The Movement Disorders Division of the Department of Neurology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School provides complete evaluation, diagnosis, and management for all types of movement disorders.  Movement disorders comprise a wide variety of neurological conditions that affect the ability to produce and/or control the body’s movements, and include Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, chorea, ataxia, and tics.  We work with patients and their caretakers and families to develop comprehensive treatment plans that meet patients' needs and goals, and improves quality of life. 

Our physicians are faculty members of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick or Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, both part of Rutgers University, a world-class research institution.  Our clinicians are all are specially trained in movement disorders, have been trained at excellent academic medical centers, and are engaged in research toward better understanding and treating movement disorders.  We are also dedicated educators who recognize the importance of teaching the next generation of neurologists and movement disorder specialists.  

We are a state-wide referral center supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) and a designated APDA Center for Advanced Research.