Scott J. Sherman, MD, PhD

Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Physiology
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Clinical Instructor
Member of the Graduate Faculty

Dr. Sherman is medical director of the Arizona Chapter of American Parkinson’s Disease Association and director of the Parkinson’s Disease Program of the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Institute of Tucson. Dr. Sherman's original articles and abstracts on understanding and treating Parkinson’s disease have been published by Science, Movement Disorders, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, Neuroscience, and many other journals. He lectures before Parkinson’s disease support groups and other public meetings and has been invited to lecture to the medical community about new therapies and patient care issues with Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. He holds memberships in the Movement Disorder Society and the American Academy of Neurology. He has been awarded for outstanding achievement in teaching and outstanding progress in research by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Degrees

  • MD: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
  • PhD: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Internship
University of Washington, Seattle
Residency
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Neurology, 1996
University of Washington, Seattle, Anesthesiology, 1990
Fellowship
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Epilepsy, 1997
Research Interests

deep brain stimulation, gene therapy, cell-based therapy for Parkinson’s disease