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The Division of Movement Disorders is a subsection of the Department of Neurology within the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (MSM) of the University of Miami (UM). The Division was founded in 1984 by Dr. William J Weiner who served as Division Chief until 2000, followed by Dr. William Koller. The division was been under the direction of Dr. Carlos Singer from2002 to 2020. He was succeeded by the current Division Chief, Dr. Ihtsham Haq.
The center employs six fellowship-trained movement disorders faculty, one Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, one Licensed Clinical Social Worker, four study coordinators, and a support staff of eight. The Center received the designation as a Center of Excellence from the Parkinson’s Foundation in 2007. Since then additional designations have included the Huntington Disease Center of Excellence and the Wilson Disease Center of Excellence. The center also partners closely with the Department of Psychiatry’s Tourette Center of Excellence.
At the core of the University of Miami Movement Disorders division is a philosophy centered on the patient and caregiver, advocating a compassionate, holistic, and interdisciplinary approach to care. We are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of specialists, providing them with comprehensive training in patient care and research, to continue advancing the field of movement disorders.
As a leading tertiary referral center, we serve a diverse patient population from the South Florida community and beyond, establishing ourselves as the premier destination for patients from Latin America and the Caribbean seeking expert care for Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.