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Peter E. Morrison, D.O.

Peter E. Morrison, D.O.

Neurology

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Contact

Appointment (585) 341-7500

Locations

Movement Disorders Clinic

919 Westfall Road, Suite 100
Rochester, NY 14618

About Me

Professional Background

Dr. Morrison graduated from Bucknell University in 2007, and received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012. He completed his medical internship, neurology residency, and clinical movement disorder fellowship at the University of Rochester. He joined the depart...
Dr. Morrison graduated from Bucknell University in 2007, and received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012. He completed his medical internship, neurology residency, and clinical movement disorder fellowship at the University of Rochester. He joined the department of neurology faculty in 2017, and specializes in the care of patients with movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, Huntington’s Disease, Dystonia, and Ataxia. Dr. Morrison also has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of children and adults with Tourette Syndrome and other Chronic Tic Disorders, for which he is the Co-Director of the Tourette Association of America (TAA) Center of Excellence at the University of Rochester

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, Movement Disorders (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Clinical Movement Disorder, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2016 - 2017

Residency, Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2012 - 2016

Education

DO | New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. 2012

Publications

Journal Articles

The Cerebellar Cognitive Affective/Schmahmann Syndrome Scale in Spinocerebellar Ataxias.

Selvadurai LP, Perlman SL, Ashizawa T, Wilmot GR, Onyike CU, Rosenthal LS, Shakkottai VG, Paulson HL, Subramony SH, Bushara KO, Kuo SH, Dietiker C, Geschwind MD, Nelson AB, Gomez CM, Opal P, Zesiewicz TA, Hawkins T, Yacoubian TA, Nopoulos PC, Sha SJ, Morrison PE, Figueroa KP, Pulst SM, Schmahmann JD

The cerebellum.. 2024 January 2 Epub 01/02/2024.

The S-Factor, a New Measure of Disease Severity in Spinocerebellar Ataxia: Findings and Implications.

Selvadurai LP, Perlman SL, Wilmot GR, Subramony SH, Gomez CM, Ashizawa T, Paulson HL, Onyike CU, Rosenthal LS, Sair HI, Kuo SH, Ratai EM, Zesiewicz TA, Bushara KO, Öz G, Dietiker C, Geschwind MD, Nelson AB, Opal P, Yacoubian TA, Nopoulos PC, Shakkottai VG, Figueroa KP, Pulst SM, Morrison PE, Schmahmann JD

The cerebellum.. 2023 October 22 (5):790-809. Epub 08/12/2022.

Clinically Meaningful Magnetic Resonance Endpoints Sensitive to Preataxic Spinocerebellar Ataxia Types 1 and 3.

Chandrasekaran J, Petit E, Park YW, du Montcel ST, Joers JM, Deelchand DK, Považan M, Banan G, Valabregue R, Ehses P, Faber J, Coupé P, Onyike CU, Barker PB, Schmahmann JD, Ratai EM, Subramony SH, Mareci TH, Bushara KO, Paulson H, Durr A, Klockgether T, Ashizawa T, Lenglet C, Öz G,

Annals of neurology.. 2023 April 93 (4):686-701. Epub 12/29/2022.

Performance of a Tic Screening Tool (MOVeIT) in Comparison to Expert Clinician Assessment in a Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic Sample.

Vermilion J; Bitsko R; Danielson ML; Bonifacio K; Dean SL; Hyman SL; Mink JW; Morrison P; Vierhile A; Sulkes S; van Wijngaarden E; Adams H.

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2023; .

Evaluation of New Instruments for Screening and Diagnosis of Tics and Tic Disorders in a Well-Characterized Sample of Youth with Tics and Recruited Controls

Adams HR; Augustine EF; Bonifacio D; Collins AE; Danielson ML; Mink JW; Morrison P; van Wijngaarden E; Vermilion J; Vierhile A; Bitsko RH.

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2023; .

Trial of Prasinezumab in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease.

Pagano G, Taylor KI, Anzures-Cabrera J, Marchesi M, Simuni T, Marek K, Postuma RB, Pavese N, Stocchi F, Azulay JP, Mollenhauer B, López-Manzanares L, Russell DS, Boyd JT, Nicholas AP, Luquin MR, Hauser RA, Gasser T, Poewe W, Ricci B, Boulay A, Vogt A, Boess FG, Dukart J, D'Urso G, Finch R, Zanigni S, Monnet A, Pross N, Hahn A, Svoboda H, Britschgi M, Lipsmeier F, Volkova-Volkmar E, Lindemann M, Dziadek S, Holiga Š, Rukina D, Kustermann T, Kerchner GA, Fontoura P, Umbricht D, Doody R, Nikolcheva T, Bonni A, ,

The New England journal of medicine.. 2022 August 4387 (5):421-432. Epub 1900 01 01.

A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Prasinezumab in Early Parkinson's Disease (PASADENA): Rationale, Design, and Baseline Data.

Pagano G, Boess FG, Taylor KI, Ricci B, Mollenhauer B, Poewe W, Boulay A, Anzures-Cabrera J, Vogt A, Marchesi M, Post A, Nikolcheva T, Kinney GG, Zago WM, Ness DK, Svoboda H, Britschgi M, Ostrowitzki S, Simuni T, Marek K, Koller M, Sevigny J, Doody R, Fontoura P, Umbricht D, Bonni A, ,

Frontiers in neurology. 2021 12 :705407. Epub 10/01/2021.

Hoehn and Yahr Stage and Striatal Dat-SPECT Uptake Are Predictors of Parkinson's Disease Motor Progression.

Jackson H, Anzures-Cabrera J, Taylor KI, Pagano G, ,

Frontiers in neuroscience.. 2021 15 :765765. Epub 12/13/2021.

Characterization of Endocannabinoid-Metabolizing Enzymes in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Under Inflammatory Conditions.

Szafran, B.N.; Lee, J.H.; Borazjani, A.; Morrison P.; Zimmerman, G.; Andrzejewski, K.L.; Ross, M. K.; Kaplan, B.L.

Molecules. 2018; 23(12): 3167.

And then there were four: Anatomical observations on the pollical palmar interosseous muscle in humans.

Morrison PE, Hill RV

Clinical anatomy : official journal of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists & the British Association of Clinical Anatomists.. 2011 November 24 (8):978-83. Epub 08/25/2011.

Remarkable Tolerance of Ethynyl Steroids to Air and Water in Microwave-Assisted Hydrophosphinylation: Reaction Scope and Limitations.

Stockland, Robert A.; Lipman, Adam J.; Bawiec, John A.; Morrison, Peter E.; Guzei, Ilia A.; Findeis, Peter M.; Tamblin, John F.

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 2006; 691: 4042–4053.

Books

International Review of Movement Disorders (2022)

Chapter: Atypical antipsychotics for treatment of Tourette Syndrome

Authors: Kalari VK, Morrison PE, Budman CL

Publisher: Elsevier 2022

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition (2020)

Chapter: Ataxias

Authors: Morrison, PE, Mink JW

Publisher: Elsevier 2020

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