Melanie Brandabur MD

Dr. Brandabur, received her BA degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana and her MD degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. She completed her neurology residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. While there, she completed a Fellowship in Movement Disorders and Pharmacology under the direction of Doctors Harold Klawans and Christopher Goetz.

With over 20 years of experience caring for patients with PD and related disorders, her philosophy of patient care incorporates a multidisciplinary approach to PD treatment, with a emphasis on exercise and nutrition. She lectures frequently on aspects of PD including complementary therapies, cognitive issues and nonmotor symptoms.