PhilipAStarrMD

Professor in Residence of Neurological Surgery, Dolores Cakebread Endowed Chair Co-Director, Functional Neurosurgery Program Surgical Director, Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Care Center (PADRECC) at San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center

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Office
400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-7500

Fax+1 415-353-2889

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 1997
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1989 - 1996
Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
GA State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Use of Interventional MRI for Implantation of Deep Brain Stimulator Electrodes Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
Completed
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 May 17
Completed
Not Applicable
Chronic Effects of DBS in Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Beta Burst Characteristics and Coupling within the Sensorimotor Cortical-Subthalamic Nucleus Circuit Dynamically Relate to Bradykinesia in Parkinson's Disease.
Pan Yao, Abhinav Sharma, Bahman Abdi-Sargezeh, Tao Liu, Huiling Tan
Movement Disorders. 2025-02-27
Deep brain stimulation-entrained gamma oscillations in chronic home recordings in Parkinson's disease.
Maria Olaru, Amelia Hahn, Maria Shcherbakova, Simon Little, Wolf-Julian Neumann
Brain Stimulation. 2025-02-01
1 citations
Sustained Clinical Benefit of Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Using Gamma Oscillations: A Case Report.
Stephanie Cernera, Carina R Oehrn, Lauren H Hammer, Maria Shcherbakova, Jiaang Yao
Movement Disorders. 2025-02-01

Journal Articles

Cortical Potentials Evoked by Subthalamic Stimulation Demonstrate a Short Latency Hyperdirect Pathway in Humans
Jon T Willie, Philip A Starr, Jill L Ostrem, Svjetlana Miocinovic, The Journal of Neuroscience

Press Mentions

This New Treatment Can Adjust to Parkinson’s Symptoms in Real TimeFebruary 24th, 2025
Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Trial Results Poised to “Transform” Parkinson’s DiseaseOctober 10th, 2024
Intelligent Brain Pacemaker Revolutionizes Parkinson’s Disease TreatmentSeptember 10th, 2024
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Grant Support

Cortical And Basal Ganglia Local Field Potentials In Human Movement DisordersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012
Pallidal Physiology In Human And Primate DystoniaNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2005
Porcine Fetal Neuronal Cells For Transplant Into Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999
Porcine Fetal Neuronal Cells For Transplant Into Huntingtons DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1997