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Peter Lewitt, MD, Neurology, Detroit, MI

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Neurology Detroit, MI

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative

Professor of Neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Sastry Foundation Endowed Chair in Neurology, Detroit, Michigan. Movement Disorder neurologist at Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield, Michigan

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  • Office

    4201 St.Antoine 8-D
    Detroit, MI 48202
    Phone+1 248-412-3409

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health
    National Institutes of HealthFellowship, 1980 - 1983
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1977 - 1980
  • Philadelphia General Hospital
    Philadelphia General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityM.Med.Sc., Biochemical Pharmacology, 1971 - 1975
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1975
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityAB, 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1983 - 2027
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1982 - 1984
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1976 - 1978
  • 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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Dopamine Metabolite Biomarkers and Testing for Disease Modification in Parkinson Disease  
    Peter Lewitt, MD, JAMA Neurology
  • Double-blind Study of an Actively-transported Levodopa Prodrug, XP21279, in Parkinson Disease  
    LeWitt PA, Huff FJ, Hauser R, Chen D, Lissin D, Cundy K, Mov Disord, 1/1/2014
  • Test-retest Reliability of an Objective PD Monitoring System  
    Heldman DA, Espay AJ, LeWitt PA, Giuffrida JP, Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Accordion Pill Carbidopa/Levodopa (AP CD/LD) for Treatment of Advanced Parkinson's Disease (PD).
    LeWitt PA, Giladi N, Gurevich T, Shabtai H, Djaldetti R, Roizen N, Hassin-Baer S, Cohen O, Yahalom G, Schlesinger I, Nassar M, Milo R, Anca M, Farkas P, Lamp Y, Navon ..., Mov Disord, 1/1/2014
  • Incisionless Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor by MR-guided Focused Ultrasound -randomized, Sham-controlled Trial
    Ondo W, LeWitt P, Elias WJ, Mov Disord, 1/1/2014
  • A Novel Mutation Resulting in a Mild Phenotype of Spinocerebellar Ataxia 13
    Herrema H, Sidiropoulos C, LeWitt P, Mov Disord, 1/1/2014
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Authored Content

  • Dopamine Metabolite Biomarkers and Testing for Disease Modification in Parkinson DiseaseJune 2020

Grant Support

  • Southeastern Michigan Parkinson'S Disease ProgramNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2006
  • Nocardia: A Novel Environmental Agent For Parkinsonism?National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2001–2003
  • Parkinson Disease Pathophysiology--Csf MarkersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1990–1992

Professional Memberships