Alexander I. Tröster, PhD
Professor, Co-Director National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence,
Department of Neurology Movement Disorders; Deep BrainStimulation; Memory and Cognition
Clinical Interests:Movement Disorders (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) Deep Brain Stimulation Dementia Amnesia Clinical
Research Interests: Cognition and Emotion in Movement Disorders and Dementias Neuropsychological, Neuropharmacological and Genetic Aspects of Cognitive Impairment in Early Parkinson’s Disease Preclinical Detection Outcomes in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders Epilepsy, and Psychiatric Disorders
Basic Research Interests: Basal Ganglia and Cognition
Education and Training:
PhD, University of California – San Diego and San Diego State University, 1991
Department of Neurology - UNC School of Medicine