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James Bennett Jr., MD, Neurology, Charlottesville, VA, VCU Medical Center

JamesP.BennettJr.MDPhD

Neurology • Charlottesville, VA

Movement Disorder

President and CSO, Neurodegeneration Therapeutics, Inc. A NFP Medical Research Company

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Education & Training

  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of Medicine1982 - 1983
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of Medicine1980 - 1983
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1979 - 1983
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center
    Greater Baltimore Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineResidency, Clinical Pharmacology, 1977 - 1978
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Clinical Pharmacology, 1974 - 1978
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1976
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1974
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBS, Chemistry, 1966 - 1970

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1981 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1974 - 1982
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Mulholland Society Teaching Award University of Virginia, 2003
  • Awarded NIH-NINCDS Research Career Development Award 1-K04-NS00978-01 1985-1990
  • Dr. George C. Cotzias Memorial Fellow American Parkinson Disease Association, 1983-1986
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Continuous oral administration of L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) solution to patients with advanced Parkinson?s disease.  
    Bennett JP,Jr., Turk MT, Landow E, Clin Neuropharmacol
  • The metabolism of systemically administered L-DOPA by intact and dopamine-denervated striata as revealed by brain microdialysis.  
    Touchet N, Bennett JP, Jr, Neurophamacol
  • 3H MK801 binding sites are located postsynaptically on hippocampal dentate neurons.  
    Beckenstein, J.M., Bennett, J.P., Jr., Wooten, G.F., and Lothman, E.W, Brain Res
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Textbook of Neurology. 
    Chapter: Neuropharmacology 
    Page 135 - 150Bennett, J.P., JrEditors: Bogousslavsky and Fisher.Butterworth-Heinemann
  • The Comprehensive Management of Parkinson's Disease. 
    Chapter: Biochemical Pathology and Pharmacology of Parkinson's Disease 
    Page 63 - 76Bennett, J.P., JrEditors: Stern and Hurtig.PMA, NY
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Binding. 
    Chapter: Methods in Binding Studies 
    Bennett, J.P., Jr., and Yamamura, H.IEditors: Yamamura, Enna, and Kuhar.Raven Press, NYEdition 2nd,
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Press Mentions

  • Deaths Due to Stroke, Diabetes, Cancer Higher in India Than in West: Report
    Deaths Due to Stroke, Diabetes, Cancer Higher in India Than in West: ReportJuly 27th, 2018

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. James Bennett, Dr. James Bennett, MD, Dr. J Bennett, Dr. James P. Bennett