Neepa Patel, MD

Neepa Patel, MD, is the director for the Movement Disorder Interventional Program in the Department of Neurological Sciences. Her interests include improving the quality and delivery of care for patients receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) and education to improve the utilization of new therapies in movement disorders. She is part of the Rush team caring for essential and Parkinsonian tremor patients with MRI guided focused ultrasound, an incisionless treatment designed to reduce hand tremor by targeting a specific area of the brain with high-intensity focused ultrasound, guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Patel has published several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to movement disorders. She believes in providing comprehensive and individualized care to her patients and their families. Patel is a current member in the Huntington Study Group (HSG), Parkinson Study Group (PSG), Movement Disorders Society (MDS), and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). She serves on serval committees on the AAN. She has also reviewed several manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, the most recent of which includes the Journal of Movement disorders, Drugs in Context, and Clinical Movement disorders.