
Mitra Afshari (she/her)
@mitra_afshari
MD MPH. Academic Movement Disorders Neurologist, young researcher, and educator. 🧠🤓🧠
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26-08-2021 15:41:17
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An opportunity presented itself during the pandemic & thanks to inspiration: @danielweber-SLU, I created this unmet need for movement fellows during the pandemic. mailchi.mp/e94a6a9a7eb0/t… Very proud of my team & faculty. Katie Moore, MD MSc Abhimanyu Mahajan Mitra Afshari (she/her) @rashedaelnazer

🚨✍️🏽Attn Movement Disorders Fellows! We are so excited to start the 2023-2024 Lecture Series! Sign up today to join us starting this Thursday night! 💻🧠mailchi.mp/e94a6a9a7eb0/t… MDS American Academy of Neurology Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN. Abhimanyu Mahajan Alissa Higinbotham, MD

🧠Wonderful start to the year! Thanks to the >200 🤯 learners from all across the 🌎🌍🌏 including India, Ireland, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Egypt, India, Toronto, Tasmania, Thailand, Israel, Brazil, & across the USA. Wow! Sign up below to join us next week! Mitra Afshari (she/her)

The TEAM team at #MDSCongress. MDS Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN. Mitra Afshari (she/her) Abhimanyu Mahajan (Not pictured: Dr. Rasheda El-Nazer) mailchi.mp/e94a6a9a7eb0/t…


Mitra Afshari (she/her) speaking on #telehealth at #MDSCongress, highlighting strengths and challenges of US telehealth for movement disorders in a global forum 🧠 Rush Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program


Our own Mitra Afshari discussing complex genetic cases at the Parkinson’s Study Group/ Parkinson’s Foundation meeting. 🧬🧬Rush Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program Parkinson's Foundation


Jori Fleisher talking about her multidisciplinary clinics for advanced patients at PSG/PF meeting. Rush Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program theaimsmodel.org/aims-2/


Conference colleagues for life Mitra Afshari (she/her) - 💜💚a favorite Parkinson’s conference - PSG/PF 2023


Part 2 is this week! Sign up at mailchi.mp/e94a6a9a7eb0/t… for the weekly zoom link and many more fascinating talks! MDS American Academy of Neurology Mitra Afshari (she/her) Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN. Abhimanyu Mahajan Alissa Higinbotham, MD Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc




· MDS-LEAP BASIC course starts tomorrow bright & early. Another year & another chance to train bright minds & leaders of tomorrow. Leap has created amazing leaders! MDS Abhimanyu Mahajan Sarah Lidstone, MD PhD Daniel G. Di Luca Mitra Afshari (she/her) Alissa Higinbotham, MD Rani Priyanka Vasireddy, MD, MHA UT Tyler School of Medicine


TEAM Movement disorders so excited to prepare for the next year starting July 2025. Very proud of my teammates, Rani Priyanka Vasireddy, MD, MHA Katie Moore, MD MSc Alissa Higinbotham, MD Mitra Afshari (she/her) missing Abhimanyu Mahajan What started as a fledgling effort during the pandemic is now an international lecture series.


Loneliness in Parkinson’s disease (PD): we must address it in clinic Effort led by David Gonzalez, PhD Rush Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program on a cohort with predominantly early stage (86% H&Y < 3) PD to characterize loneliness now in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders Link: prd-journal.com/article/S1353-…



Icebergs melt, trees grow! 💧➡️🌳 Rethinking #ParkinsonsDisease: a tiny seed wired by #genes & #environment sprouts deep roots of non-motor secrets, then breaks ground with tremors & stiffness. Time to let our PD analogy bloom!🌸 journals.lww.com/aomd/fulltext/… Movement Disorders India MDS


Dr. Ece Bayram ece bayram , recipient of the 2025 SEQUINS Bright Star Award, is delivering a grounded and insightful lecture on sex differences in Lewy body dementia; from risk to treatment. Follow her work. This is how we move the field forward, together. #SequinsAnnualMeeting
