DavidDSongMDPhD

Neurology • Riverside, CA

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative

Physician

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Office
UCR Health Neurosciences
3390 University Ave. Suite 100
Riverside, CA 92501
Phone+1 844-827-8000

Fax+1 951-530-4782
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Summary

He is a board certified Neurologist, specializing in Movement Disorders (Parkinson's Disease (PD), Essential Tremor (ET), Dystonia, Tourette's Syndrome (TS), etc). Treatments include Botulinum Toxin injections for focal Cervical Dystonia/Torticollis and Limb dystonias, Blepharospasm, Hemifacial Spasm, and Limb Spasticity; Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programming for PD, ET, and Generalized Dystonia; and Pharmacologic management of PD, ET, Task-Specific/Dystonic Tremors; Tics, including TS; and their accompanying psychiatric co-morbidities and complications, including sleep, mood, impulse control, and psychotic disorders.

Clinical Expertise

Parkinson's disease, Essential tremor, Dystonia, General neurology, Deep brain stimulation, Botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders, Botulinum toxin injections for spasticity, Salivary gland botulinum injection, Botulinum toxin injections for headache

Education & Training

UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Parkinsonism/Neurodegenerative Disorders, 2000 - 2002
U Rochester/Strong MemFellowship, Movement Disorders/Exp Therapeutics, 1997 - 2000
University of ColoradoResidency, Neurology, 1994 - 1997
University of ColoradoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
Tulane UniversityPh.D., Anatomy, 1993
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1992
Tulane UniversityM.P.H., 1992
Cornell UniversityA.B., Biology (Genetics and Development), 1985

