Our next “Ask the Ataxia Expert” session will be on June 11th at 1pm CDT. Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz will join us to answer your questions. Closed captioning will be available during the live session. 

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Ask the Ataxia Expert
with Dr. Theresa A. Zesiewicz

Friday, June 11th
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

Link to Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89733761442
Meeting ID: 897 3376 1442

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Submit your question in advance by emailing it to naf@ataxia.org. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions via chat or using audio during the session.

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About the Expert

Theresa A. Zesiewicz, MD, FAAN is Professor of Neurology and Director of the University of South Florida, (USF) Ataxia Research Center (USF ARC) in Tampa. She also serves as the Director of the Parkinson Research Foundation at USF. She trained at UMDNJ for Medical School in New Jersey,  then did a neurology residency at SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, followed by a movement disorders fellowship at University of South Florida in Tampa. Her interests include movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, and Ataxia. She has a busy clinical practice and sees over 2,000 patients per year. With her colleague Kelly Sullivan, she conducts clinical research in ataxia, including spinocerebellar ataxia and Friedreich’s ataxia. She became interested in movement disorders after diagnosing her mom with Parkinson’s disease. She lives in the Tampa Bay area with her husband, three children and her mom.