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Overview of Dr. Kirby
Dr. Alana Kirby is a neurologist based in Chicago, IL, with a subspecialty in movement disorders. She completed her medical education at the University of Michigan Medical School, followed by an internship in internal medicine at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and a neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kirby further specialized with a neuroscience fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Her clinical expertise focuses on movement disorders and Parkinson's disease. She has contributed to the field with several publications, notably on VPS13A Disease and sphingolipids alterations in chorea-acanthocytosis, with her works being cited multiple times in other academic publications.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Neuroscience, 2017 - 2018- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2014 - 2017
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2014
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsLoneliness in Parkinson's disease: Subjective experience overshadows objective motor impairment.David Andrés González, Michelle H S Tosin, Tila Warner-Rosen, Mitra Afshari, Brandon Barton
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2025-07-01 - Peer Reviewing a Case-Based Manuscript in Movement Disorders Neurology.Daniel G Di Luca, Shweta Prasad, Alana Kirby, Marcelo Merello, Kailash P Bhatia
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2025-06-05 - 6 citationsAn Autopsy Series of Seven Cases of VPS13A Disease (Chorea-Acanthocytosis).Ricky M Ditzel Jr, Ruth H Walker, Melissa J Nirenberg, Amber M Tetlow, Kurt Farrell
Movement Disorders. 2023-12-01
Grant Support
- Limbic pallidal circuits linked to apathy in Parkinson’s disease during subthalamic deep brain stimulationRUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2022–2025
- Limbic pallidal circuits linked to apathy in Parkinson’s disease during subthalamic deep brain stimulationRUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2022–2025
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