Saturday, October 7, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

The Current State of Clinical Therapeutic Trials for Essential Tremor

presented by Duarte Machado, MD
Director of Program Excellence and Recognition
Hartford HealthCare’s Chase Family Movement Disorders Center

Meeting Location:
Hartford HealthCare Movement Disorders Center Conference Room
280 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410

The objective of this presentation will be to understand the progress in research treatments for essential tremor. This will include a review of the basic science and proof of concept of therapeutics for ET, status of ongoing clinical trials, and potential future outcomes of these trials.

Dr. Duarte Machado, whom we’re fortunate to have as volunteer Medical Director for our CT Essential Tremor Support Group, is a Neurologist who specializes in Movement Disorders. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

After completing his undergraduate degree at Trinity College, Dr. Machado attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, followed by:

• Internship: Yale-New Haven Hospital; Internal Medicine
• Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital; Neurology
• Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine; Movement Disorders

He is a member of several Professional Organizations:

• American Neurological Association
• American Academy of Neurology
• International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
• National Physicians Alliance
• New Haven County Medical Association

Dr. Machado’s areas of interest include Ataxia, Blepharospasm, Choreas, Cognitive Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, Dementia, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Facial Spasms, Gait Disorders, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Huntington Disease, Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders, Movement Disorders, Myoclonus, Neurosciences, Parkinsonisms, Parkinson’s Disease, Restless Leg Syndrome, Spasmodic Torticollis, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Stiff Person Syndrome, Tardive Dyskinesia, Tics and Tourette Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome, and Tremors.

Inquiries are invited!
Registration is required no later than
5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4th!

To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below:

The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by