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PARKINSON’S DISEASE THE ONLY MOVEMENT DISORDERS SPECIALIST IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, RANI ATHREYA, MD, PROVIDES PERSONALIZED CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE.
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RANI ATHREYA, MD, was doing her residency in Neurology at State University of New York when she became intrigued by patients with movement disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease (PD). “Though not life-threatening, Parkinson’s is a life-changing disease for patients and their families,” says Dr. Athreya, who then completed a Movement Disorders
Fellowship at UMass Medical School. The only Movement Disorders specialist in Western Massachusetts, Dr. Athreya currently provides care for more than 3,000 patients with PD. “There are about 1 million people living with Parkinson’s disease in the United States, and as the population ages, the number of people with Parkinson’s is increasing,” says Dr. Athreya. PD occurs when nerve
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