Email

myork@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Neurology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine

Head

Section of Neuropsychology
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge St., 9th Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-8673

Education

Internship at Baylor College Of Medicine

01/2000 - Houston, Texas, United States

Clinical Psychology

PhD from Vanderbilt University

01/1998 - Nashville, Tennessee, United States

MA from Vanderbilt University

01/1996 - Nashville, Tennessee, United States

BA from Vanderbilt University

01/1993 - Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Certifications

Clinical Neuropsychology

American Board of Professional Psychology

Board Certified Neuropsychologist

American Board of Professional Psychology-Clinical Neuropsychology

Honors & Awards

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation

Baylor College of Medicine (01/2012)

Fulbright & Jawroski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Enduring Materials

Baylor College of Medicine (09/2012)

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Faculty Education Award for Teaching and Evaluation

Baylor College of Medicine (09/2018)

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Faculty Education Award for Enduring Materials

Baylor College of Medicine (01/2019)

Star Award for Clinical Excellence

Baylor College of Medicine (01/2019)

Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine

American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine

Websites

Selected Publications

• Hack N, Akbar U, Thompson-Avila A, Fayad SM, Hastings EM, Moro E, et al. " Impulsive and Compulsive Behaviors in Parkinson Study Group (PSG) Centers Performing Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery " J Parkinsons Dis. 2014 Jan 1; 4 (4) : 591-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 25035311.
• Rothlind JC, York MK, Carlson K, Luo P, Marks WJ, Jr, et al. " Neuropsychological changes following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease: comparisons of treatment at pallidal and subthalamic targets versus best medical therapy " J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2014 Sep 2;
  Pubmed PMID: 25185211.
• Fridley J, Adams G, Sun P, York M, Atassi F, Lai E, et al. " Effect of subthalamic nucleus or globus pallidus interna stimulation on oculomotor function in patients with Parkinson's disease " Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2013 ; 91 (2) : 113-21.
  Pubmed PMID: 23343617.
• Calleo J, Burrows C, Levin H, Marsh L, Lai E, York MK. " Cognitive rehabilitation for executive dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: application and current directions. " Parkinsons Dis. 2012 ; 2012 : 512892.
  Pubmed PMID: 22135762.
• Hou JG, Wu LJ, Moore S, Ward C, York M, Atassi F, Fincher L, Nelson N, Sarwar A, Lai EC. " Assessment of appropriate medication administration for hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease. " Parkinsonism Relat. Disord.. 2012 May ; 18 (4) : 377-81.
  Pubmed PMID: 22236581.
• Marshall DF, Strutt AM, Williams AE, Simpson RK, Jankovic J, York MK. " Alternating verbal fluency performance following bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. " Eur J Neurol. 2012 May 26; 19 (12) : 1525-31.
  Pubmed PMID: 22632922.
• Strutt AM, Ayanegui IG, Scott BM, Mahoney ML, York MK, San Miguel Montes LE. " Influence of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on DRS-2 Performance in Spanish-Speaking Older Adults. " Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2012 Aug ; 27 (5) : 545-56.
  Pubmed PMID: 22693138.
• Strutt AM, Palcic J, Wager JG, Titus C, Macadam C, Brown J, Scott BM, Harati Y, Schulz PE, York MK. " Cognition, behavior, and respiratory function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. " ISRN Neurol. 2012 ; 2012 : 912123.
  Pubmed PMID: 22852095.
• Strutt AM, Simpson R, Jankovic J, York MK. " Changes in cognitive-emotional and physiological symptoms of depression following STN-DBS for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. " Eur. J. Neurol.. 2012 Jan ; 19 (1) : 121-7.
