Edward J Drasby DO

Parkinson's Center of Maine

7 Portland Farms RdSte 2Scarborough, ME 04074
Phone+1 207-885-1400
Fax+1 207-885-1402

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Education & Training

Boston Medical Center2000 - 2002
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1998 - 2002
Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
NYIT College Of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1997
University of MaineMA, Literature, 1990 - 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

ME State License 2001 - 2027
MA State License 1998 - 2003
American Board of Oseopathic PhysiciansMedicine
American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyMovement Disorders

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Maine Patients’ Choice Outstanding Physician of the Year, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012,2013,2014, 2014
Honored Speaker AWARD Novartis Pharmaceuticals, 2004
Instruction of junior residents and medical students in Neurology Boston University School of Medicine, 1998

Clinical Trials

A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of RM-131 in Patients With Parkinson's Disease & Chronic Constipation
TERMINATED
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

294 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
JAMA Neurology. 2014-05-01
84 citations
The Gly2019Ser mutation in LRRK2 is not fully penetrant in familial Parkinson's disease: the GenePD study
Jeanne C. Latourelle, Mei Sun, Mark F. Lew, Oksana Suchowersky, Christine Klein
BMC Medicine. 2008-11-05
6 citations
Huntington CAG repeat size does not modify onset age in familial Parkinson's disease: The GenePD study
Christopher F. McNicoll, Jeanne C. Latourelle, Marcy E. MacDonald, Mark F. Lew, Oksana Suchowersky
Movement Disorders. 2008-08-15

Journal Articles

A Double-Blind, Delayed-Start Trial of Rasagiline in Parkinson's Disease.
C. Warren Olanow, M.D., Olivier Rascol, M.D., Ph.D., Robert Hauser, M.D., Paul D. Feigin, Ph.D., Joseph Jankovic, M.D., Anthony Lang, M.D., William Langston, M.D., E..., New England Journal of Medicine
Detection of Cerebral Emboli with Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound.
Babikian,V.L., Schwarze, J.J., Drasby E.J, Klingelhofer, J, Journal of Vascular Technology

Lectures

What is Parkinson’s Disease.
WCHS Television Program: “207” (Portland, Maine Local News & Events Forum)
The Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of RLS.
Maine Restless Legs Syndrome Support Group (Monthly Meeting)
Newly Approved Treatments for the Dementia of Parkinson’s Disease.
Novartis Sponsored Academic Lecture at Boston University Movement Disorders Conference

Other

Polymorphisms and Expression in SIRT3 are associated with Parkinson disease: the GenePD Study.
Nagle MW, BA1; Latourelle JC, DSc2; Lew MF, MD4; Klein C, MD5; Golbe LI, MD6; Mark MH, MD6; Growdon JH, MD7; Wooten GF, MD9; Watts RL, MD10; Litvan I, MD18; Drasby E...
Alpha-synuclein and familial Parkinson's disease.
Nathan Pankratz, PhD, William C. Nichols, PhD, Veronika E. Elsaesser, BS, Michael W. Pauciulo, MBA, Diane K. Marek, BS, Cheryl A. Halter, MS, Joanne Wojcieszek, MD, ...
Parkin dosage mutations have greater pathogenicity in familial PD than simple sequence mutations.
N. Pankratz, PhD, D. K. Kissell, BS, M. W. Pauciulo, MBA, C. A. Halter, MS, A. Rudolph, PhD, R. F. Pfeiffer, MD, K. S. Marder, MD, T. Foroud, PhD, W. C. Nichols, PhD ...