StephanieLorraineLessigMD

Neurology • San Diego, CA

Movement Disorder

Associate Professor, Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine; Acting Chief of Neurology, VA Medical Center San Diego

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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 800-926-8273

Fax+1 609-471-0286

Summary

I am a board certified neurologist subspecializing in movement disorders and treatment modalities including botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation.

Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2002 - 2005
California Pacific Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2002
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

TREND-HD - A Trial of Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in Treating Mild to Moderate Huntington's Disease Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Safety and Tolerability Study of Phenylbutyrate in Huntington's Disease (PHEND-HD) Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
Safety Study of the Novel Drug Dimebon to Treat Patients With Huntington's Disease Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Study of the Novel Drug Dimebon in Patients With Huntington's Disease Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Study to Identify Clinical, Imaging and Biologic Markers of Parkinson Disease Progression Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The relationship between objective and subjective executive function in Parkinson's disease.
Molly Split, Celina Pluim McDowell, Francesca V Lopez, Erin Almklov, J Vincent Filoteo
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 2024-04-01
2 citations
Prospective predictors of care partner burden and depression in Parkinson's disease.
Nicole Whiteley, Celina F Pluim, Molly Split, Angelie Cabrera Tuazon, Raeanne C Moore
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2022-09-01
3 citations
Longstanding Multiple System Atrophy-Parkinsonism with Limbic and FTLD-type α-Synuclein Pathology.
David G. Coughlin, Ian Dryden, Vanessa Goodwill, Donald P. Pizzo, Brenton A Wright
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 2021-11-30

Lectures

Shaking out the Subtleties of Parkinson’s – A Program for Primary Care Physicians, Pharmacists & Healthcare Professionals
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California - 1/31/2013

Professional Memberships

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society - MDS
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