Dr. Katherine Amodeo is a neurologist who specializes in the diagnosis and care of patients with neurodegenerative movement and cognitive disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. She completed fellowship training at the University of Rochester as a selected Edmond J. Safra Michael J Fox Foundation Fellow. She has served as principal investigator and co-investigator in several clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Dr. Amodeo evaluates and treats patients with neurological disorders, with a focus in movement and cognitive disorders. Her research interests include identifying modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment and making hospitalization safer in those with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.

Clinical Specialty

• General Neurology

Education

• M.D., University of Buffalo School of Medicine
• Residency, Neurology, University of Rochester

Publications

• Schonwald A, Amodeo K, Levy V, et. al. "Botulinum toxin therapy in Parkinson disease-related lower limb dystonia. An 8 year retrospective review." Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders, 11(), (2024) 100260. doi: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2024.100260
• Azmi H, Walter BL, Brooks A, et. al. "Editorial: Hospitalization and Parkinson's disease: safety, quality and outcomes." Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 16(), (2024) 1398947. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1398947
• Wu AD, Walter BL, Brooks A, et. al. "Standardizing default electronic health record tools to improve safety for hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease." Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 15(), (2024) 1278322. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1278322
• Chunga N, Amodeo K, Braun M, et. al. "Effect of best practice advisory on the administration of contraindicated medications to hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders." Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 15(), (2023) 1276761. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1276761
• Holden SK, Bedenfield N, Taylor AS, et. al. "Research Priorities of Individuals and Caregivers With Lewy Body Dementia: A Web-based Survey." Alzheimer disease and associated disorders, 37(1), (2023) 50-58. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000545
• Jensen-Roberts S, Myers TL, Auinger P, et. al. "A Remote Longitudinal Observational Study of Individuals at Genetic Risk for Parkinson Disease: Baseline Results." Neurology. Genetics, 8(5), (2022) e200008. doi: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000200008
• Schneider RB, Omberg L, Macklin EA, et. al. "Design of a virtual longitudinal observational study in Parkinson's disease (AT-HOME PD)." Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 8(2), (2021) 308-320. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51236

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