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
CO State Medical License 1996 - 1997
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Mentor Recognition Award Office of Graduate Studies, University of California, San Diego, 2007
Merit Award Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, 2004
Dystonia Doctor of Excellence Award Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, San Diego County Dystonia Support Group, 2003
Advanced Research Career Development Award Dept of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, 2002
Pre-doctoral Fellowship Award National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1992
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
fMRI findings in MTBI patients with headaches following rTMS.
Michael Vaninetti, Mike Lim, Aladdin Khalaf, Valerie Metzger-Smith, Matthew Flowers, Alphonsa Kunnel, Eric Yang, David D. Song, Lisa Lin, Alice Tsai, Roland R. Lee, Sh...> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 May 5
10 citations
Multimodal assessment of nigrosomal degeneration in Parkinson's disease.
Jason Langley, Daniel E. Huddleston, Bruce Crosson, David D. Song, Stewart A. Factor, Xiaoping Hu> ;Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2020 Nov 1
64 citations
Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex rTMS in Alleviating MTBI Related Headaches and Depressive Symptoms.
Albert Leung, Valerie Metzger-Smith, Yifan He, James Cordero, Brandon Ehlert, David D. Song, Lisa Lin, Golshan Shahrokh, Alice Tsai, Michael Vaninetti, Thomas Rutledge...> ;Neuromodulation. 2018 Jun 1
15 citations
Pain-related white matter tract abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury patients with persistent headache.
Albert Leung, Eric Yang, Michael Lim, Valerie Metzger-Smith, Rebecca J. Theilmann, David D. Song, Lisa Lin, Alice Tsai, Roland R. Lee> ;Molecular Pain. 2018 Jan 1
10 citations
Psychometric Properties and Characteristics of the North-East Visual Hallucinations Interview in Parkinson's Disease.
Kelsey A. Holiday, Eva Pirogovsky-Turk, Vanessa L. Malcarne, J. Vincent Filoteo, Irene Litvan, Stephanie Lessig, David D. Song, Dawn M. Schiehser> ;Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2017 Sep 1
36 citations
Neuropsychiatric Predictors of Cognitive Decline in Parkinson Disease: A Longitudinal Study.
Eva Pirogovsky-Turk, Raeanne C. Moore, J. Vincent Filoteo, Irene Litvan, David D. Song, Stephanie Lessig, Dawn M. Schiehser> ;The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2017 Mar 1
24 citations
rTMS in Alleviating Mild TBI Related Headaches--A Case Series.
Albert Leung, Amir Fallah, Shivshil Shukla, Lisa Lin, Alice Tsia, David D. Song, Gregory Polston, Roland R. Lee> ;Pain Physician. 2016 Feb 1
49 citations
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Managing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury‐Related Headaches
Albert Leung, Shivshil Shukla, Amir Fallah, David D. Song, Lisa Lin, Shahrokh Golshan, Alice Tsai, Amy J. Jak, Greg Polston, Roland R. Lee> ;Neuromodulation. 2016 Feb 1
24 citations
Diminished supraspinal pain modulation in patients with mild traumatic brain injury
Albert Leung, Shivshil Shukla, Eric Yang, Bryan Canlas, Mawj Kadokana, Jason Heald, Ariea Davani, David D. Song, Lisa Lin, Greg Polston, Alice Tsai, Roland R. Lee> ;Molecular Pain. 2016 Jan 1
37 citations
Clinical-Genetic Associations in the Prospective Huntington at Risk Observational Study (PHAROS): Implications for Clinical Trials
Kevin M. Biglan, Ira Shoulson, Karl Kieburtz, David Oakes, Elise Kayson, M. Aileen Shinaman, Hongwei Zhao, Megan Romer, Anne Young, Steven M. Hersch, J. B. Penney, Kar...> ;JAMA Neurology. 2016 Jan 1
37 citations
The utility of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in Parkinson's disease mild cognitive impairment.
Eva Pirogovsky, Dawn M. Schiehser, Irene Litvan, Kristalyn M. Obtera, Mathes M. Burke, Stephanie Lessig, David D. Song, Lin Liu, J. Vincent Filoteo> ;Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2014 Jun 1
