Laura Wu

Wu, Laura, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor

Director, Movement Disorders Program
Associate Director, Neurology Clerkship

Department: Neurology

Mailing Address:
301 University Blvd, Route 0539
Galveston, TX 77555-0539

Office: 9.128 John Sealy Annex
Phone: 409.772.8053
Fax: 409.772.6940

Education and Post Graduate Training

Board Certifications

Neurology

Specialties

Clinical Interest

Research Interest

Selected Publications

Hou JG, Wu LJ, Moore S, Ward C, Atassi F, Fincher L, Nelson N, York M, Lai EC. Assessment of Appropriate Medication Administration for Hospitalized Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 2012 May; 18(4):377-81
Sitburana O, Wu JC, Sheffield JK, Davidson A, Jankovic J. Motor Overflow and Mirror Dystonia.Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 Dec; 15(10):758-61
Wu JC, Sitburana O, Davidson A, Jankovic J: The applause sign in Parkinsonian disorders and Huntington's disease. Mov Disord. 2008 Dec 15: 23(16): 2307-11
Wu JC, Jankovic J. Runner's dystonia, J Neurol Sci. 2006 Dec 21;251(1-2):73-6
Wu JC, Leender M, Cooperman S, Meyron-Holtz E, Smith S, Land W, Tsai R Y-L, Berger UV, Sheng Z, Rouault TA. Expression of the iron transporter Ferroportin in synaptic vesicles and blood brain barrier. Brain Res. 2004 Mar 19; 1001(1-2):108-17
Lu CS, Wu JC, Tsai CH, Chen RS, Chou YH, Hattori N, Yoshino H, Mizuno Y. Clinical and genetic studies on familial parkinsonism: the first report on a Parkin gene mutation in a Taiwanese family. Mov Disord. 2001 Jan; 16(1):164-6
Wu JC, Lu CS, Ng SH. Limb myorhythmia in association with hypertrophy of the inferior olive: report of two cases. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2000 Oct; 23(10):630-5
Wu JC, Huang CC, Jeng LB, Chu NS. Correlation of neurological manifestations and MR images in a patient with Wilson's disease after liver transplantation. Acta Neurol Scand. 2000 Aug; 1 02(2):135-9

Honors and Awards

Grant: Genetic Analysis in Autosomal Recessive Juvenile Parkinsonism and Other Familial Parkinsonism (Chang-Gung Memorial hospital Research Program, Grant number: CMRP 923), 2000-2001
Scholarship: Molecular & Cell Biology Program, University of Maryland, 2000-2002
Fellowship: National Institute of Health, 2002-2003
Grant: Clinical trial of Biperiden (UCB Pharma. Grant number: SR UCBI 0916), 2003-2004
Grant: Genetic Analysis of MSA patients (National institute of Science, Taiwan, Grant Number: NSC-93-2312-B-182A-199), 2004-2005

Professional Affiliations