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 #  Investigators & Members of the Steering Committee 

 

   

  ## 💡 Quick Summary 

 - The Parkinson’s Foundation thanks all participants and leaders who helped improve care and understanding for people living with Parkinson’s through the [Parkinson’s Outcomes Project](/advancing-research/our-research/parkinsons-outcomes-project "Parkinson’s Outcomes Project").

- The study was led by Principal Investigator Dr. Connie Marras from the University of Toronto.

- A multidisciplinary Steering Committee included neurologists, researchers, quality-of-care experts and patient advocates from major U.S. medical centers.

 

   ![Group of nurses in a meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/no_sizing/public/images/investigatorsandsteeringcommittee.jpg?itok=u2Nwx1Ep)  The Parkinson's Foundation extends its appreciation and thanks to everyone who worked to make life better for people with Parkinson’s through their participation in the Parkinson’s Outcomes Project, which has concluded.

The Foundation also thanks the study leadership, listed below, for their time and effort in helping those living with Parkinson's disease (PD).

### Principal Investigator

Connie Marras, MD, PhD, Associate Professor at University Health Network, University of Toronto in Toronto Canada

### Members of the Steering Committee

**Tom Davis, MD**  
Director Division of Movement Disorders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN

**Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD**  
Associate Professor of Neurology at University of Florida in Gainesville, FL

**Nabila Dohodwala, MD, MS**  
Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA

**Eugene Nelson, DSc**  
Director of Quality Administration for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH

**Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD**  
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Education in Health Sciences Northwestern University in Chicago, IL

**Marilyn Neault, PhD**  
Parkinson’s Foundation Patient Research Advocate

 

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