Jose-Alberto Palma MD PhD FAAN

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics

Professor of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine

Summary

Dr. Jose-Alberto Palma is a neurologist based in New York, NY, specializing in movement disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, dementia, and geriatrics. He completed his medical degree at Universidad de Navarra and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Navarra. His residency in Neurology and further training in autonomic disorders were completed at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Palma is a professor at NYU Langone Health and previously served as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Navarra. His research focuses on orthostatic hypotension, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, and multiple system atrophy, among other conditions. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and participated in multiple clinical trials related to neurodegenerative diseases and autonomic disorders. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and has received several awards including the Felicia Axerlod Investigator Award and the Don Summers Memorial Award.

Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) American Academy of Neurology
Felicia Axerlod Investigator Award American Autonomic Society, 2018
Don Summers Memorial Award MSA Coalition, 2017

PubMed

Multiple System Atrophy Combined Outcome Assessment (MuSyCA): process, format, and validation plan.
Horacio Kaufmann, Jose-Alberto Palma, Patricio Millar Vernetti, Mechteld Kuijpers, Grace Nkrumah
Clinical Autonomic Research. 2026-04-01
2 citations
Establishing minimally clinically important differences for the orthostatic hypotension questionnaire (OHQ).
Horacio Kaufmann, Jose-Alberto Palma, Ross Vickery, Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann, Beiyao Zheng
Clinical Autonomic Research. 2026-02-01
2 citations
Tau biology, biomarkers, and therapeutics.
Bess Frost, Hartmuth Kolb, Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Tobey J Betthauser, Sarah DeVos
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2025-10-21

Journal Articles

Special Issue on Dysautonomia
Jose-Alberto Palma, MD, Thieme
Basal cardiac autonomic tone is normal in patients with periodic leg movements during sleep
Palma JA, Alegre M, Valencia M, Artieda J, Iriarte J, Urrestarazu E, J Neural Transm, 1/1/2014
Predictive factors of the response to treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA in refractory migraine
Pagola I, Esteve-Belloch P, Palma JA, Luquin MR, Riverol M, Martinez-Vila E, Irimia P, Rev Neurol, 1/1/2014

Abstracts/Posters

Depression in Multiple System Atrophy: Impact on Quality of Life and Disease Progression
Martinez JM, Palma JA, Norcliffe-Kaufmann LJ, Perez M, Kaufmann H, International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience (ISAN) Meeting, Stresa, Italy, 1/1/2015
Hypotension-induced vasopressin release distinguishes Lewy body disorders from multiple system atrophy
Palma JA, Martinez J, Percival L, Fuente-Mora C, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Kaufmann H, International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience (ISAN) Meeting, Stresa, Italy, 1/1/2015
Baseline Features of Patients with Multiple System Atrophy Enrolled in the U.S. Autonomic Disorders Consortium Natural History Study
Palma JA, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Martinez J, Perez M, Low P, Singer W, Coon E, Biaggioni I, Robertson D, Peltier A, Freeman R, Gibbons C, Goldstein D, Kaufmann H, - on ..., International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience (ISAN) Meeting, Stresa, Italy, 1/1/2015

Lectures

Retinal structure abnormalities as a marker of disease progression in multiple system atrophy
Puerto Rico - 1/1/2014
Knee joint taping improves gait in Familial Dysautonomia
New York, NY - 1/1/2014
Fractores predictores de respuesta al tratamiento con onabotulinumtoxinA en migrana refractaria
Barcelona, Spain - 1/1/2012