Mission

To provide the highest quality of care that enables individuals affected by Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorders to live their best lives and to make scientific advances that will result in lasting benefits for patients, their families, and our community.

Vision 

We aim to be the premier movement disorders center for state-of-the-art compassionate and interdisciplinary care, innovative and impactful research, and exceptional training of the next generation of movement disorder providers and researchers. Building on our legacy, we plan to: 

• Enhance and expand our multidisciplinary care models for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders such as Huntington’s disease, and ataxia.
• Partner with patient-focused organizations and support groups to increase accessibility to educational resources and comprehensive exercise therapy programs in the region.
• Continue to provide opportunities to participate in the latest clinical trials and expand on our current clinical research programs in the areas of cognitive decline and sleep.
• Develop a Pilot Research Grant Program to help fuel more independent and interdisciplinary research in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
• Increase our genetic research and counseling program in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
• Grow our Movement Disorders fellowship training program.
• Increase partnership and collaboration with care providers and researchers across VCU and at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center’s Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC).
• Broaden community engagement of the PMDC in patient education symposia and training seminars for other care providers.