232 citations
A Randomized Clinical Trial of High-Dosage Coenzyme Q10 in Early Parkinson Disease: No Evidence of Benefit
M. Flint Beal, David Oakes, Ira Shoulson, Claire Henchcliffe, Wendy R. Galpern, Richard H. Haas, Jorge L. Juncos, John G. Nutt, Tiffini Voss, Bernard Ravina, Clifford ...> ;JAMA Neurology. 2014 May 1
69 citations
Instrumental activities of daily living are impaired in Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Eva Pirogovsky, Dawn M. Schiehser, Kristalyn M. Obtera, Mathes M. Burke, Stephanie Lessig, David D. Song, Irene Litvan, J. Vincent Filoteo> ;Neuropsychology. 2014 Jan 13
12 citations
Dissociation of Neural Mechanisms for Intersensory Timing Deficits in Parkinson's Disease.
Deborah L. Harrington, Gabriel N. Castillo, Jason D. Reed, David D. Song, Irene Litvan, Roland R. Lee> ;Timing & Time Perception. 2014 Jan 1
27 citations
Predictors of performance-based measures of instrumental activities of daily living in nondemented patients with Parkinson’s disease
Eva Pirogovsky, Mercedes Martinez-Hannon, Dawn M. Schiehser, Stephanie Lessig, David D. Song, Irene Litvan, J. Vincent Filoteo> ;Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 2013 Oct 23
10 citations
Reaching to proprioceptively defined targets in Parkinson's disease: effects of deep brain stimulation therapy.
Dongpyo Lee, Denise Y. P. Henriques, Joseph Snider, David D. Song, Howard Poizner> ;Neuroscience. 2013 Aug 6
50 citations
White-matter changes correlate with cognitive functioning in Parkinson's disease.
Rebecca J. Theilmann, Jason D. Reed, David D. Song, Mingxiong X Huang, Roland R. Lee, Irene Litvan, Deborah L. Harrington> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2013 Apr 12
29 citations
Predictors of discrepancies in Parkinson's disease patient and caregiver ratings of apathy, disinhibition, and executive dysfunction before and after diagnosis.
Dawn M. Schiehser, Lin Liu, Stephanie Lessig, David D. Song, Kristalyn M. Obtera, Mathes M. Burke, Shannon R. Earl, J. Vincent Filoteo> ;Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2013 Jan 28
14 citations
Finger tapping movements of Parkinson’s disease patients automatically rated using nonlinear delay differential equations
Claudia Lainscsek, Peter F. Rowat, Luis F. Schettino, Dongpyo Lee, David D. Song, Christophe Letellier, Howard Poizner> ;Chaos. 2012 Feb 16
SALL4, a stem cell factor, affects the side population by regulation of the ATP-binding cassette drug transport genes.
Jeong H, Cui W, Yang Y, Lu J, He J, Li A, Song D, Guo Y, Liu BH, Chai L> ;PLoS ONE. 2011-04-19
65 citations
Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Temporal Processing Deficits In Parkinson's Disease
Deborah L. Harrington, Gabriel N. Castillo, Paul A. Greenberg, David D. Song, Stephanie Lessig, Roland R. Lee, Stephen M. Rao> ;Plos One. 2011 Feb 25
57 citations
Probabilistic reversal learning is impaired in Parkinson's disease
David A. Peterson, Christian Elliott, David D. Song, Scott Makeig, Terrence J. Sejnowski, Howard Poizner> ;Neuroscience. 2009 Nov 10
5 citations
Predictors of Health Status in Nondepressed and Nondemented Individuals with Parkinson's Disease
Dawn M. Schiehser, S. Duke Han, Stephanie Lessig, David D. Song, Vanessa Zizak, J. Vincent Filoteo> ;Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2009 Nov 1
9 citations
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Facilitates Coordination of Hand Preshaping in Parkinson's Disease
Luis F. Schettino, E. Van Erp, Wayne A. Hening, Stephanie Lessig, David D. Song, David Barba, Howard Poizner> ;The International Journal of Neuroscience. 2009 Sep 15
14 citations
Space-based but not object-based inhibition of return is impaired in Parkinson's disease
Katherine L. Possin, J. Vincent Filoteo, David D. Song, David P. Salmon> ;Neuropsychologia. 2009 Jun 1
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Journal Articles

