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In 2019, it received a Tourette Association of America designation as a Center of Excellence, especially notable because it recognizes medical institutions that offer the highest level of care, are undertaking groundbreaking research, are leaders in training and education and/or provide exceptional community outreach and advocacy for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders.
The UHealth Tourette Center of Excellence is led by Dr. Barbara Coffey, chair and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and an internationally recognized specialist in tics, Tourette's, and related problems, and Dr. Jill Ehrenreich-May, professor of psychology and an expert in the treatment, development, and evaluation of evidence-based therapy for children and adolescents with anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
The Center’s research focuses on the clinical phenomenology, neurobiology (including genomics), and novel treatment of Tourette’s and tic disorders, as well as the relationship between tics and other associated disorders.
Tic Talk 2.0: Updates on Treatment
The UHealth Tourette Center of Excellence hosts virtual Tic Talks every other month. Dates, times, and Zoom links to register can be found here. Videos from past talks are recorded and posted below.
July 19, 2022
Speakers
- Dr. Barbara Coffey
Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, UHealth Tourette Center of Excellence
- Dr. Shannon Bennett
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Director, Tourette Syndrome Center of Excellence, Weill Cornell