


Tue, Jun 21
|St. Gabriel The Archangel Church
Educational Series - Dr. Falconer
Time & Location
Jun 21, 2022, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
St. Gabriel The Archangel Church, 110 St Gabriel Way, McKinney, TX 75071, USA
About the Event
Join us for an interactive conversation to learn about Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy and how it has been proven as an effective treatment option for symptoms of Parkinson's disease over the past 15 years. The latest advancements to DBS offer innovations in the way the therapy is delivered and how it is controlled.
We welcome anyone who is dealing with PD - care partners, professionals, loved ones and newly diagnosed to join our compassionate community for connection and support.
Lunch provided.
Sponsored by Abbott
Dr. Drew Falconer is board certified in neurology and is a fellowship-trained movement disorders specialist. He is the Director of the Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center and specializes in advanced care of patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, Huntington’s disease, tic disorders and other movement disorders. He is uniquely qualified in the areas of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and botulinum toxin injections. Dr. Falconer speaks nationally on various topics in Movement Disorders and is a respected national educator in Parkinson’s Disease and DBS. Dr. Falconer serves as Associate Professor of Neurology at the UVA School of Medicine Inova Campus. He is a member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, serves on the Telehealth Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, and also serves on the medical advisory board for the Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area (PFNCA).