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Office
1720 2nd Avenue South
Administration Building 1070
Birmingham, AL 35294Phone+1 205-934-4636- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Ray Watts is a neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama and President of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He specializes in movement disorder and is experienced in deep brain stimulation, movement disorders, botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders, and therapeutics. He has more than 130 publications and over 500 citations.
Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)Medical Staff Fellow, Neurophysiology, 1984 - 1986
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1981 - 1984
- Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 2003 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 1986 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 1984 - 1987
- DC State Medical License 1984 - 1986
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctor’s in America, 1994 - present Woodward and White
- Birmingham’s Best Doctors, 2003 - present Birmingham Magazine
- America's Top Doctors, 2000 - present Castle Connolly
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsThe effect of unilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on depression in Parkinson's disease.Elizabeth L. Birchall, Harrison C. Walker, Gary Cutter, Stephanie Guthrie, Allen Joop, Raima A. Memon, Ray L. Watts, David G. Standaert, Amy W. Amara> ;Brain Stimulation. 2017 May 1
- 183 citationsGene delivery of neurturin to putamen and substantia nigra in Parkinson disease: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.C. Warren Olanow, Raymond T. Bartus, Tiffany L. Baumann, Stewart A. Factor, Nicholas M. Boulis, Mark Stacy, Dennis A. Turner, William J. Marks, Paul S. Larson, Phillip...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2015 Aug 1
- 9 citationsSpatial topographies of unilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation efficacy for ipsilateral, contralateral, midline, and total Parkinson disease motor sympt...Mahesh B. Shenai, Andrew Romeo, Harrison C. Walker, Stephanie Guthrie, Ray L. Watts, Barton L. Guthrie> ;Neurosurgery. 2015 Mar 1
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Press Mentions
- The Health Care Authority of the City of Anniston Signs Letter of Intent to Affiliate with UAB Health SystemFebruary 8th, 2023
- UAB Announces Key Health System, Heersink School of Medicine LeadersFebruary 3rd, 2023
- Gift Advances Alzheimer’s Disease ResearchJanuary 17th, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Neurological AssociationMember
- American Academy of NeurologyMember
- Society for NeuroscienceMember
- Alpha Omega AlphaMember
- Movement Disorders SocietyMember
- International Brain Research OrganizationMember
- Medical Association of State of AlabamaMember
- Alabama Academy of NeurologyMember
Hospital Affiliations
- University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, Alabama
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