Kathleen Shannon, M.D., FAAN, FANA
Detling Professor
Education
Internship:
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Residency:
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Movement Disorders Fellowship:
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Medical Interests
Movement disorders, with special emphasis on neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease
Research Interests
Dr. Shannon has built her research career on clinical trials of medical and surgical interventions on these disorders and is also interested in gastrointestinal biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease and the potential role of gastrointestinal dysfunction in the pathogenesis of the disease.