2901 Hubbard Road, Suite 2723
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Kelvin L. Chou, M.D. is the Alexander S. and Gabriella Karp Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan. He also serves as Co-Director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Division and Associate Chair of Faculty Development in Neurology. Dr. Chou has been named to the Best Doctors of America list since 2011 and has clinical expertise and research interests in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Dr. Chou serves as Co-Director of the STIM (Surgical Therapies Improving Movement) Program with a research focus on improving the ability to treat movement disorders patients through DBS. He is also an experienced clinical trialist, conducting numerous clinical trials on new therapies for PD, essential tremor and Huntington disease. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, review articles or book chapters on PD and related movement disorders and serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Parkinsonism and Related Disorders.
A strong patient advocate, Dr. Chou serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Michigan Parkinson Foundation and the Medical Advisory Board of the International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF). He has also authored a book for patients and families called Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Life for People with Parkinson's, Dystonia and Essential Tremor.
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MDUniversity of Michigan Medical School, M4101 MSI Box 0624 1301 Catherine, 1998
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BSUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1995
• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, and other movement disorders
• Experimental therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor and other movement disorders
• Non-motor and motor aspects of Parkinson’s disease
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Adams JL, Kangarloo T, Gong Y, Khachadourian V, Tracey B, Volfson D, Latzman RD, Cosman J, Edgerton J, Anderson D, Best A, Kostrzebski MA, Auinger P, Wilmot P, Pohlson Y, Jensen-Roberts S, Müller MLTM, Stephenson D, Dorsey ER, Parkinson Study Group Watch-PD Study Investigators and Collaborators . NPJ Parkinsons Dis, 2024 Jun 12; 10 (1): 112Journal ArticleUsing a smartwatch and smartphone to assess early Parkinson's disease in the WATCH-PD study over 12 months.
DOI:10.1038/s41531-024-00721-2 PMID: 38866793 -
Chou K. 2024 Jun 1;Additional ScholarshipMDS Fundamentals Course: Approach to Parkinsonism
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2024 May 4;PresentationParkinson's IQ + You - Exploring the Latest Parkinson's Research Panel
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Chou K. 2024 Apr 17;Presentation"ET Case: Highlighting Image Guided Programming", Skills Workshop: Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: Advanced
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Chou K. 2024 Apr 16;Presentation"ET Case" and "Practical Considerations in DBS", Skills Workshop: Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: Basic
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Fernandez HH, Macklin EA, Hauser RA, Chou KL, Cakmak YO, Ozsoy B, Fahn S, Parkinson Study Group EARSTIM-PD Investigators . Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 2024 Apr; 121: 105959Journal ArticleIntrinsic auricular muscle zone stimulation for Parkinson disease: The EARSTIM-PD Phase II multi-center pilot study results.
DOI:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105959 PMID: 38246833 -
Liu X, Chou KL, Patil PG, Malaga KA. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 2024 Jun; 71 (6): 1993 - 2000.Journal ArticleEffect of Anisotropic Brain Conductivity on Patient-Specific Volume of Tissue Activation in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease.
DOI:10.1109/TBME.2024.3359119 PMID: 38277250 -
Spagna S, Ferng A, Chou K. Prim Care, 2024 Jun; 51 (2): 253 - 267.Journal ArticleEvaluation and Management of Tremor.
DOI:10.1016/j.pop.2024.02.001 PMID: 38692773