Participating Centers

Essential Tremor Clinical Study Centers

The following medical centers are participating in the clinical study of the Libra® DBS System to treat arm and/or hand tremor in adults with essential tremor.

These centers have agreed to have their contact information posted on this website. They can explain the study and determine if you or someone you care for is a candidate for the study.

Movement Disorder
Center Name
City/State Contact
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Barton L. Guthrie, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
205-934-8136

Stephanie Guthrie, CRNP
205-934-0683
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena,
California
Igor Fineman, MD
Jennifer Birch, MP, MSN, ACNP
626-535-9552

Helen Van
helenvan@rocketmail.com
Univ. of CA SanFrancisco /
San Francisco VA Medical Center
San Francisco,
California
Jill Ostrem, MD
Monica Volz, RN – UCSF
415-502-3576

Susan Heath, RN - VA
415-221-4810
ext 2505
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville,
Department of Neurology
Jacksonville,
Florida
Ryan Uitti, MD
Audrey Strongosky
904-953-6096
Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center Dearborn,
Michigan
Fred Junn, MD
Susan Oshnock, PA-C
313-982-5290
Columbia University Medical Center,
Neurological Institute
New York,
New York
Blair Ford, MD
Linda Winfield, RN, MPH
212-305-0549
University of Rochester Neurology Rochester,
New York
Fred Marshall, MD
Carol Zimmerman, RN
585-341-7500
Baylor College of Medicine Houston,
Texas

Joseph Jankovic, MD
Christine Hunter, R.N.
713-798-3951

Loma Linda University
School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Loma Linda,
California
Khashayar Dashtipour, MD, PhD
Dee Moses, RN 909-558-2037
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Michael S. Okun, MD,
Camille Swartz
352-273-5612
Neurology Specialists of Dallas, PA
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Dallas,
Texas
Malcolm Stewart, MD
Janet Hargett, MS
214-345-4327
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dept. of Neurology - Movement Disorders Division
Nashville, Tennessee Fenna T. Phibbs, MD
Dot Shearon, RN
615-936-0219

If you are interested in participating but do not see a site near you, contact ANS at 1-888-859-0008. Additional sites may be added to this clinical study.

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