UASOM Faculty Profiles

Faculty Detail


Name	HARRISON WALKER Professor of Neurology Medical Director for Brain Stimulation
Campus Address	SC 339 Zip 0017
Phone	(205) 934-0683
E-mail	hcwalker@uabmc.edu
Other websites	Selected Publications DBS for Parkinson's Disease: Video Case Study DBS for Movement Disorders: Continuing Medical Education Lecture DocTalk Live interview American Parkinson's Disease Association webinar series Magic City Medcast podcast series Neuroengineering as a career choice NIH BRAIN Initiative github link to analysis tools scholars@UAB

Education

Undergraduate	Birmingham-Southern College	1997	Music
Medical School	University of Alabama at Birmingham	2001	MD
Residency	University of Alabama at Birmingham	2005	Neurology
Fellowship	University of Alabama at Birmingham	2007	Movement Disorders

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

2018

Faculty Appointment(s)

Appointment Type Department Division Rank

Primary Neurology Chair Office Neurology Chair Office Professor

Secondary Neurosurgery Chair Office Neurosurgery Chair Office Professor

Center Civitan International Research Center Civitan International Research Center Professor

Center Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Professor

Center Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Professor

Center Ctr for Exercise Medicine (Org Ret) Ctr for Exercise Medicine (Org Ret) Professor

Center Ctr Neurodegeneration & Exp Ther (CNET) Ctr Neurodegeneration & Exp Ther (CNET) Professor

Biographical Sketch

Originally from Starkville, Mississippi, Dr. Walker graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Birmingham-Southern College in 1997 with a BA in music. He attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he participated in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholars Program at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Following medical school, Dr. Walker pursued his neurology residency and movement disorders fellowship training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Society Memberships

Organization Name Position Held Org Link

American Neurological Association http://www.aneuroa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Movement Disorders Society http://www.movementdisorders.org/

Society for Neuroscience http://www.sfn.org/

Research/Clinical Interest

Title
Deep Brain Stimulation
Description
Dr. Walker is an expert on deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders. DBS is more effective than medications and other conventional therapies for motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and essential tremor. Emerging DBS technologies have substantial potential to improve a variety of patient outcomes. However these devices are increasingly adaptable and complex, and we lack robust tools to fully realize their therapeutic potential. Dr. Walker's lab investigates how deep brain stimulation works with electroencephalography, electrocorticography, single unit recordings, neuroimaging, and behavioral assessment in patients with movement disorders. Our goal is to obtain new knowledge about the therapeutic mechanism of DBS and apply these findings to guide technological innovation, both for established indications and for emerging indications in neurology and psychiatry. Currently his research is supported by grants from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Selected Publications

Click link above.

Keywords

deep brain stimulation, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, essential tremor