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Dr. Casey Halpern will discuss treatment options that are available for individuals affected with Parkinson’s disease as well as tremors. It will provide an overview of surgical options, such as Deep Brain Stimulation and Focused Ultrasound, as well as a discussion surrounding the appropriate window for considering these options.
Dr Casey Halpern is the Division Head of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr Halpern's clinical practice focuses on the surgical treatment of movement disorders, including Parkinson's Disease, essential tremor, Tourette syndrome, and dystonia. He has a particular focus on early-onset Parkinson's Disease using DBS and focused ultrasound. Dr Halpern also leads a translational neuromodulation laboratory aimed at expanding the field of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery to obesity, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction, depression, and other psychiatric conditions. Dr Halpern completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He spent 9 years at Stanford before returning to Penn Neurosurgery in 2021.
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