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Steven Frucht, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Education:
- MD: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Cornell/New York Hospital
- Fellowship: Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York
Board Certification: American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry (Neurology)
Office Telephone: 212-305-0429
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Dr. Frucht maintains an active and busy clinical practice within the Movement Disorders Division, seeing patients with a wide range of movement disorders. In addition to patients with Parkinson's disease, Dr. Frucht has a special interest in patients with unusual or rare movement disorders, including such conditions as myoclonus, dystonia and paroxysmal disorders. He injects botulinum toxin for hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, torticollis, tics and jaw-closing dystonia, and performs more than 350 injections per year. He often sees pediatric patients with movement disorders in consultation. In addition, Dr. Frucht also serves on the scientific advisory board of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, and on the editorial Board of Movement Disorder.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Frucht is engaged in academic pursuits within neurology. He reviews manuscripts for the journals Movement Disorders, Clinical Neuropharmacology, Muscle and Nerve, and Neurology and is an author of 65 peer-reviewed articles. He coordinates the fellowship-training program of the Center for Parkinson's Disease, and is actively involved in the training of movement disorder fellows.
Dr. Frucht's research interests include diverse topics within the field of movement disorders. He performs and plans clinical trials of new drugs for the treatment Parkinson's disease and other involuntary movement disorders. As a young investigator of the Myoclonus Research Foundation, he has directed significant effort to develop clinical rating scales and new therapies for patients with intractable myoclonus. A trained classical musician, he founded the program entity Musicians with Dystonia to aid and serve professional musicians afflicted with focal task-specific dystonia, and frequently sees musicians in consultation.
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Department of Neurology | Columbia University Medical Center | Last updated:
August 28, 2009
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