Michael S. Okun

American neurologist

Michael S. Okun (born July 5, 1971) is an American neurologist, neuroscientist, and author who serves as the co-founder and director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at University of Florida Health. Additionally, he is the former chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida and the current Medical Director/Advisor for the Parkinson's Foundation.2

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Born 1971.1

About

He is the fifth person at the University's College of Medicine to hold the rank of Distinguished Professor.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • 1993 to 1996University of Florida Doctor of Medicine3 4
  • 1996 to 2000University of Florida3 5
  • 2000 to 2002Emory University3 6

Okun received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Florida State University in 1993 and earned his Doctor of Medicine with honors from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1996.

He completed a neurology residency at the University of Florida, where he served as chief resident, and subsequently pursued fellowship training in movement disorders at Emory University under the neurologists Mahlon DeLong and Jerrold Vitek.

In 2002, Okun co-founded the University of Florida Movement Disorders Program with neurosurgeon Kelly Foote, which aimed to integrate clinical care with research and innovation in deep brain stimulation (DBS). The program expanded over time and in 2019 was renamed the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases following a $20 million philanthropic gift.

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Career

Occupation: researcher, physician, neurologist, university teacher, neuroscientist.10

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