Joseph Ferrara, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders
Department of Neurology, University of Louisville
220 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 1503
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
Clinical Phone: (502) 582-7654
Education
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York ● Medical
Doctorate ● May 2003
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine ● Bachelor of Science in Philosophy
and Biology ● June 1997
Training
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas ● Fellowship, Movement
Disorders Clinic ● 2007 - 2009
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina ● Residency,
Division of Neurology ● 2004 - 2007
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York ● Internship,
Department of Internal Medicine ● 2003 - 2004
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ● June 2008
Biography
After earning his medical degree at Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, New York), Dr. Ferrara completed his neurology residency at Duke University Medical Center, followed by a two-year movement disorders fellowship with at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Ferrara is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the international Movement Disorder Society, and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He joined the University of Louisville in 2009.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Ferrara’s interests include all forms of adult and pediatric movement disorders, including Parkinson disease, dystonia, Tourette syndrome, Huntington disease, myoclonus, medication-induced movement disorders, restless legs syndrome and psychogenic movement disorders. He has training in the management of deep brain stimulation and in chemodenervation with botulinum toxin.
Research Interests
Dr. Ferrara has authored peer-reviewed journal publications on several movement disorder topics, including quality of life in Parkinson disease, deep brain stimulation therapy, psychogenic movement disorders and tremor.
Recent Publications
Ferrara J, Diamond A, Hunter C, Davidson A, Almaguer M, Jankovic J. Impact of STN-DBS on Life and Health Satisfaction in Patients with Parkinson Disease (submitted)
Ferrara J, Kenney C, Davidson A, Shinawi L, Kissel A, Jankovic J. Efficacy and Tolerability of Pregabalin in Essential Tremor: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial. J Neurol Sci 2009 (in press)
Adam OR, Ferrara J, Jankovic J. Motor-phonic Tic Mimicking Essential Palatal Myoclonus. Mov Disord (in press)
Adam OR, Ferrara J, Aguilar Tabora LG, Nashatizadeh MN, Jankovic J. Patient Telephone Calls in a Movement Disorders Center: Lessons in Physician-Trainee Education. Neurology (in press)
Ferrara J, Adam OR, Ondo WG. Levodopa-induced Dyskinesias in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2. Arch Neurol (in press)
Ferrara J, Jankovic J. Acquired Hepatocerebral Degeneration. J Neurol 2009; 256(3):320-32.
Ferrara J, Jankovic J. Epidemiology and Management of Essential Tremor in Children. Pediatr Drugs 2009;11(4):1-15.
Ferrara J, Adam OR, Ondo WG. Treatment of fragile X associated tremor/ataxia syndrome with deep brain stimulation. Mov Disord 2009;24(1):149-51.
Ferrara J, Jankovic J. Psychogenic Movement Disorders in Children. Mov Disord 2008;23(13):1875-81.
Ferrara J, Stacy M. Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease. CNS Spectr 2008;13(8):690-8.
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