KathleenLPostonMDMS(She/Her)

Neurology • Palo Alto, CA

Movement Disorder, Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology

Chief, Movement Disorders Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences Stanford University

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94305

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 2003 - 2006
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2008
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

α-Synuclein Seed Amplification Assay Amplification Parameters and the Risk of Progression in Prodromal Parkinson Disease.
David G Coughlin, Ben Shifflett, Carly M Farris, Yihua Ma, Douglas Galasko
Neurology. 2025-03-11
Toward a biological definition of neuronal and glial synucleinopathies.
Claudio Soto, Brit Mollenhauer, Oskar Hansson, Un Jung Kang, Roy N Alcalay
Nature Medicine. 2025-02-01
Plasma Aβ/Aβis sensitive to early cerebral amyloid accumulation and predicts risk of cognitive decline across the Alzheimer's disease spectrum.
Alexandra N Trelle, Christina B Young, Hillary Vossler, Javier Ramos Benitez, Karly A Cody
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2025-02-01

Press Mentions

Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Drug a Step Closer to Final FDA NodJune 19th, 2024
University of Southern California Institute Launches Worldwide Study of Parkinson’s DiseaseSeptember 11th, 2021
Guest View: When Dementia Comes KnockingJune 18th, 2020
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