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