  Pubmed PMID: 21668586.
• Ha AD, Brown CH, York MK, Jankovic J. " The prevalence of symptomatic orthostatic hypotension in patients with Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonism. " Parkinsonism Relat. Disord.. 2011 Sep ; 17 (8) : 625-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 21689962.
• Jawaid A, Murthy SB, Wilson AM, Qureshi SU, Amro MJ, Wheaton M, Simpson E, Harati Y, Strutt AM, York MK, Schulz PE. " A decrease in body mass index is associated with faster progression of motor symptoms and shorter survival in ALS. " Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2010 Dec ; 11 (6) : 542-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 20500116.
• Jawaid A, Salamone AR, Strutt AM, Murthy SB, Wheaton M, McDowell EJ, Simpson E, Appel SH, York MK, Schulz PE. " ALS disease onset may occur later in patients with pre-morbid diabetes mellitus. " Eur. J. Neurol.. 2010 May ; 17 (5) : 733-9.
  Pubmed PMID: 20074230.
• Karmonik C, York M, Grossman R, Kakkar E, Patel K, Haykal H, King D. " An image analysis pipeline for the semi-automated analysis of clinical fMRI images based on freely available software. " Comput. Biol. Med.. 2010 Mar ; 40 (3) : 279-87.
  Pubmed PMID: 20074720.
• Dulay MF, Levin HS, York MK, Li X, Mizrahi EM, Goldsmith I, Verma A, Goldman A, Grossman RG, Yoshor D. " Changes in individual and group spatial and verbal learning characteristics after anterior temporal lobectomy. " Epilepsia. 2009 Jun ; 50 (6) : 1385-95.
  Pubmed PMID: 18657174.
• York MK, Levin HS, Grossman RG, Lai EC, Krauss JK. " Clustering and switching in phonemic fluency following pallidotomy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. " J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2003 Feb ; 25 (1) : 110-21.
  Pubmed PMID: 12607176.
• York MK, Dulay M, Macias A, Levin HS, Grossman R, Simpson R, Jankovic J. " Cognitive declines following bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. " J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.. 2008 Jul ; 79 (7) : 789-95.
  Pubmed PMID: 17965146.
• Williams AE, Arzola GM, Strutt AM, Simpson R, Jankovic J, York MK. " Cognitive outcome and reliable change indices two years following bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. " Parkinsonism Relat. Disord.. 2011 Jun ; 17 (5) : 321-7.
  Pubmed PMID: 21316292.
• Dulay MF, Strutt AM, Levin HS, Jankovic J, Lai EC, Grossman RG, York MK. " Depressed mood and memory impairment before and after unilateral posteroventral pallidotomy in Parkinson's disease. " J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008 ; 20 (3) : 357-63.
  Pubmed PMID: 18806240.
• Woolley SC, York MK, Moore DH, Strutt AM, Murphy J, Schulz PE, Katz JS. " Detecting frontotemporal dysfunction in ALS: utility of the ALS Cognitive Behavioral Screen (ALS-CBS). " Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2010 May 3; 11 (3) : 303-11.
  Pubmed PMID: 20433413.
• Kalkonde YV, Pinto-Patarroyo GP, Goldman T, Strutt AM, York MK, Kunik ME, Schulz PE. " Differences between clinical subspecialties in the outpatient evaluation and treatment of dementia in an academic medical center. " Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2010 ; 29 (1) : 28-36.
  Pubmed PMID: 20110698.
• Jawaid A, Poon M, Strutt AM, Rice LK, McDowell EJ, Salamone AR, Qureshi SU, Simpson E, Appel SH, York MK, Schulz PE. " Does apolipoprotein E genotype modify the clinical expression of ALS? " Eur. J. Neurol.. 2011 Apr ; 18 (4) : 618-24.
  Pubmed PMID: 20880000.
• Kalkonde YV, Pinto-Patarroyo GP, Goldman T, Strutt AM, York MK, Kunik ME, Schulz PE. " Ethnic disparities in the treatment of dementia in veterans. " Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2009 ; 28 (2) : 145-52.
  Pubmed PMID: 19690417.
• Strutt AM, Lai EC, Jankovic J, Atassi F, Soety EM, Levin HS, Grossman RG, York MK. " Five-year follow-up of unilateral posteroventral pallidotomy in Parkinson's disease. " Surg Neurol. 2009 May ; 71 (5) : 551-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 18514283.
