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Blanca Y. Valdovinos, M.D.

Blanca Y. Valdovinos, M.D.

Neurology

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Contact

Appointment (585) 341-7500

Locations

Movement Disorders Clinic

919 Westfall Road, Suite 100
Rochester, NY 14618

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About Me

Dr. Blanca Valdovinos is a neurologist who specializes in Movement Disorders. She grew up in California and moved to New York to attend Cornell University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biology. She then attended the University of Rochester for medical school where she also completed he...
Dr. Blanca Valdovinos is a neurologist who specializes in Movement Disorders. She grew up in California and moved to New York to attend Cornell University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biology. She then attended the University of Rochester for medical school where she also completed her neurology residency and movement disorders fellowship. She is the Director of the UR Medicine Spanish Language Neurology Clinic where she sees movements disorder, general, and memory care patients. She specializes in Parkinson’s disease and is the co-director of the Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence at the University of Rochester. She grew up in a large Latinx community and is passionate about giving back to her community. Her work focuses on addressing health disparities and she believes that every patient should receive high quality medical care regardless of their race, ethnicity or language. She was awarded a Diversity Leadership Award from the American Academy of Neurology.

Languages

English, Spanish

Certified Specialties

Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Faculty Appointments

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

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Movement Disorders, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2019 - 2020

Fellowship, Fellow, Strong Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester. 2019 - 2020

Residency, Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2016 - 2019

Internship, Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2015 - 2016

Residency, Neurology, Strong Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester. 2015 - 2019

Education

MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry. 2015

Awards

Geriatric Faculty Scholar. 2021 - 2022

Diversity Leadership Award.

Publications

Journal Articles

The Importance of Digital Health Literacy in an Evolving Parkinson's Disease Care System.

Esper CD, Valdovinos BY, Schneider RB

Journal of Parkinson's disease.. 2024 January 13 Epub 01/13/2024.

Effect of best practice advisory on the administration of contraindicated medications to hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders.

Chunga N, Amodeo K, Braun M, Valdovinos BY, Richard IH

Frontiers in aging neuroscience.. 2023 15 :1276761. Epub 12/18/2023.

A Remote Longitudinal Observational Study of Individuals at Genetic Risk for Parkinson Disease: Baseline Results.

Jensen-Roberts S, Myers TL, Auinger P, Cannon P, Rowbotham HM, Coker D, Chanoff E, Soto J, Pawlik M, Amodeo K, Sharma S, Valdovinos B, Wilson R, Sarkar A, McDermott MP, Alcalay RN, Biglan K, Kinel D, Tanner C, Winter-Evans R, Augustine EF, Holloway RG, Dorsey ER, Schneider RB

Neurology. Genetics.. 2022 October 8 (5):e200008. Epub 08/11/2022.

Moving Forward from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Needed Changes in Movement Disorders Care and Research.

Valdovinos BY, Modica JS, Schneider RB

Current neurology and neuroscience reports.. 2022 February 2 Epub 02/02/2022.

Virtual Adaptation of an International Exchange Program in Medical Education.

Fung C, Maxwell N, Powell S, Benassai M, Chunga N, Corcoran J, Barbosa W, Lopez M, Hanampa B, Llaiqui-Condori M, Delgado-Lazo V, Mendoza K, Astete Y, Flor M, Palacios S, Valdovinos B, Risco J, Camargo I, Jozefowicz R, Lizárraga KJ

Annals of global health.. 2022 88 (1):52. Epub 07/08/2022.

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