Mustafa S Siddiqui MD FAAN
Movement Disorder
Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Division Head Movement Disorders Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
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Medical Center BlvdWake Forest Baptist Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC 27157
Phone+1 336-716-4101
Fax+1 336-716-9489
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Summary
- Mustafa Saad Siddiqui, MD, is a Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is Division Chief of Movement disorders and Co-Director of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. He completed his Neurology residency from Drexel University, Philadelphia and Fellowship in Movement disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation from University of Florida, Gainesville.
He is Fellow of the American Neurological Association and the American Academy of Neurology. He is a member of the Parkinson's Disease Study Group (PSG). He is listed in Best Doctors in America and has been Principal investigator in many clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease including a trial on gene therapy.
He has published in peer reviewed journals such as Lancet Neurology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurology, Stroke, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery and written many book chapters. Dr. Siddiqui's interests include Parkinson’s disease, tremors, dystonia, botulinum toxin therapy, movement disorders, cognitive neuroscience and deep brain stimulation.
Clinical Expertise
- Deep brain stimulation, Torticollis, Brain mapping, Dystonia, Parkinson's disease, Essential tremor, General neurology, Botulinum toxin injections for spasticity, Botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders, Benign essential blepharospasm, Spasmodic torticollis, Blepharospasm
Education & Training
University of FloridaFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2005 - 2006
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2002 - 2005
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2002
Army Medical College Quaid-e-Azam UnivClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2005
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors of America
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- Study of Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel in Levodopa-Responsive Parkinson's Subjects Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
- Long-term Extension of RECOVER- Long-term Effect of the 24h Transdermal Delivery of Rotigotine in Subjects With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
- Clinical Study of Droxidopa in Patients With Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Consensus expert recommendations for referral of Parkinson's disease patients for deep brain stimulation surgery.Delaram Safarpour, Meredith Spindler, Travis H Turner, Neepa Patel, Okeanis Vaou
NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2026-01-03 - Identifying the "Sweet Spot" for GPi DBS Programming.Lubna Jafri, Jessica Tate, Mary Ann Thenganatt, Deepal Shah-Zamora, Adrian Laxton
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2026-01-01 - 2 citationsFive-Year Outcomes from Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus for Parkinson Disease.Philip A Starr, Rajat S Shivacharan, Edward Goldberg, Alexander I Tröster, Paul A House
JAMA Neurology. 2025-11-01
Press Mentions
New Form of Drug Helps Some Parkinson’s PatientsApril 29th, 2016
A Flood of Emotions: Treating the Uncontrollable Crying and Laughing of Pseudobulbar AffectMarch 28th, 2012
Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval for Innovative Deep Brain Stimulation SoftwareJuly 27th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Urdu
External Links
- Wake Forest Baptist Healthhttp://www.wakehealth.edu/Faculty/Siddiqui-Mustafa-Saad.htm
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