In the video below, neuroscientist Dr. Michael Okun and neurosurgeon Dr. Kelly Foote discuss how deep brain stimulation is revolutionizing neuroscience. According to Dr. Okun, DBS has the potential for dramatic personalized medicine improvements. He recommends a strategy of:
- Identify
- Intervene
- Personalize
For DBS implementations.
Michael Okun is currently Administrative Director and Co-director of the Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration which is part of the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, the McKnight Brain Institute, and the University of Florida College of Medicine. The center is unique in that it is comprised of over 45 interdisciplinary faculty members from diverse areas of campus, all of whom are dedicated to care, outreach, education and research.
Dr. Okun has been dedicated to this interdisciplinary care concept, and since his appointment as the National Medical Director for the National Parkinson Foundation in 2006, he has worked with the 43 international NPF centers of excellence to help foster the best possible environments for care, research and outreach in Parkinson disease, dystonia, Tourette, and movement disorders.
Kelly Foote is considered one of the top neurosurgeons for Deep Brain Stimulation in the United States and has performed over 700 DBS procedures. He has also published over 100 peer reviewed papers and is popular invited speaker on DBS all over the world. Dr. Foote has been part of pioneering research studies in Parkinson, dystonia, OCD, Tourette and MS tremor. He is current funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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