Christopher Hess, MD

Associate Professor, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UFHealth

[Christopher Hess, MD @CWHESSMD]

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[Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases @FixelInstitute]

New national data highlight the long-term outcomes of orthostatic hypotension (OH) in Parkinson’s disease, with important implications for fall risk and cardiovascular safety.

Read the full study: https://t.co/69wwUow0Cv

[Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases @FixelInstitute]

New research from the Fixel Institute found that in 320K+ Parkinson’s hospitalizations, 18.9% involved a UTI, linked to delirium and longer stays. This highlights the need for early risk ID and careful catheter management.

🔗 https://t.co/Y6y8ooAQCl

[Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases @FixelInstitute]

Today we’re incredibly grateful for our Fixel Institute fellows. Your dedication and impact make everything we do possible. Thank you!🧡

Pictured: movement disorders fellows Drs. Anastasia Barnes, Pooja Gupta, and Patricia Grease with Dr. McFarland.

[Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases @FixelInstitute]

New research from Fixel researchers,Hikaru Kamo, M.D., Ph.D. and Christopher Hess, M.D. explores how clinical data can help predict hospital discharge outcomes for people living with Parkinson’s disease.

🔗https://t.co/mrKenU0te9

[Joshua Wong @JWongggMD]

Really cool study on the impact of DBS on PD levodopa requirements stratified by motor subtypes by @UFMDFellowship Tejas Mehta

[Joshua Wong @JWongggMD]

Great poster and talk by @UFMDFellowship alum @AVCarpentier on hospitalization safety in PD and what we can do to improve inpatient care

[MDS @movedisorder]

40 years ago this week, at the World Congress of Neurology in Hamburg, MDS was born.

From that small meeting, MDS grew into a global community advancing care, research, and education in movement disorders.

Here’s to the next 40 years!

[MDS @movedisorder]

40 years ago, at a “clandestine” late-night meeting in a Hamburg hotel room, the Movement Disorder Society was born.

Celebrate 40 years of MDS at the #MDSCongress: https://t.co/P2Kk02cqL8

[UF Movement Fellowship @UFMDFellowship]

Looking for THE BEST place to do your #movementdisorders fellowship?

Come join us! You do not have to believe a Twitter account ran by an alligator 🐊.

Take a look at this message from our faculty 🔥

#Neurology #neurotwitter @MichaelOkun @movedisorder

[Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases @FixelInstitute]

At the Fixel Institute, we’re integrating augmented reality into physical therapy to enhance rehabilitation and patient outcomes. 🎥 Check out this behind-the-scenes look at our innovative approach! #BrainHealth #AugmentedReality #PhysicalTherapy

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Happy 5th anniversary to the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases. Great to take a picture with the true GOAT.

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Sticks of success! The rising future of Parkinson and movement disorders is in this picture. This is ⁦@FixelInstitute⁩ alumni reunion and look carefully as all the faces who make the magic happen are all present on sticks thanks to Pam Zeilma! ⁦⁦@UFHealth⁩

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Developing trainees into the next generation of leaders in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders is what the @movedisorder Aspen course has been about for 34 years. Today these 3 neurologists and 1 neurosurgeon from @FixelInstitute @UFHealth will join 95 other trainees to graduate and become Aspen alumni, and they will have the toolbox to enable them to pay it forward and to impact many lives for this generation and the next. Gratitude!

[Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN. @ShilpaChitnis2]

It’s the end of an era. The passing of a wonderful clinician, teacher, mentor and scholar: Dr. Kapil Sethi. A rather unfortunate event for our movement community. You will be sorely missed. Thanks for all you have done for the field.

[UF Movement Fellowship @UFMDFellowship]

Ready to learn about our favorite thing:

P H E N O M E M O L O G Y ! ! !

With Dr. Steven Frucht and the movement disorders TEAM represented by @KatiePMooreMD

Our favorite phenomenology is null points is dystonic tremor! Love to see that tremor stop.

What is yours? 🐊🔥

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

I just want to emphasize that this is a GREAT educational opportunity for all fellows in movement disorders and led by a great movement disorders neurologist and educator Dr. Katie Moore @DukeU

[UF Movement Fellowship @UFMDFellowship]

Nothing says OR day like having a guided tour through the mexican food world by the hand of @EnriqueZenitram and Gator Master @MichaelOkun.

I do not know what we stimulated more today, the STN or the NTS (cue neurological laugh) 😂

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Congratulations to our amazing fellows who graduated at sunset last night. The person with disease is the sun and each day you will rise to create impact. It has been an honor sharing two years with you ⁦@FixelInstitute⁩ #parkinson #dystonia #michaelokun

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

A double blind trial was conducted live this morning @fixelinstitute to determine once and for all whether American or Canadian maple syrup is superior on taste testing. Graduating movement fellows all blindly rated an American syrup (from a field of four samples) as number one (superior). You are all now ready to graduate, as you have used science to solve a critical question facing society. Note for those watching from afar, two of three fellows were Canadian. From left to right: Jason Chan headed to Vancouver, Ariane Carpentier headed to Montreal and Matt Remz heads to his new office at Fixel @UFHealth gator nation. #parkinson #ufmovement #michaelokun