Listed below are the physicians and centers in the United States that currently have the Institutional Review Board approval that is required before offering Activa DBS for Dystonia under the Humanitarian Device Exemption.
Arizona
Guillermo D. Moguel-Cobos, MD
St. Joseph Hospital
Barrow Neurological Institute
500 W. Thomas Rd
Suite 720
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone: 602-406-5268
Hospital website: http://www.thebarrow.org
Thomas F. Norton, MD
Center for Neurosciences
2450 E. River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-795-7750
Hospital website: http://www.neurotucson.com
California
Jill Ostrem, MD
Assistant Professor
University of California San Francisco
Contact: Robin Taylor
Research Manager
400 Parnassus Ave
UCSF Box 0445
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: 415-353-1555
Hospital website: http://www.ucsfhealth.org
Florida
Michael Okun, MD
University of Florida-College of Medicine
Movement Disorder Center
100 South Newell Drive, Room L3-100
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-273-5550
Hospital website: http://www.neurology.ufl.edu
Donald Smith, MD
Neurosurgeon
Tampa General Hospital
University of South Florida
Department of Neurosurgery
2 Tampa General Circle 7th Floor
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: 813-259-0633
Hospital website: http://www.hsc.usf.edu
Illinois
Joshua Rosenow, MD
Neurosurgeon
Northwestern University
676 N. St. Clair, Suite 2210
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312-695-6278
Hospital website: http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu
Konstantin Slavin, MD
Neurosurgeon
University of Illinois Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
912 South Wood Street
Room 451 North
MC799
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-996-4842
Hospital website: http://uillinoismedcenter.org
Kentucky
Byron Young, MD
Professor Department of Neurology
University of Kentucky
800 Rose St. Rm MS-101
Lexington, KY 40536
Phone: 859-323-5864
Hospital website: http://www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu
Louisiana
Erich Richter, MD
Louisiana State University
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery
433 Bolivar Street, 8th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-568-4804
Hospital website: http://www.lsuhsc.edu
Maryland
Frederick Lenz, MD, Ph.D.
Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Contact: Donna Jones
Sr. Medical Office Coordinator
600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 8-181
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-2257
Hospital website: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org
Massachussetts
Nutan Sharma, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact: Trisha J Multhaupt-Buell, M.S., CGC
Genetic Counselor/Research Coordinator
149 13th Street, Room 6407
Charlestown, MA 02129
Phone: 617-726-5470
Hospital website: http://www.massgeneral.org
Daniel Tarsy, MD
Professor of Neurology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Neurology
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-667-0519
Hospital website: http://www.bidmc.org
Michigan
Jason Schwalb, MD
Henry Ford Health System
Director, Movement Disorder & Behavioral Neurosurgery
Contact: Julia Gorham
DBS Program Coordinator
26400 W. Twelve Mile Rd, Suite 115
Southfield, MI 48034
Phone: 248-355-2452
Hospital website: http://www.henryford.com
Minnesota
Aviva Abosch, MD
Neurosurgeon
University of Minnesota - Fairview Hospital
Department of Neurology
Mayo Memorial Building
420 Delaware Street SE MMC96
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612.624.6666
Hospital website: http://www.fairview-university.fairview.org
Peter Pahapill MD, Ph.D.
United Hospital - Neurosurgical Associates
332 North Smith Avenue
St Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 651-241-6550
Hospital website: http://www.unitedhospital.com
Missouri
Samer Tabbal, MD
Washington University
Assistant Professor of Neurology
660 South Euclid Ave
Box 8111
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-6908
Hospital website: http://neuro.wustl.edu
Nebraska
Stephen Doran, MD
Neurosurgeon
Alegent Bergan Hospital
Contact: Julie Walsh, PAC
8005 Farnam
Suite 305
Omaha, NE 68114
Phone: 402-398-9243
Hospital website: http://www.alegent.com
New Jersey
Hooman Azmi, MD
Hackensack University Medical Center
680 Kinderkamack Road
Suite 300
Oradell, NJ 07649
Phone: 201-342-2550
Hospital website: http://www.humed.com
Shabbar F. Danish, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
125 Paterson Street
CAB 2110
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-235-7756
Hospital website: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu
New York
Ron Alterman, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1 Gustave Levy Place
Box 1136
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-0050
Hospital web site: http://www.mountsinai.org
Alon Mogilner, MD, Ph.D.
