Hispanic Parkinson’s Advisory Council

The Hispanic Parkinson’s Advisory Council, comprised of healthcare professionals, researchers, members of the community and people with PD, develops strategies to increase clinical research education, awareness and participation among Hispanic people with Parkinson’s throughout the United States, with specific focus on Parkinson’s Foundation studies: PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease and the Parkinson's Outcomes Project. This unique pilot initiative aims to increase participation in these two projects by ten percent through:

Developing educational materials and organizing outreach events specific to the Hispanic community living with PD;
Disseminating lessons learned and measures of success in engaging the Hispanic community through scientific publications; and
Surveying the Hispanic community to further understand their needs and gaps in care.

Members

Ignacio Mata, PhD (Principal Investigator)
Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Maria DeLeon, MD
Neurologist, Person with PD and Advocate, Texas

George Dumenigo, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker, University of Miami

Camila Gadala-Maria
Senior Manager, Professional Education, Parkinson’s Foundation

Adriana Gonzalez, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker, University of California San Diego

Priscila Delgado Hodges, CGC
Licensed Genetics Counselor, Indiana University School of Medicine

Rebeca De Leon, Parkinson’s Foundation
Manager of Clinical Research, Parkinson’s Foundation

Irene Litvan, MD, FAAN, FANA
Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Parkinson’s and Other Movement Disorders, University of California San Diego

Claudia Martinez, MD
Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center - Barrow Neurological Institute

Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Head of the Movement Disorders Department, University of Florida

Ruby Rendon
Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center - Barrow Neurological Institute

Rossy Cruz Vicioso, MD
Neurologist, Internist, Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Specialist, Cardio-Neuro-Ophthalmological and Transplant Center (CECANOT), CEDIMAT, Neurotraining; Clínica Unión Médica del Norte, Dominican Republic