NicholasBourgGalifianakisMD
Neurology • San Francisco, CAMovement Disorder, Neurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics
Associate Professor of Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine Director Movement Disorders Fellowship
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Office
400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-2311Fax+1 415-353-2898
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2008 - 2009
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2007 - 2008
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Neurology, 2004 - 2007
University of MarylandInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Use of Interventional MRI for Implantation of Deep Brain Stimulator Electrodes Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
- Follow Up Study for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease With Deep Brain Stimulation Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 May 17
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 133 citationsOscillations in sensorimotor cortex in movement disorders: an electrocorticography study.Andrea Crowell, Elena S. Ryapolova-Webb, Jill L. Ostrem, Nicholas B. Galifianakis, Shoichi A Shimamoto
Brain. 2012-02-01 - 411 citationsTherapeutic deep brain stimulation reduces cortical phase-amplitude coupling in Parkinson's diseaseCoralie de Hemptinne, Nicole C. Swann, Jill L. Ostrem, Elena S. Ryapolova-Webb, Marta San Luciano
Nature Neuroscience. 2015-05-01 - 355 citationsExaggerated phase–amplitude coupling in the primary motor cortex in Parkinson diseaseCoralie de Hemptinne, Elena S. Ryapolova-Webb, Ellen L. Air, Paul A. Garcia, Kai J. Miller
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013-03-19
Journal Articles
- Problematic mobile gaming: An impulse control disorders for the smartphoneGalifianakis NB, Byrd EA, Ostrem JL, Tanner CM, Racine CA, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Press Mentions
Parkinson's Disease Brain Rhythms Detected: Finding Suggests Better Way to Monitor, Treat Disease with Deep Brain StimulationMarch 4th, 2013
Professional Memberships
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorders SocietyMember
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External Links
- UCSF Movement Disorderss and Neuromodulation Centerhttps://www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/movement-disorder-and-neuromodulation-center
- UCSF Movement Disordershttps://neurology.ucsf.edu/movement-disorders-and-neuromodulation
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