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BEBRF 2022 Phoenix Symposium Schedule
Francisco Ponce, MD, is an Associate Professor, the Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and the Program Director of the Neurosurgery Residency at the Barrow Neurological Institute. He specializes in DBS for Parkinson’s Disease, essential tremor, and other movement disorders. He is a leader in the widespread adoption and acceptance of “asleep” DBS – an advance that has standardized the DBS surgery, rendering it more comfortable, safe, and predictable. Through outreach and education, he seeks to increase awareness and accessibility of this proven therapy to patients and neurologists.
Indu Subramanian, MD, received her medical degree from the University of Toronto. She completed her neurology residency and Movement Disorders fellowship training at UCLA. Dr. Subramanian has stayed on at UCLA and is now a Clinical Professor of Neurology. She established the movement disorder clinic at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration and has assumed the position of the Director of the South West PADRECC (Parkinson Disease Research, Education and Clinical Care) Center of Excellence in Parkinson Disease. She has developed a strong interest in integrative medicine with a special interest in Yoga and Mindfulness. She underwent a 200 hour yoga teacher training and studied mindfulness at the VA with J.G.Serpa and Christian Wolfe through Insight LA. She is designing a yoga teacher training program for yoga instructors who are interested in working with PD patients. Dr. Subramanian is board certified in Integrative medicine. She is also passionate about palliative care in Parkinson Disease. She is doing a contemplative fellowship for health care providers through the New York Zen Center and is an AAN Palatucci Fellow.
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