{"id":11793,"date":"2021-10-12T17:03:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T21:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=11793"},"modified":"2023-03-10T13:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:23:48","slug":"claudia-m-testa-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/directory\/claudia-m-testa-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Claudia M. Testa, MD, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Division Chief &#8211; Precision Medicine and Neurogenetics<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor of Neurology &#8211; Movement disorders, Adult Neurogenetics<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Founding Director &#8211; ºÚÁÏÍø Huntington Disease Program <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take me long as a physician-scientist to realize that patients are the best teachers. My job is connecting that clinical experience with research to make progress understanding and treating neurological disorders. This work is a team sport: the best progress happens when interdisciplinary academic teams have strong authentic ties to both the patient\/family communities and our colleagues in and out of academia.<\/p>\n<h3>Clinical and Research Interests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Clinical and translational research in movement disorders with a special interest in genetically based therapeutics.<\/li>\n<li>Advancing interdisciplinary care in movement disorders, particularly Huntington disease, tremor, dystonia, ataxia, Parkinson disease and parkinsonisms.<\/li>\n<li>Interaction of phenotypes and genetic risks in neurodegenerative disorders.<\/li>\n<li>Impact of essential tremor phenotyping on progress in clinical care and genetic risk factor discovery.<\/li>\n<li>Building holistic transdisciplinary care resources integrated across the full lifespan for patients and families affected by neurogenetic disorders.<\/li>\n<li>Making ºÚÁÏÍø research teams and North Carolina patient communities active drivers of the latest genetic therapeutic clinical trials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Education\/Training<\/h3>\n<h4>Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR)<br \/>\nEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2007 &#8211; 2012<\/li>\n<li>Doctor of Medicine<br \/>\nUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988 &#8211; 1996<\/li>\n<li>Doctor of Philosophy, Neuroscience<br \/>\nUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988 &#8211; 1996<\/li>\n<li>CPGS Certificate of Postgraduate Study (Masters), Engineering,<br \/>\nCambridge University, England UK, 1987 &#8211; 1988<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor of Arts, Biophysics<br \/>\nThe Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland, 1984 &#8211; 1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Residency<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Chief Resident\/Resident, Partners Program, Neurology<br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, Massachusetts, 1999 &#8211; 2000<\/li>\n<li>Resident, Partners Program, Neurology<br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, Massachusetts, 1997 &#8211; 1999<\/li>\n<li>Intern, Internal Medicine<br \/>\nBeth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996 &#8211; 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Fellowship<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Movement Disorders Fellow<br \/>\nEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2000 &#8211; 2001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/divisions\/movement-disorders\/\">ºÚÁÏÍø Division of Movement Disorders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/divisions\/movement-disorders\/npfcoe\/\">Parkinson\u2019s Foundation Center of Excellence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Division Chief &#8211; Precision Medicine and Neurogenetics Professor of Neurology &#8211; Movement disorders, Adult Neurogenetics Founding Director &#8211; ºÚÁÏÍø Huntington Disease Program It didn&#8217;t take me long as a physician-scientist to realize that patients are the best teachers. 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