Validation of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale in Parkinson's disease
Schiehser D.M., C.R. Ayers, L. Liu, S. Lessig, D. Song, J.V. Filoteo, Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 1/1/2013
Non-monotonicity on a spatio-temporally defined cyclic task: evidence of two movement types?
Levy-Tzedek S., H.I. Krebs, D. Song, N. Hogan, H. Poizner, Exp Brain Res, 1/1/2010
Spatial-Based but not Object-Based Inhibition of Return is Impaired in Parkinson's Disease
Possin, K.L., J.V. Filoteo, D.D. Song, and D.P. Salmon, Neuropsychologia, 1/1/2009
Probabilistic reversal learning is impaired in Parkinson's disease
Peterson, D.A., C. Elliott, D.D. Song, S. Makeig, T.J. Sejnowski, H. Poizner, Neuroscience, 1/1/2009
Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus facilitates coordination of hand preshaping in Parkinson's Disease
Schettino, L.F., E. Van Erp, W. Hening, S. Lessig, D.D. Song, D. Barba and H. Poizner, Int J. Neurosci, 1/1/2009
A Longitudinal Program For Biomarker Development In Parkinson's Disease: A Feasibility Study
Ravina, B., C.Tanner, D. DiEuliis, S. Eberly, E. Flagg, W. R. Galpern, S. Fahn, C.G. Goetz, S. Grate, R. Kurlan, A.E. Lang, K. Marek, K. Kieburtz, D. Oakes, R. Elliott..., Mov Disord, 1/1/2009
Serum urate as a predictor of clinical and radiographic progression in Parkinson's disease
Schwarzschild, M.A., S.R. Schwid, K. Marek, A. Watts, A.E. Lang, D. Oakes, I. Shoulson, A. Ascherio, and The Parkinson Study Group PRECEPT Investigators, Arch Neurol, 1/1/2008
Spatial and object working memory deficits in Parkinson's disease are due to impairment in different underlying processes in Parkinson's Disease
Possin, K.L., J.V. Filoteo, D.D. Song, and D.P. Salmon, Neuropsychology, 1/1/2008
Characterizing rule-based category learning deficits in patients with Parkinson's disease
Filoteo, J.V., W.T. Maddox, A. David Ing, and D.D. Song, Neuropsychologia, 1/1/2007
Mixed lineage kinase inhibitor CEP-1347 fails to delay disability in early Parkinson disease
The Parkinson Study Group PRECEPT Investigators, Neurology, 1/1/2007
At Risk for Huntington Disease The PHAROS (Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study) Cohort Enrolled
The Huntington Study Group PHAROS Investigators, Arch Neurol, 1/1/2006
Quantitative Measurement of handwriting in the assessment of drug-induced Parkinsonism
Caligiuri, M.P., H.-L. Teulings, J.V. Filoteo, D.D. Song, and J.B. Lohr, Human Movement Sci, 1/1/2006
The Impact of Irrelevant Dimensional Variation on Rule-Based Category Learning in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Filoteo, J.V., W.T. Maddox, A.D. Ing, V. Zizak, and D.D. Song, J. Int. Neuropsych Soc, 1/1/2005
Shults, C.W., E. Rockenstein, L. Crews, A. Adame, M. Mante, G. Larrea, M. Hashimoto, D.D. Song, T. Iwatsubo, K. Tsuboi, and E. Masliah, J Neurosci, 1/1/2005
Song, D.D., C.W. Shults, A. Sisk, E. Rockenstein, and E. Masliah, Exp. Neurol, 1/1/2004
Pilot Trial of High Dosages of Coenzyme Q10 in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Shults, C.W., M.F. Beal, D.D. Song, and D. Fontaine, Exp. Neurol, 1/1/2004
Microglial respose is poorly correlated with neurodegeneration following chronic, low-dose MPTP administration in monkeys
Hurley, S.D., M.K. O'Banion, D.D. Song, F.S. Arana, J.A. Olschowka, and S.N. Haber, Exp. Neurol, 1/1/2003
Rockenstein E., M. Mallory, M. Hashimoto, D. D. Song, C.W. Shults, I. Lang, and E. Masliah, J Neurosci Res, 1/1/2002
Striatal responses to partial dopaminergic lesion: evidence for compensatory sprouting
Song, D.D. and S.N. Haber, J. Neurosci., 1/1/2000
The value of cerebrospinal fluid antiviral antibody in diagnosis of neurological disease produced by varicella zoster virus
Gilden, D.H., J.L. Bennet, B.K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, D.D. Song, A. Yee, and I. Steiner, J. Neurol. Sci, 1/1/1998
The genesis and migration patterns of neurons forming the patch and matrix compartments of the rat striatum
Song, D.D. and R.E. Harlan, Dev Brain Res, 1/1/1994
The development of enkephalin and substance P neurons in the basal ganglia: insights into neostriatal compartments and the extended amygdala
Song, D.D. and R.E. Harlan, Dev Brain Res, 1/1/1994
Prenatal morphine treatment and the development of the striatum
Harlan, R.E. and D.D. Song, Regul. Pept, 1/1/1994
Ontogeny of the proenkephalin system in the rat corpus striatum: its relationship to dopaminergic innervation and transient compartmental expression
Song, D.D. and R.E. Harlan, Neuroscience, 1/1/1993
Comparison of synenkephalin and methionine enkephalin immunocytochemistry in the rat brain
Song, D.D., J. Rossier, and R.E. Harlan, Peptides, 1/1/1989
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