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Irene Litvan

Neurology

Irene Litvan, M.D.

Tasch Endowed Professor of Neurology and Director, Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center, University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Irene Litvan, M.D., is a board-certified neurologist specializing in movement disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementias, and Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. She directs the Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center at UC San Diego Health, a Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence, Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Exc

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45+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

Education & Training

  • Georgetown University School of Medicine — M.D.
  • Georgetown University — Residency, Neurology
  • St. Elizabeth's Hospital — Residency, Psychiatry
  • St. Elizabeth's Hospital — Internship

Peer Recognition

  • UCSD ProfilesResearch Award

    2008

  • UCSD ProfilesInnovative Doctor

    2008

  • UCSD ProfilesOutstanding Community Outreach and Support Award

    2010

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Movement Disorders

Conditions & Treatments

Parkinson's DiseaseMovement DisordersProgressive Supranuclear PalsyMultiple System AtrophyLewy Body Dementia

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • UC San Diego Health Hillcrest Medical Center

Languages

English, Spanish

Experience

45+ years in practice