Meet Dr. Sarah O’Shea

Please join in welcoming Sarah O’Shea, MD, MS to our faculty as an assistant professor of neurology in the Division of Aging and Dementia. Dr. O’Shea attained her medical doctorate at the University of Illinois, followed by neurology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where she served as Chief Resident. After fellowship training in Movement Disorders and Neuroepidemiology here at Columbia, Dr. O’Shea joined the Movement Disorders faculty at Boston University School of Medicine. Now back at Columbia, Dr. O’Shea will see patients with Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and other movement disorders, and will lead Huntington’s and Parkinson's disease clinical trials and observational studies. Dr. O’Shea also specializes in deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, and neurotoxin injections for movement disorders and spasticity. In research, Dr. O’Shea is investigating prodromal biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease, and epidemiological research on the effects of neurotoxicant exposure, cardiovascular risk factors, and diet on the development of neurodegenerative disease.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. O’Shea, please call 646-426-3o876.