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15 Parkman StWac 835 Neurology AssociatesBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-5532
Fax+1 617-724-1480
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1991 - 1994
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1994 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2009
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2017
Clinical Trials
- Safety of Urate Elevation in Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
- Study of Urate Elevation in Parkinson's Disease, Phase 3 Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
- Assessing Tele-Health Outcomes in Multiyear Extensions of PD Trials Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Shotgun Metagenomic Profiling of the Gut Virome in Prodromal and Confirmed Parkinson's Disease.Deepika Dinesh, Xochitl C Morgan, Jordan Jensen, Kjetil Bjornevik, Michael A Schwarzschild
Annals of Neurology. 2026-05-27 - Multi-locus genetic dosage shapes cognitive disease progression in Parkinson's patients: 15-year meta-analysis of 24 cohorts.Xiaoying Kang, Zechuan Lin, Fatma Zehra Calikusu, Lauren A Miller, Sofia Soriano
NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2026-05-14 - Genetic and Proteomic Investigation of the Smoking-Parkinson's Disease Association.Mingjian Shi, Tommy Gunawan, Michael Setzer, Najeah Okashah, Yue Liu
Medrxiv. 2026-04-20
Journal Articles
- Efficacy of Nilotinib in Patients with Moderately Advanced Parkinson DiseaseMichael Schwarzschild, MD, JAMA Neurology
Press Mentions
Antioxidant Fails to Slow Parkinson’s Disease Progression in Clinical TrialSeptember 16th, 2021
Antioxidant Therapy Tested in Early Parkinson’sSeptember 14th, 2021
NSAIDs Reduce LRRK2 Penetrance in Parkinson's DiseaseSeptember 3rd, 2020
Grant Support
- Planning for Prevention of Parkinson's Disease and Related Synucleinopathies: A trial design forumMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2026–2027
- Urate-LRRK2 interactions in Parkinson's diseaseMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2019–2025
- Pursuing Purine Pathways To Clinical Trials For Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2012
- Uric Acid:Novel Therapeutic Target For Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2010
- Translational Foundation Of Adenosine Antagonist Use For DyskinesiasNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2010
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