Susan Bressman, MD Email Susan Bressman
-
- Positions
- SITE CHAIR, NEUROLOGY, MOUNT SINAI BETH ISRAEL, MOUTH SINAI ROOSEVELT | Mount Sinai St. Luke's
- PROFESSOR | Neurology
-
- Specialty
- Neurology
-
- Language
- English
-
- Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
-
- Phone
- Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice 212-844-8379 212-844-8379
Susan B. Bressman, MD, holds the Mirken Family Chair and is a Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine. She formerly served as the Chair for the Departments of Neurology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Mount Sinai West. Dr. Bressman is recognized for her pioneering work identifying genes for dystonia and parkinsonism, characterizing genotype - phenotypes, and establishing imaging and other disease biomarkers. Her work has been funded by the NIH, Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson’s Foundation, Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, and she has established many collaborations including with investigators at Columbia, Tel Aviv University, North Shore / Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Harvard and UCSF. Her current research is focused on identifying diagnostic and progression markers and disease pathways for Parkinson’s disease, especially the LRRK2 and GBA genetic subtypes. She also continues to work on gene identification for dystonia, tremor and other movement disorders.
Dr Bressman attended Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and received her postgraduate and fellowship training at Columbia’s Neurological Institute. She has authored more than 240 articles in peer-reviewed journals, is a co-editor of two books, and has been named by Castle Connolly, New York Magazine, and The New York Times as a Best Doctor. In 2014 Castle Connolly recognized her with their Physician of the Year Award for Clinical Excellence. She has also been honored by the American Academyof Neurology with its Research Prize in Movement Disorders, the Michael J Fox Foundation with the Bachmann Strauss Dystonia Prize, and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society with the Stanley Fahn Plenary Lecture and election to Honorary Member for her contributions to the field.
Dr. Bressman offers telemedicine and on site appointments when appropriate. Please call her office to schedule a visit.
Certification
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Focus
- Ataxia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Botulinum Toxin Injections
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chorea
- Dystonia
- Huntington's Disease
- Lewy Body Disease
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Myoclonus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tremor
Research Topics
Parkinson's Disease
Education
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Internship, Internal Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency, Neurology
Neurological Institute
Fellowship, Movement Disorders
Neurological Institute
Language
English
2017
Honorary Membership Award
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
For extraordinary contribution to the field of Movement Disorders
2016
Movement Disorder Research Award
American Academy of Neurology
Recognition of research contribution to the field
2016
Bachman Strauss Prize
Michael J. Fox Foundation
In recognition of excellence in dystonia research
2008
Stanley Fahn Lectureship
The Movement Disorder Society
in recognition of outstanding clinical research
Dystonia and Parkinson's Disease
I am a Director of the Mount Sinai Health System Movement Disorders Center and the Mirken Family Professor of Neurology. Over the last 30 years, my research has focused on identifying etiologies and disease mechanisms, especially genetic, that underlie dystonia (TORIA, THAP1, GNAL, GCH1, SGCE) and Parkinson’s disease (LRRK2, GBA ).
My unique contribution has been in helping to create and promote translational teams and my special expertise has been clinical characterization and family studies aimed at identifying relatively homogeneous subgroups likely to share etiologies. As an extension of this work, once genetic etiologies are identified I have pursued further translational research aimed at expanding understanding of gene expression; this includes using additional clinical testing, imaging, and biomarkers of pathology.
My work has been supported by the NIH, Michael J Fox Foundation, Dystonia Medical research Foundation and Bachmann Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson’s Foundation.
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Bressman during 2020 and/or 2021. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Denali Therapeutics
- Michael J. Fox Foundation
Industry-Sponsored Lectures: MSSM faculty occasionally give lectures at events sponsored by industry, but only if the events are free of any marketing purpose
- Michael J. Fox Foundation
Royalty Payments:
- Mount Sinai (NY)
Scientific Advisory Board:
- Aufzien Center Tel Aviv University
- Aufzien Center at Tel Aviv University
- Michael J. Fox Foundation
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.