Overview
Michael Okun is a Neurologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Okun and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Tourette Syndrome, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Okun is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 631 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Familial Dysautonomia.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Health Options
- Humana
- Florida Blue
Locations
2000 Sw Archer Rd, Uf Health Congenital Heart Center Medical, Gainesville, FL 32610
3009 Sw Williston Rd, Uf Health Digestive Disease Specialists W, Gainesville, FL 32608
2001 Sw 13th St, Gi Clinic At Endoscopy Center, Gainesville, FL 32608
1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
6 Clinical Trials
Florida Clinical Practice Association Inc
Nikolaus Mcfarland is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Mcfarland and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Parkinson's Disease, Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Mcfarland is currently accepting new patients.
Florida Clinical Practice Association Inc
Christopher Hess is a Neurologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Hess and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Dysarthria, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Hess is currently accepting new patients.
Florida Clinical Practice Association Inc
Aparna Wagle-Shukla is a Neurologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Wagle-Shukla and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Wagle-Shukla is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Drug Induced Dyskinesia
- Dysarthria
- Essential Tremor
- Focal Dystonia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Distinguished
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical
- Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile
- Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia
- Torticollis
- Transient Tic Disorder
- Advanced
- Benign Essential Blepharospasm
- Brown Syndrome
- Chorea
- Corticobasal Degeneration
- Dementia
- Familial Dysautonomia
- Experienced
- Acute Cerebellar Ataxia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Apraxia
- Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency
- Athetosis