Karlo J. Lizarraga Mendoza, M.D., M.S.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 276-3000

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box MIND
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Neurology , Movement Disorders (SMD)
Associate Professor - Center for Health and Technology - Joint
Associate Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint
Associate Professor - Department of Neurosurgery (SMD) - Joint

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Lizarraga is a board-certified neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist with expertise in movement disorders, motor physiology and neuromodulation. Dr. Lizarraga is associate professor of the departments of neurology, neuroscience, neurosurgery and center for health + technology at our institution. He is also invited professor of the department of neurosciences at the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin in Arequipa, Peru.

Dr. Lizarraga is chief of our division of movement disorders, director (founder) of the motor physiology and neuromodulation program and director (founder) of the Neurology Peru-Rochester exchange program (NeuroPro). His career goals are to optimize the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders with the use of neurophysiological techniques, and to develop sustainable international collaborations that promote global equity in neurological education, research and care.

Credentials

Specialties

Education

2008
MD | Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (Peru)

2012
MS | Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (Peru)

2021
MS | Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

08/04/2017 - 06/30/2019
Fellowship in Movement Disorders at Toronto Western Hospital GME (Canada)

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017
Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Jackson Memorial Hospital

07/01/2013 - 06/30/2016
Residency in Neurology at Jackson Memorial Hospital

06/01/2012 - 06/30/2013
Internship in Neurology at Jackson Memorial Hospital

06/01/2010 - 04/30/2012
Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery at University of California Los Angeles

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Awards

2022 - Present
MDS Center to Center Training Program
Sponsor: International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society

2021 - 2022
Leadership Program (MDS LEAP)
Sponsor: International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society

2020 - 2021
Emerging Leaders Program
Sponsor: American Academy of Neurology

2018 - 2021
TRANSCENDS Scholar
Sponsor: AAN / MUSC (NIH R25: NS098999-01)

2017 - 2017
Clinical Trials Methodology Course
Sponsor: NINDS (NIH R25: NS088248)

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Clinical Trials

A Multi-center, Noninterventional Study Evaluating Variability, Reliability, and Compliance for the Parkinson's Disease Diary

Lead Researcher: Karlo J Lizarraga mendoza

This study aims to evaluate the impact of the frequency of assessments on the variability over time, reliability, and compliance for the Parkinson's disease (PD) diary in patients with PD in whom medications do not provide adequate control of symptoms.

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Publications

Journal Articles

5/18/2023
Modica JS, Déry C, Canissario R, Logigian E, Bonno D, Stanton M, Dupré N, McDermott MP, Bouchard M, Lang AE, Lizarraga KJ. "A systematic review of the potential consequences of abnormal serum levels of vitamin B6 in people living with Parkinson's disease." Journal of the neurological sciences.. 2023 May 18; 450:120690. Epub 2023 May 18.

2/11/2023
Amado C, Lizárraga KJ. "Tuberculous Optochiasmatic Arachnoiditis." The New England journal of medicine.. 2023 Feb 11; Epub 2023 Feb 11.

9/21/2022
Liu Y, Zhang G, Tarolli CG, Hristov R, Jensen-Roberts S, Waddell EM, Myers TL, Pawlik ME, Soto JM, Wilson RM, Yang Y, Nordahl T, Lizarraga KJ, Adams JL, Schneider RB, Kieburtz K, Ellis T, Dorsey ER, Katabi D. "Monitoring gait at home with radio waves in Parkinson's disease: A marker of severity, progression, and medication response." Science translational medicine.. 2022 Sep 21; 14(663):eadc9669. Epub 2022 Sep 21.

Books & Chapters

2017
Chapter Title: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Book Title: Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
Author List: Lizarraga KJ, Gutierrez J, Singer C
Published By: El Sevier 2017

2016
Chapter Title: Molecular Imaging of the Brain with PET
Book Title: Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery
Author List: DeSalles AA, Lizarraga KJ, Gorgulho A, Melega WP
Published By: El Sevier 2016

2013
Chapter Title: Applications of Nanotechnology in Movement Disorders
Book Title: The Textbook of Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneurosurgery
Author List: Pezeshkian P, Lizarraga KJ, Gorgulho A, DeSalles AF
Published By: CRC Press 2013

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