Saturday, June 1, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Hartford Hospital Education & Resource Center
Heublein Hall
560 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106

What’s the Buzz:
a deep dive into high intensity focused ultrasound for tremor
presented by Dr. Toni de Marcaida

This will be a discussion on the who, what, when, where, and how of high intensity focused ultrasound for Essential Tremor, the non-surgical treatment option for medication refractory tremor.

Dr. Toni de Marcaida is the Medical Director of Hartford HealthCare’s Chase Family Movement Disorders Center, Movement Disorders Fellowship Program Director and Associate Clinical Professor in Neurology at the UConn School of Medicine. Under her leadership, Hartford HealthCare’s movement disorders program was designated as a Comprehensive Care Center by the Parkinson’s Foundation’s Global Care Network, one of the first in the nation and the only one in the Northeast to date.

She completed her fellowship in Experimental Therapeutics and Movement Disorders at the University of Rochester, her Neurology residency at the University of Connecticut, where she was selected as chief resident during both her 3rd and 4th years of training, and her medical internship at New York Medical College. She was named one of Hartford’s Top 30 Women of Distinction in 2019 for her service to patients with Parkinson disease and other Movement Disorders, and her role in developing the Movement Disorders program for Hartford HealthCare. Most recently, she was recognized by the Schwartz Center as one of 12 finalists from almost 200 nominees for the 2023 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award. 

Dr. de Marcaida has a special interest in evaluating novel pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, including the judicious use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in the management of PD and other movement disorders. She has been the Principal Investigator for over fifty clinical trials for PD and other movement disorders, but advocates strongly for a shift away from a single-minded focus on the treatment of disease to a broader perspective on the importance of overall wellness and well-being, as a better approach to care. She is also passionate about addressing racial disparities and health inequities related to the care of patients with Movement Disorders. 

Inquiries are invited!
Registration is required no later than 7:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, May 29th!

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

*** PLEASE NOTE: AS CLEARLY STATED ABOVE ***
REGISTRATION FOR THIS MEETING CLOSED AT 7PM ON MAY 29TH.

The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by