Peter A Lewitt

Biography

Dr. LeWitt is a Professor of Neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and directs the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield , Michigan , USA . Dr. LeWitt is a specialist in treatment and research for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. In addition to clinical experience, he has directed laboratory research investigating neurochemical mechanisms and diagnostic markers in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. He has been active in numerous clinical studies involving Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders and neurodegenerative conditions. Dr. LeWitt has authored more than 300 publications on clinical and basic neuroscience. He has been a steering committee member and clinical investigator for the Parkinson Study Group and other clinical trial research consortia. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Neural Transmission, Translation Neurodegeneration, and Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, and is editor-in-chief of Clinical Neuropharmacology.

Research Interest

investigating neurochemical mechanisms and diagnostic markers in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases