Email

pdcmdc@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders

Baylor College of Medicine

Director

Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic
Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Centers of Excellence

National Parkinson Foundation

Huntington's Disease Society of America Tourette Syndrome Association

Program Director

Movement Disorders Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (Clinic)

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
7200 Cambridge St., 9th Floor, MS: BCM609
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2273
Neurology Site

Education

MD from University of Arizona College of Medicine

06/1973 - Tucson, Arizona United States

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine

06/1974 - Houston, Texas United States

Internal Medicine

Residency at The Neurological Institute, Columbia University

06/1977 - New York, NY United States

Neurology

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology

Honors & Awards

Past President

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (01/1994 - 01/1996)

Honorary Member

American Neurological Association Australian Association of Neurologists European Federation of Neurological Societies French Neurological Society International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Great Teacher Award

National Institutes of Health

Movement Disorders Research Award

Sponsored by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation

American Academy or Neurology

Distinguished Service Award

National Parkinson Foundation

Guthrie Family Humanitarian Award

Huntington’s Disease Society of America

Lifetime Achievement Award

Tourette Syndrome Association

Distinguished Service Award

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation

Distinguished Faculty Award

Baylor College of Medicine Alumni Association

Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award

Baylor College of Medicine

Master Clinician Lifetime Award

Baylor College of Medicine

Past President

International Neurotoxin Association (01/2015 - 12/2017)

Professional Interests

• Neurology
• Movement Disorders
• Parkinson's Disease and related neurodegenerative disorders
• Tremors
• Dystonia
• Tics
• Tourette's syndrome
• Chorea
• Huntington's disease
• Restless leg syndrome
• Tardive dyskinesias
• Paroxysmal dyskinesias
• Ataxia

Professional Statement

Joseph Jankovic, M.D. is Professor of Neurology, Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders, and Founder and Director of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (PDCMDC), Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. After completing his Neurology training at Columbia University, New York City, he joined the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in 1977. Since that time he has led clinical and research team that focuses on etiology, pathophysiology, and experimental therapeutics of Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as tremors, dystonia, Tourette syndrome, Huntington disease, restless legs syndrome, tardive dyskinesia, and paroxysmal dyskinesias. Under the direction of Dr. Jankovic the PDCMDC has been recognized as "Center of Excellence" by the Parkinson’s Foundation, the Huntington Disease Society of America, the Tourette Association of America, and the Wilson Disease Association.
Past president of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society and of the International Neurotoxin Association, Dr. Jankovic is the recipient of many awards including the American Academy of Neurology Movement Disorders Research Award, First National Parkinson Foundation Distinguished Service Award, Huntington’s Disease Society of America Guthrie Family Humanitarian Award, Tourette Syndrome Association Lifetime Achievement Award, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Distinguished Service Award, Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Neurotoxin Association,
Dr. Jankovic has published over 1,200 original articles and over 55 books, is included among “Highly Cited Researchers”, and has been ranked #1 expert in the world in movement disorders and in botulinum toxins (http://expertscape.com/).
He has served as the principal investigator in hundreds of clinical trials and his pioneering research on drugs for parkinsonian disorders and hyperkinetic movement disorders has led to their approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Jankovic is current or past member of many scientific and medical advisory boards and has served on the executive scientific advisory boards of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and the National Parkinson Foundation. Dr. Jankovic has mentored numerous fellows and other trainees many of whom have become leaders in the field of neurology and movement disorders. For further information visit www.jankovic.org.

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