Joseph Jankovic

Joseph Jankovic is Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas in the Department of Neurology. He is also the Founder and Director of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinicat Baylor College of Medicine and holds the Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders in the same institution.[1]

Joseph Jankovic
Alma materUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine
Scientific career
InstitutionsBaylor College of Medicine

Dr. Jankovic has been recognized as Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, an Honorary Member of the American Neurological Association, Australian Association of Neurologists, French Neurological Society, and the International Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Society. He is also selected as a “Great Teacher” by the National Institute of Health. Dr. Jankovic has written over 1,500 original papers and chapters, and has co-authored or edited more than 60 books.[2] Under the direction of Dr. Jankovic, the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic has since been recognised as a "Centre of Excellence" by the Parkinson's Foundation, Huntington Disease Society of America, Tourette Association of America, and the Wilson Disease Association.

He has been ranked #1 expert in the world in movement disorders, dyskinesias and botulinum toxins[3]

Education

In 1973, Jankovic earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his internship at Baylor College of Medicine and his neurology residency at Columbia University where he was selected to be a chief resident.[4]

Career

Jankovic has acted as the primary investigator for multiple clinical trials. His research focuses on the aetiology, pathophysiology, and classification of numerous movement disorders, as well as on experimental treatments.[5][6] Jankovic has made contributions to the categorization, characterisation, and therapy guidance of a variety of movement disorders, including Parkinson's Disease and related neurodegenerative disorders, tremors, dystonia, tics, Tourette syndrome, chorea, Huntington disease, restless legs syndrome, tardive dyskinesias, paroxysmal dyskinesias, and ataxia. His research on medications for parkinsonian disorders and hyperkinetic movement disorders, such as botulinum toxin and tetrabenazine has contributed to the approval of these treatments by the FDA.[7]

Awards & honors

Prof. Dr. Joseph Jankovic has been honoured with many awards including the American Academy of Neurology Movement Disorders Research Award, First National Parkinson Foundation Distinguished Service Award, Huntington’s Disease Society of America Guthrie Family Humanitarian Award, Tourette Syndrome Association Lifetime Achievement Award, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Distinguished Service Award, Texas Neurological Society Lifetime Achievement Award, Baylor College of Medicine Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, Baylor College of Medicine Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award, Baylor College of Medicine Master Clinician Lifetime Award, The Best Doctors in America, America’s Top Doctors, Listed in US News and World Report’s "Top Doctors".[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Bibliography
  • Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, Pomeroy SL, Newman NJ, Bradley WG (2022). Bradley and Daroff's neurology in clinical practice (Eighth ed.). Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-323-64261-3. OCLC 1244252719.
  • Jankovic J (2022). Hallett M, Okun MS, Comella C, Fahn S, Goldman JG, Fahn S (eds.). Principles and practice of movement disorders (Third ed.). London. ISBN 978-0-323-31598-2. OCLC 1260211138.
  • Singer HS, Mink JW, Gilbert DL, Jankovic J (2022). Movement disorders in childhood (Third ed.). London, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-0-323-90007-2. OCLC 1337054310.
  • Morris J, Jankovic J, Fung V (2022). A Concise Guide. doi:10.1201/9781003119166. ISBN 9781003119166.

Publications

References
  1. "Parkinson's Disease Center & Movement Disorders Clinic, Joseph Jankovic, M.D." Jankovic.org. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "josephj". Baylor College of Medicine. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  3. "Movement Disorders: Jankovic, J - Expertscape.com". expertscape.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. "Joseph Jankovic, MD | International Neurotoxin Association". Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  5. Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Hallett M, Jankovic J (July 2019). "Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of functional (psychogenic) movement disorders". Neurobiology of Disease. 127: 32–44. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2019.02.013. PMID 30798005. S2CID 72333984.
  6. Jankovic J (August 2009). "Peripherally induced movement disorders". Neurologic Clinics. 27 (3): 821–32, vii. doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2009.04.005. PMID 19555833.
  7. Jindal P, Jankovic J (2018). "Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Parkinson's Disease and Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders". In Jabbari B (ed.). Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Clinical Medicine: A Disease-Oriented Approach. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 23–48. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56038-0_3. ISBN 978-3-319-56038-0. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  8. "Baylor College Neurologist Honored by AAN for Parkinson's Research". www.aan.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  9. "josephj". Baylor College of Medicine. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  10. "Joseph Jankovic Full Bio". www.neurotoxininstitute.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  11. "Vial | Scientific Advisor | Dr. Joseph Jankovic". Vial. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  12. Dr. Joseph Jankovic Texas Neurological Society Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 Acceptance Speech, retrieved 2023-01-06
  13. "Joseph Jankovic, MD, Movement Disorders & Neurology - Elsevier Authors". The Bookmark. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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