Frank Skidmore, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Phone: (352) 273-5550
Fax: (352) 273-5575
frank.skidmore@neurology.ufl.edu

Department of Neurology
L3-100 McKnight Brain Institute
Newell Drive
Gainesville, FL. 32610

Director of VA Movement Disorder Clinic

Personal Info
Dr. Skidmore directs the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders center at the VA Medical Center. Dr. Skidmore has experience in management of Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor, management of cervical and other limb dystonia (including botulinum toxin injections), and evaluating patients for deep brain stimulation and programming deep brain stimulators. His research interests include finding better ways to manage walking and balance problems in Parkinson’s disease and the impact of aerobic exercise on disability in Parkinson’s disease.

Education
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Fellow in Movement Disorders, 2005
Johns Hopkins University, Fellow in Neurosciences, 2003
University of Virginia School of Medicine, MD 1997
University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences, BA English 1990

Research Interests
Movement disorders

Publications Extracted from Medline
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