Kelly D Foote MD (He/Him)

Summary

• Kelly Foote, MD, is a neurosurgeon based in Gainesville, FL, with subspecialty expertise in functional neurosurgery and brain tumors. He completed engineering and medical degrees at the University of Utah, followed by an internship and residency in neurological surgery at the University of Florida, where he now serves as an endowed Professor of Neurosurgery and a Co-Director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases. Dr. Foote's primary clinical and research focus for 25 years has been deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for the treatment of brain circuitry disorders including Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, OCD and Tourette syndrome. He has performed over 3000 DBS lead implantation procedures. He and his colleagues have conducted numerous NIH sponsored clinical trials and he has co-authored over 300 publications on topics related to movement disorders, deep brain stimulation and stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Foote has served on the Executive Council of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and on scientific program committees for the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the International Movement Disorders Society. He was honored for his academic impact with election to the American Academy of Neurological Surgery in 2012. He was the recipient of the International Parkinson’s Community Service Award from the World Parkinson’s Program in 2015, and in 2025, he was honored to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Florida College of Medicine.