Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Center Director, Lead: Admin Core, Principal Investigator: Project 1

Professor| Head- Neurology| Steering Committee Member, Brain Conditions (MnDRIVE)| Neuromodulation Researcher, Transdisciplinary Research (MnDRIVE)| Director- Neuromodulation Research Center

Dr. Jerrold Vitek is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology, Director of the Neuromodulation Research Center and Director of the Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Research at the University of Minnesota.

"Each DBS case we do is as rewarding as the first. To be able to return function to patients whose lives have been severely affected by their disease is an experience that one never gets accustomed to; I don’t know what I could do that could be better than that."

 

Vitek, MD, PhD
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