Neurosurgeon
North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System
New York University
865 Northern Blvd
Suite 201
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: 516-570-4430
Hospital website: http://www.northshorelij.com
North Carolina
Stephen Tatter, MD, PhD
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Neurosurgery
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone: 336-716-4047
Hospital website: http://www.wfubmc.edu
Ohio
Benjamin Walter, MD
Medical Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Program
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
11100 Euclid Avenue
HAN 5040
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 216-844-8285
Hospital website: http://www.uhhospitals.org
Pennsylvania
Gordon Baltuch, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Pennsylvania Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn Neurological Institute
330 South 9th Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 800-789-7366
Hospital website: http://www.pennhealth.com/PAHOSP
Patrick J. Connolly, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Temple University
Department of Neurosurgery
Contact: Sybil Varghese, MBBS
Research Assistant Clinical
3401 N. Broad St., C540
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone: 215-707-4171
Hospital website: http://www.temple.edu
Douglas Kondziolka, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
200 Lothrop Street
Suite B400
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-647-6782
Hospital website: http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu
Donald Whiting, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Allegheny General Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
420 East North Avenue
Suite EWOB #302
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 724-228-1414
Hospital website: http://www.wpahs.org/agh
Tennessee
Peter E. Konrad, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of Functional Neurosurgery
Vanderbilt University
T-4224 MCN
Nashville, TN 37232-2380
Phone: 615-343-9822
Hospital website: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu
Texas
Daniel J. Curry, MD
Director, Functional Neurosurgery
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin Street, MC CC 1230
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 832-822-3950
Hospital website: http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org
Gerhard Friehs, MD
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
2401 S. 31st Street Suite 541
Temple, TX 76508
Phone: 254-724-9009
Hospital website: http://www.sw.org
Warren Marks, MD
Pediatric Neurologist
Cook Children's Medical Center
801 Seventh Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: 682-885-7860
Virginia
Kathryn Holloway, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
McGuire VAMC
Contact: Miriam Hirsch
Neurosurgery Nurse Coordinator
1201 Broad Rock Blvd, #127
Richmond, VA 23249
Phone: 804-675-6284
Hospital website: http://www.richmond.va.gov
Kathryn Holloway, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Virginia Commonwealth University
Contact: Holley Stone, RN
Nurse Coordinator
417 N. 11th Street, 6th Floor
Box 980631
Richmond, VA 23298-0631
Phone: 804-828-5235
Hospital website: http://www.neurosurgery.vcu.edu
Washington
Adam Hebb, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box 356470, Room RR-744
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206-598-7688
Hospital website: http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Facilities/UWMedicalCenter/
Patrick J. Hogan, D.O.
Director Puget Sound Movement Disorder Clinic
St. Joseph Hospital
2201 S 19th, Suite 200
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone: 253-284-4488
Clinic website: http://www.psneurology.com
Steven L. Klein, MD
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
Deep Brain Stimulation Program
Contact: Noor A. Aaf, PA-c DBS Coordinator
1560 N. 115th Street, Suite G-5
Seattle, WA 98133
Phone: 206-368-5935
Hospital website: http://www.nwhospital.org
Peter Nora, MD
Swedish Neuroscience Institute
Contact: Peggy Oneil Shortt
ARNP, DBS Program Manager
550 17th Avenue
Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-320-2847
Hospital website: http://www.swedish.org
Wisconsin
Leland Albright, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Wisconsin Health Center
600 Highland Ave MC8660
Madison, WI 53792
Phone: 608-263-9651
Hospital website: http://www.uwhealth.org
Yannick Grenier, MD
Neurosurgeon
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
1900 South Avenue
EB3-004
LaCrosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608-775-9000
Hospital website: http://www.gundluth.org
Brian Kopell, MD
Assistant Professor
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
9000 West Wisconsin Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: 414-805-5400
Hospital website: http://www.chw.org
Brian Kopell, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: 414-805-5400
Hospital website: http://www.mcw.edu
Erwin Montgomery, MD
Professor
University of Wisconsin – Madison
600 Highland Ave
Madison WI 53792
Phone: 608-265-6470
Hospital website: http://www.uwhealth.org
Dystonia has been granted special Humanitarian Device Exemption status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. There are a limited number of centers in the U.S. where the therapy is offered as each center must seek approval for the procedure. The physicians at approved centers are not employed or compensated by Medtronic, and Medtronic does not provide any assurances or guarantees with respect to their service. We provide this information for your convenience, but it is, of course, your responsibility to select a physician appropriate to your needs. Your present physician and a county or state medical society are also sources you may wish to consider for physician referral information.
