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Sandra Kostyk, MD, Neurology, Columbus, OH, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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Neurology • Columbus, OH

Neurodegenerative

Professor-Clinical The Ohio State University

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Summary

  • Dr. Sandra Kostyk is a neurologist in Columbus, OH and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. She received her PhD in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences from the University of Chicago and her medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed her neurology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and her K11 Physician Scientist Award on neurotrophic growth factors at Harvard. She specializes in Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease, Lewy Body Disease and dementias. She is the Co-Chair of the Executive Membership Committee of the Huntington Study Group and a member of the Parkinson Study Group. She has participated in numerous clinical research trials. She is the medical director of the HDSA Center of Excellence at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, a multidisciplinary clinic focused on Huntingtons disease.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1986 - 1989
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1998 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1989 - 2002
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Exceptional Women in Medicine (Neurology) Castle Connolly, 2020
  • Physician Scientist K11 NIH/NEI, 1989-1994
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • CIRM Funded Trial for Parkinson’s Treats First Patient
    CIRM Funded Trial for Parkinson’s Treats First PatientSeptember 14th, 2020
  • Wexner Medical Center Performs First Gene Therapy Brain Infusion for Parkinson’s Disease
    Wexner Medical Center Performs First Gene Therapy Brain Infusion for Parkinson’s DiseaseSeptember 4th, 2020
  • The First Gene Therapy Clinical Trial in Huntington’s Disease Initiated by uniQure
    The First Gene Therapy Clinical Trial in Huntington’s Disease Initiated by uniQureNovember 3rd, 2019
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Grant Support

  • FGF In The Visual SystemNational Eye Institute1991–1993
  • FGF In The Visual SystemNational Eye Institute1989–1990

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Sandra Kostyk, Dr. Sandra Kostyk, MD, Dr. S Kostyk, Dr. Sandra K Kostyk