Parkinson's Disease: New Treatment Options

Winthrop-University Hospital's Perspectives in Health series will offer a free program, "Parkinson's Disease: New Treatment Options" on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. The program will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola.

Neurologist Sakshi Bajaj, MD, Director of the Movement Disorders Program at Winthrop and Brian J. Snyder, MD, Neurosurgeon, will discuss the medical and surgical options for treatment of the disease. Topics to be addressed include an overview of Parkinson's Disease, medical therapies and potential side effects, and various surgical treatments, including Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

Dr. Bajaj specializes in evaluating and treating patients with movement disorders, including Parkinson's Disease, tremor and dystonia. Dr. Snyder specializes in the surgical treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson's Disease, tremor and dystonia, as well as seizure disorders and epilepsy. He is an expert in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) utilizing microelectrode recording, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), and procedures for mapping, recording, and identifying seizure foci in the brain and the surgical resection of these foci.

Attendees are asked to arrive at 6:45 PM for registration. Parking and the entrance are available in the rear of the building. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. To reserve a space, please call (516) 663-8300.

The Movement Disorders Program at Winthrop's Institute for Neurosciences offers patients state-of-the-art care. The program entails close teamwork by experts in a wide range of specialties, including neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuroradiology and genetics counseling. Since living with a movement disorder affects the entire family and involves more than the patient's medical and surgical needs, the program offers an integrated program of clinical nursing; nutrition; physical, occupational and speech therapies and social work.

For information on the Movement Disorders Program or other programs at the Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP.