The Division of Movement Disorders combines clinical evaluation and treatment, research, education and outreach to provide a coordinated approach to combating movement and neurodegenerative disorders. The highly integrated, multidisciplinary Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (PMDC) provides comprehensive care, and groundbreaking research brings laboratory discoveries into innovative, real-world treatments for patients. The PMDC is now one of only 33 centers in the U.S. and 47 medical centers worldwide recognized by the Parkinson's Foundation as a Center of Excellence. In Virginia, VCU's center is the only one holding the elite designation.

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It’s increasingly clear that while most movement disorders are neurological diseases, treatment and management require coordinated clinical care by specialists across multiple disciplines. Our clinics ensure that patients have access to movement disorder neurologists, neuropsychologists, neuroscientists and therapists, plus neurosurgical treatments and other disciplines. The division is home to a Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence and is a CurePSP Center of Care.

Movement disorders investigators are engaged in a spectrum of translational and clinical research including multiple clinical trials and investigator-initiated projects funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as from foundations such as the Michael J. Fox Foundation and The Parkinson’s Foundation. Our cutting-edge research includes investigations into disease mechanisms, diagnostics and novel treatment approaches.  

The Division of Movement Disorders offers a one-year or two-year fellowship that provides clinical training in the diagnosis and management of movement disorders. Fellows can expect in-depth exposure to a broad spectrum of common and rare movement disorders, involvement in clinical and translational research and electives tailored to their specific goals and interests. Fellows will also be trained in the use of botulinum toxin injections along with surgical approaches such as deep brain stimulation to treat movement disorders. Click here to learn more about our Movement Disorders Fellowship Program.