Mitra Afshari Editor

Dr. Wael Mohamed is Professor of Basic Medical Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He obtained his MD and MSc in Clinical Pharmacology from Meoufia Medical School, Egypt, and his PhD in Neuroscience from The Pennsylvania State University. After finishing his neurosurgery training, he began his career as a clinical pharmacologist with psychopharmacology as a subspecialty. Dr. Mohamed specializes in translational brain research and brings more than two decades of experience to the project. His current focal area is the investigation and development of novel treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. He is a member of several key basic and clinical neuroscience societies, including the American Psychological Association, The Society for Neuroscience, National Academy of Neuropsychology, and the International Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology. Dr. Mohamed brings prior book editing experience from Elsevier titles including Pharmacotherapy of Parkinson’s Disease; Essential Guide to Neurodegenerative Disorders; Translational Models of Parkinson’s Disease and related Movement Disorders; and Telehealth in Movement Disorders. Mitra Afshari, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of Neurology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the newest member of the Faculty in the Section of Movement Disorders. She is originally from Chicago, where she completed her undergraduate, medical school, and residency training at Northwestern University. She completed her fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she received comprehensive training in neurostimulation and neuromodulation for various Movement Disorders. During medical school, she also obtained her Masters’ in Public Health and traveled to Mexico, India, and Uganda for both clinical and research-related trips.Clinically, Afshari is adept at making decisions as it pertains to deep brain stimulation candidacy and programming, as well as performing botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, including limb injections. In addition to seeing patients, her primary research interests lie in Parkinson’s Disease, as it pertains to epidemiology, biomarkers, and clinical trials; deep brain stimulation therapy and other interventional therapies for advanced Movement disorders; telemedicine, teleneurology, and telerehabilitation; and palliative/supportive care in advanced Parkinsonian disorders. Dr. Christine D. Esper is a neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and has been in practice for more than 20 years.