Dr. Ramon L. Rodriguez

Ramon L. Rodriguez, MD, Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic, completed his B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine in San Juan, PR. He went on to complete an Internal Medicine Internship and Neurology Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. It was there that he developed an interest in dystonia, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.  Dr. Rodriguez then pursued a Fellowship in Movement Disorders and Surgery for Movement Disorders at the University of Florida.

Besides his interests in surgery for movement disorders, Dr. Rodriguez has special interest in the translation of the latest advances in movement disorders research and the application into clinical practice. He is also experienced in the administration of botulinum toxin for dystonia and spasticity. The main goal in his practice is to provide the highest level of care and improve the quality of life of his patients.

In addition to clinical care, Dr. Rodriguez is investigator in multiple clinical trials attempting to find ways to delay the progression of Parkinson’s disease as well as development of new therapies. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology and is Board Certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 

Dr. Kelly Foote

Dr. Foote is one of the few (if not the only) neurosurgeon in the world to do a movement disorders neurology fellowship (Emory) as well as a movement disorders neurosurgery fellowship (Grenoble, France). He is an engineer and a DBS surgeon and is interested in device development for movement disorders.

Kelly Foote was born in Salt Lake City on May 17, 1966. He attended the University of Utah College of Engineering, from which he graduated cum laude in 1991. He graduated from the University of Utah College of Medicine in 1995. He performed a surgical internship at the University of Florida in 1996 and completed his neurosurgical residency in December, 2001. Dr. Foote completed his fellowship training in movement disorder surgery at the University of Grenoble and Emory University and joined the University of Florida neurosurgery faculty <http://www.neurosurgery.ufl.edu/>  as an Assistant Professor in July, 2002.

Dr. Foote has received many honors and awards, including Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons' Resident Award, and the Chuck Shank Award (for excellence in neurosurgery). He has active research interests in computer assisted neurosurgery.

Special interests: Movement disorder surgery, stereotactic surgery, radiosurgery, brain tumors

Dr. Michael Okun

Michael S. Okun, MD, received his B.A. in History from Florida State University, and his M.D. from the University of Florida where he graduated with Honors. Dr. Okun completed an internship and Neurology residency at the University of Florida. Following residency he was trained at Emory University, one of the world's leading centers for movement disorders research, in both general movement disorders and in microelectrode recording/surgical treatments.

He is currently Co-director of the Movement Disorders Center located within the McKnight Brain Institute and the University of Florida College of Medicine. The center is unique in that it is comprised of over 25 interdisciplinary faculty members from diverse areas of campus, all of whom are dedicated to care, outreach, education and research.  Dr. Okun has dedicated much of his career to the development of care centers for people suffering with movement disorders, but has also has enjoyed a prolific research career exploring non-motor basal ganglia brain features and he has participated in pioneering studies exploring the cognitive, behavioral, and mood effects of brain stimulation. Dr. Okun holds the Adelaide Lackner Associate Professorship in Neurology, has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, is a published poet (Lessons From the Bedside, 1995), and has served as a reviewer for more than 25 major medical journals.

Dr. Ramon L. Rodriguez

Ramon L. Rodriguez, MD, Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic, completed his B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine in San Juan, PR. He went on to complete an Internal Medicine Internship and Neurology Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. It was there that he developed an interest in dystonia, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.  Dr. Rodriguez then pursued a Fellowship in Movement Disorders and Surgery for Movement Disorders at the University of Florida.

Besides his interests in surgery for movement disorders, Dr. Rodriguez has special interest in the translation of the latest advances in movement disorders research and the application into clinical practice. He is also experienced in the administration of botulinum toxin for dystonia and spasticity. The main goal in his practice is to provide the highest level of care and improve the quality of life of his patients.

In addition to clinical care, Dr. Rodriguez is investigator in multiple clinical trials attempting to find ways to delay the progression of Parkinson’s disease as well as development of new therapies. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology and is Board Certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 

Dr. Kelly Foote

Dr. Foote is one of the few (if not the only) neurosurgeon in the world to do a movement disorders neurology fellowship (Emory) as well as a movement disorders neurosurgery fellowship (Grenoble, France). He is an engineer and a DBS surgeon and is interested in device development for movement disorders.

Kelly Foote was born in Salt Lake City on May 17, 1966. He attended the University of Utah College of Engineering, from which he graduated cum laude in 1991. He graduated from the University of Utah College of Medicine in 1995. He performed a surgical internship at the University of Florida in 1996 and completed his neurosurgical residency in December, 2001. Dr. Foote completed his fellowship training in movement disorder surgery at the University of Grenoble and Emory University and joined the University of Florida neurosurgery faculty <http://www.neurosurgery.ufl.edu/>  as an Assistant Professor in July, 2002.

Dr. Foote has received many honors and awards, including Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons' Resident Award, and the Chuck Shank Award (for excellence in neurosurgery). He has active research interests in computer assisted neurosurgery.

Special interests: Movement disorder surgery, stereotactic surgery, radiosurgery, brain tumors

Dr. Michael Okun

Michael S. Okun, MD, received his B.A. in History from Florida State University, and his M.D. from the University of Florida where he graduated with Honors. Dr. Okun completed an internship and Neurology residency at the University of Florida. Following residency he was trained at Emory University, one of the world's leading centers for movement disorders research, in both general movement disorders and in microelectrode recording/surgical treatments.

He is currently Co-director of the Movement Disorders Center located within the McKnight Brain Institute and the University of Florida College of Medicine. The center is unique in that it is comprised of over 25 interdisciplinary faculty members from diverse areas of campus, all of whom are dedicated to care, outreach, education and research.  Dr. Okun has dedicated much of his career to the development of care centers for people suffering with movement disorders, but has also has enjoyed a prolific research career exploring non-motor basal ganglia brain features and he has participated in pioneering studies exploring the cognitive, behavioral, and mood effects of brain stimulation. Dr. Okun holds the Adelaide Lackner Associate Professorship in Neurology, has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, is a published poet (Lessons From the Bedside, 1995), and has served as a reviewer for more than 25 major medical journals.