MichelleABurackMDPhD

Summary

• Dr. Michelle Burack is a neurologist in Rochester, NY. She received her PhD in Neuroscience from University of Virginia and completed her medical training at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, including neurology residency and a fellowship in movement disorders and dementia. She served on faculty in the neurology department at University of Rochester for more than 10 years, including directorship of their surgical therapies program for movement disorders, before shifting gears to focus on her family. She now runs a concierge medical coaching practice with an integrative, palliative-informed approach for individuals with Parkinson's disease. She is pursuing a masters degree in Medical Humanities to further enrich her understanding of the dimensions of care that are not tractable to standard physiological tools like medications and surgery.