Arjun Tarakad, M.D.
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Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Neurology
Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Addresses
- Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge St., 9th Floor
MS: BCM609
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2273
pdcmdc@bcm.edu
Education
- MD from University of Texas School of Medicine at Houston
- Houston, Texas United States
- BS from Rice University
- Houston, Texas United States
- Residency at Baylor College of Medicine - Neurology
- 06/2015 - Houston, Texas United States
- Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine - Movement Disorders
- 06/2017 - Houston, Texas United States
Professional Interests
- Essential Tremor
- Dystonia
- Tourette Syndrome
- Atypical Parkinsonism
- Blepharospasm
- Huntington's disease
- Chorea
- Ataxia
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Paroxysmal Movement Disorders
- Functional Movement Disorders
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Wilson's Disease
Websites
Selected Publications
- Hill EJ, Mangleburg CG, Alfradique-Dunham I, Ripperger B, Stillwell A, Saade H, et al "Quantitative mobility measures complement the MDS-UPDRS for characterization of Parkinson's disease heterogeneity." Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021;84:105-11. Pubmed PMID: 33607526
- Kostick K, Storch EA, Zuk P, Blumenthal-Barby JS, Torgerson L, Yoshor D, et al "Strategies to mitigate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients treated with deep brain stimulation." Brain Stimul. 2020;13(6):1642-3. Pubmed PMID: 33017673
- Randomized, double-blind assessment of LFP versus SUA guidance in STN-DBS lead implantation: A pilot study "Ozturk M, Telkes I, Jimenez-Shahed J, Viswanathan A, Tarakad A, Kumar S, et al." Front Neurosci. 2020;14:611. Pubmed PMID: 32655356
- Tarakad A "Clinical rating scales and quantitative assessments of movement disorders." Neurol Clin. 2020;38(2):231-54. Pubmed PMID: 32279708
- Tarakad A, Jankovic J "Essential tremor and Parkinson's disease: Exploring the relationship." Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2018;8:589. Pubmed PMID: 30643667
- Tarakad A, Jimenez-Shahed J "VMAT2 inhibitors in neuropsychiatric disorders." CNS Drugs. 2018;32(12):1131-44. Pubmed PMID: 30306450
- Tarakad A, Jankovic J "Anosmia and ageusia in Parkinson's disease." Int Rev Neurobiol. 2017;133:541-56. Pubmed PMID: 28802932
- Tarakad A, Jankovic J "Diagnosis and management of Parkinson's disease." Semin Neurol. 2017;37(2):118-26. Pubmed PMID: 28511252
Memberships
- Houston Area Parkinson's Society
- Medical Advisory Board - Education Chair (07/2019)
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