RONALD F. PFEIFFER, M.D.

Professor

Department of Neurology

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Address

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

855 Monroe Avenue, Room 415

Memphis, TN 38163

Tel: (901) 448-6811; Fax: (901) 448-7440;

Education

M.D. Institution: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Postdoctoral: Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Research Interests

The primary focus of my research is on Parkinson's disease. Clinical trials of experimental antiparkinson medications are an ongoing facet of the research program. Gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease also has become a major focus of my research interest. Characterization of the clinical profile of GI dysfunction in Parkinson's disease has been undertaken and experimental treatment protocols also developed. More recently, collaborative studies investigating the underlying pathophysiology of GI dysfunction in Parkinson's disease have been instituted.

We are also investigating, via primary cell culture techniques, possible toxic factors to dopamine neurons along with studies of cytoskeletal changes that may have relevance to Lewy body formation.

Links

Neurology - Ronald F. Pfeiffer

Recent Publications

• Pfeiffer RF. Non-motor parkinsonism. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2007;13 Suppl 3:S211-20. PMID: 18267238
• Nichols WC, Pankratz N, Marek DK, Pauciulo MW, Elsaesser VE, Halter CA, Rudolph A, Wojcieszek J, Pfeiffer RF, Foroud T; For the Parkinson Study Group–PROGENI Investigators. Mutations in GBA are associated with familial Parkinson disease susceptibility and age at onset. Neurology. 2008 Nov 5; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 18987351
• Pfeiffer RF. Multiple system atrophy. Handb Clin Neurol. 2007;84:305-26. No abstract available. PMID: 18808955
• Pfeiffer RF, Wszolek ZK. Editorial. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2008 Nov;14(7):523. Epub 2008 Sep 7. No abstract available. PMID: 18778965
• Bloomer RJ, Schilling BK, Karlage RE, Ledoux MS, Pfeiffer RF, Callegari J. Effect of resistance training on blood oxidative stress in Parkinson disease. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Aug;40(8):1385-9. PMID: 18614956
• Wszolek ZK, Vieregge P, Uitti RJ, Gasser T, Yasuhara O, McGeer P, Berry K, Calne DB, Vingerhoets FJ, Klein C, Pfeiffer RF. German-Canadian family (family A) with parkinsonism, amyotrophy, and dementia - Longitudinal observations. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 1997 Nov;3(3):125-39. PMID: 18591067

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