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Michael Okun, MD
Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and History

Michael S. Okun, MD, Co-Director of the Movement Disorders Center, neurologist and movement disorders expert, completed two fellowships, one in movement disorders, and a second in microelectrical recording and surgical treatments of movement disorders. As an experienced researcher and bedside movement disorders doctor, his goal is to provide the best care for patients while, at the same time, ensuring that the University of Florida is on the cutting edge of research and new therapies. Recruited from Emory University, one of the world's foremost centers in surgical therapy for movement disorders, Dr. Okun brings to the University of Florida a real strength in the surgical treatment of Parkinson's Disease, dystonia, tremor, and other movement disorders.

Dr. Okun is also a faculty member in the Department of History at the University of Florida, and, in addition to founding and administrating the History of Medicine lecture series, he teaches an undergraduate course each spring on the History of Medicine.