
    Syn-One Test Can Diagnose Parkinson’s via Skin BiopsyMay 9th, 2023
  • AAN 2023: Skin Test Ably Detects Alpha-Synuclein Clumps in Trial
    AAN 2023: Skin Test Ably Detects Alpha-Synuclein Clumps in TrialMay 2nd, 2023
  • Revance to Showcase Data from Phase 3 ASPEN-1 Clinical Trial Evaluating Efficacy, Duration of Effect and Safety of DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection for Cervical Dystonia at International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Virtual Congress 2021
    Revance to Showcase Data from Phase 3 ASPEN-1 Clinical Trial Evaluating Efficacy, Duration of Effect and Safety of DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection for Cervical Dystonia at International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Virtual Congress 2021September 16th, 2021
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