Apr 9, 2021
As we spotlight this April Parkinson’s Awareness
Month, I am so excited to welcome, Dr. Rebecca Gilbert, Chief
Scientific Officer, American Parkinson Disease Association
(APDA)
Dr. Rebecca Gilbert joined APDA in 2018, bringing a
wealth of practical experience in diagnosing and treating
Parkinson’s disease, as well as a strong background in fundamental
and clinical science to the team. She is responsible for overseeing
APDA’s research portfolio in conjunction with APDA’s Scientific
Advisory Board, and also provides medical and clinical expertise to
support APDA programming as well as print and web content.
Dr. Gilbert received her MD degree at Weill Medical
College of Cornell University and PhD in Cell Biology and Genetics
at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences. She then
completed her Neurology Residency training as well as Movement
Disorders Fellowship training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center. She continues to maintain a limited schedule of patients
one day a week through Bellevue Hospital Center.
Prior to joining APDA, she was an Associate
Professor of Neurology at the Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and
Movement Disorders, NYU Langone Medical Center where she saw
Movement disorders patients at both NYU and Bellevue Hospital
Center, initiated and directed the NYU Movement Disorders
Fellowship, participated in clinical trials and other research
initiatives for Parkinson’s disease and lectured widely on
Parkinson’s disease.
Listen in as Dr. Gilbert explores Parkinson’s
Disease with us and what we need to know.
Resource: American Parkinson Disease
Association