• Lepow L, Van Sweringen J, Strutt AM, Jawaid A, MacAdam C, Harati Y, Schulz PE, York MK. " Frontal and temporal lobe involvement on verbal fluency measures in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. " J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2010 Nov ; 32 (9) : 913-22.
  Pubmed PMID: 20390792.
• Hannon PM, Kuo SH, Strutt AM, York MK, Kass JS. " Improvement of neurological symptoms and memory and emotional status in a case of seronegative Sneddon syndrome with cyclophosphamide. " Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2010 Jul ; 112 (6) : 544-7.
  Pubmed PMID: 20444540.
• Shirani P, Salamone AR, Lahijani E, York MK, Schulz PE. " Lumbar puncture alleviates chorea in a patient with Huntington's disease and normal pressure hydrocephalus. " Behav Neurol. 2009 ; 21 (3) : 193-5.
  Pubmed PMID: 20178144.
• Dulay MF, York MK, Soety EM, Hamilton WJ, Mizrahi EM, Goldsmith IL, Verma A, Grossman RG, Yoshor D, Armstrong DD, Levin HS. " Memory, emotional and vocational impairments before and after anterior temporal lobectomy for complex partial seizures. " Epilepsia. 2006 Nov ; 47 (11) : 1922-30.
  Pubmed PMID: 17116033.
• Rettig GM, York MK, Lai EC, Jankovic J, Krauss JK, Grossman RG, Levin HS. " Neuropsychological outcome after unilateral pallidotomy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. " J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.. 2000 Sep ; 69 (3) : 326-36.
  Pubmed PMID: 10945807.
• York MK, Levin HS, Grossman RG, Hamilton WJ. " Neuropsychological outcome following unilateral pallidotomy. " Brain. 1999 Dec ; 122 : 2209-20.
  Pubmed PMID: 10581217.
• York MK, Levin HS, Grossman RG. " Pallidotomy and psychological outcomes. " J. Neurosurg.. 2001 May ; 94 (5) : 866-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 11354429.
• Dulay MF, Levin HS, York MK, Mizrahi EM, Verma A, Goldsmith I, Grossman RG, Yoshor D. " Predictors of individual visual memory decline after unilateral anterior temporal lobe resection. " Neurology. 2009 May 26; 72 (21) : 1837-42.
  Pubmed PMID: 19470966.
• York MK, Wilde EA, Simpson R, Jankovic J. " Relationship between neuropsychological outcome and DBS surgical trajectory and electrode location. " J. Neurol. Sci.. 2009 Dec 15; 287 (41276) : 159-71.
  Pubmed PMID: 19767016.
• York MK, Rettig GM, Grossman RG, Hamilton WJ, Armstrong DD, Levin HS, Mizrahi EM. " Seizure control and cognitive outcome after temporal lobectomy: a comparison of classic Ammon's horn sclerosis, atypical mesial temporal sclerosis, and tumoral pathologies. " Epilepsia. 2003 Mar ; 44 (3) : 387-98.
  Pubmed PMID: 12614395.
• York MK, Lai EC, Jankovic J, Macias A, Atassi F, Levin HS, Grossman RG. " Short and long-term motor and cognitive outcome of staged bilateral pallidotomy: a retrospective analysis. " Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2007 ; 149 (9) : 857-66; discuss.
  Pubmed PMID: 17624489.
• Shannon KM, Penn RD, Kroin JS, Adler CH, Janko KA, York M, Cox SJ. " Stereotactic pallidotomy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Efficacy and adverse effects at 6 months in 26 patients. " Neurology. 1998 Feb ; 50 (2) : 434-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 9484368.
• McClure SM, York MK, Montague PR. " The neural substrates of reward processing in humans: the modern role of FMRI. " Neuroscientist. 2004 Jun ; 10 (3) : 260-8.
  Pubmed PMID: 15155064.
• Strutt AM, Scott BM, Shrestha S, York MK. " The Rey 15-item memory test and Spanish-speaking older adults. " Clin Neuropsychol. 2011 Oct ; 25 (7) : 1253-65.
  Pubmed PMID: 21951176.
• York MK, Franks JJ, Henry RR, Hamilton WJ. " Verbal working memory storage and processing deficits in HIV-1 asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals. " Psychol Med. 2001 Oct ; 31 (7) : 1279-91.
  Pubmed PMID: 11681554.

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Memberships

Academy of Distinguished Educators

Member (01/2012)

American Academy of Neurology

Movement Disorders Society

International Neuropsychological Society

Parkinson Study Group

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Co-Chair Elect (09/2018)

Houston Area Parkinson's Society

Medical Advisory Board (01/2006)