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650 From Rd Ste 506Paramus, NJ 07652
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Summary
- Dr. Umer Akbar is a neurologist specializing in movement disorders, based in Paramus, NJ. He completed his fellowship in movement disorders at the University of Florida College of Medicine and his neurology residency at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He currently serves as the Director of the Movement Disorders Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center. He has published over 50 research articles, abstracts and book chapters, focusing on topics such as movement disorder evaluations, Parkinson's disease, and other movement disorders including normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Education & Training
University of Florida College of MedicineFellowship, Movement Disorders , 2012 - 2014
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2009 - 2012
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
Medical University of the AmericasClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2027
RI State Medical License 2014 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2016
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2012
MN State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Subjective and objective cognition in early-stage, treatment-naïve Parkinson's disease: Relationships with mood.Jacob L Varela, Seth A Margolis, Umer Akbar, Sarah Prieto, Lauren E Kenney
Neuropsychology. 2026-05-11 - True vignettes: interesting, illustrative examples of behavioral abnormalities in people with Parkinson's disease.Joseph H Friedman, Umer Akbar, Blake Beehler, Kelvin L Chou, Leslie J Cloud
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria. 2026-05-01 - Effect of fornix stimulation on acute memory encoding.Anna R Kimata, Matthew Chan, Bryan Zheng, Peter M Lauro, Guillaume Pagnier
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2025-11-01
Press Mentions
New Procedure Can Treat Disabling Tremors, Such as Those Caused by Parkinson’s DiseaseSeptember 20th, 2021- 1,000 R.I. Lives Lost to the Coronavirus — How Do We Make Sense of It?July 23rd, 2020
Coronavirus: As US Hospitals Face Shortages of Face Masks, Muslims Pitch in to Help Frontline Health WorkersApril 15th, 2020
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