VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders 2024 by the Numbers

PMDC 2024 STATS

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - OCTOBER 31, 2024

$707,517 TOTAL PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS COMMITTED

255 DISTINCT DONOR COUNT

6 MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICS

• Complex Parkinson’s Disease
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Syndrome
• Huntington’s Disease
• Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
• Multiple System Atrophy and Autonomic Disorders
• Ataxia

OUTREACH

5 Support Groups

• Women and Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
• Huntington’s Disease Support Group
• Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Caregivers Support Group (New)
• Dystonia Support Group (New)
• Cure PSP Support Group (New)

CLINICAL IMPACT

Deep Brain Simulation (DBS) procedures and patients

• 71 procedures
• 70 individual patients

Outpatient visits

• 6,285 total
• 907 new patient visits
• 3,824 return patient visits
• 2,939 individual patients

Number of patients by diagnosis

• 1541 Parkinson’s Disease
• 310 Dystonia
• 294 Essential Tremor
• 108 Alzheimer’s Disease
• 89 Restless Legs Syndrome
• 87 Dementia with Lewy Bodies
• 84 Atypical Parkinsonian Disorder
• 69 Ataxia
• 68 Huntington’s Disease
• 37 Hemifacial Spasm
• 32 Tourette Syndrome

Number of botulinum toxin injections

• 898 procedures
• 201 individual patients

Neuropsychology

• 945 neuropsychological tests
• 874 therapy sessions

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Patient Education

• HD Patient Education Day
• MSA Patient Education Day

Provider Education

• PD Provider Symposium
• 2nd Annual PMDC Symposium

Fellows and Post Docs

• 1 current Fellow, Diana Hancock, M.D.
• 2 Matched Fellows (1 starting Jan 2025; 1 starting July 2025)

• 1 Research Post Doc, Ahmed Negida, M.D., Ph.D.

13 Patient Education Sessions

• Parkinson’s Disease and Travel; in partnership with Virginia State Parks
• Financial Planning and Parkinson’s Disease Workshop; in partnership with Power Over Parkinson’s (POP)
• APDA Good Start part I; in partnership with VA APDA
• APDA Good Start part II; in partnership with VA APDA
• May MSA Seminar, “Treatment of motor symptoms of MS”
• June MSA Seminar, “Mood and coping strategies for patients and caregivers”
• Eyes and Parkinson’s Disease; in partnership with Power Over Parkinson’s (POP)
• July MSA Seminar, “Role of physical therapy in MSA”
• Ataxia Focus Group
• August MSA Seminar, “Management of autonomic symptoms in MSA”
• Dr. Lageman Orange County PD Support Group Talk
• Sept. MSA Seminar, “Management of sleep issues in MSA”
• PD and Medication; in partnership with Power Over Parkinson’s (POP)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities for providers

Parkinson’s Disease Symposium for Providers, April 27, 2024

PMDC Education Conference Series

• “Evidence and clinical practice processes for disease-modifying therapies in Alzheimer’s disease” - Hamid Okhravi, M.D. and Bahar Niknejad, M.D. - November 2023
• “Effect of neuroanatomy and functional connectivity on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) motor responses” - Ravi L. Hadimani, Ph.D. - December 2023
• “Sleep and circadian disruption induce accelerated aging across multiple physiological systems” - Josiane Broussard, Ph.D. - February 2024
• “Role of environmentally-relevant toxin exposures and epigenetic mechanisms in neurodegenerative disorders” - Laxmikant Deshpande, Ph.D. and Joseph McClay, Ph.D., - April 2024
• “Seeing the mechanisms: Imaging influx and efflux of cerebrospinal fluid in mice” - Douglas Kelley, Ph.D. - May 2024

• “Using multimodal brain imaging and advanced data models to study neurodegenerative diseases”- Ahmed Negida, M.D., Ph.D. - August 2024

RESEARCH

4 Foundation-sponsored Center of Excellence (COE) designations

• Parkinson Foundation COE
• HDSA COE
• PSP Center of Care
• MSA COE

Active studies

(clinical trials vs. investigator-initiated research)

• 30 active clinical research studies
• 14 Investigator-initiated studies
• 16 Industry-sponsored clinical trials

Total research funding

• $6,671,101.30

Number of pilot grants (2024-2025 cycle)

• 11 applications, 5 awarded

Total funding for pilot grants awarded

• $244,539 awarded for pilot grants this cycle
• $742,205 in total funding for the 15 pilot grants awarded since 2021